Admission Tickets as Text Messages 244
lee1 writes to tell us that InfoWorld is reporting that Smartmachine and their partner Skidata have developed a new way to allow customers to purchase and receive tickets to events. The new ticketing system allows users to "have a ticket sent to their mobile phone via SMS (Short Message Service) in the form of a 2D (two-dimensional) bar code. At the gate, they slide their mobile phone display showing the bar code by a bar code reader." The new technology also claims to help combat the counterfeit, pilferage, and repeat use that can be such a problem for paper tickets.
Let's see if I got this straight (Score:5, Funny)
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Heard at Woodstock anniversary concert... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Like public transport in finland (Score:4, Funny)
So if you buy enough public transit tickets your phone usage is free?
Re:Like public transport in finland (Score:3, Funny)
Tried it, seat but my seat was already occupied (Score:3, Funny)
Re:SMS? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This is a bummer... (Score:2, Funny)
You'll have to buy a new phone. The whole thing is a plot by Nokia.
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