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We covered Parkmobile for quite a few times on IntoMobile. Their latest effort is to provide mobile parking payments in Massachusetts in partnership with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
As you know, the idea is to allow drivers to bypass pesky cash deposit boxes and pay instead from their mobile phones.
Users can either send a text message, make a phone call or use a dedicated smartphone app to pay for the parking. However, registration is required for using the service and that’s something I have a problem with. As I ranted in my previous posts when talked about Parkmobile, in most places around the world, all you have to do is send your license plate number to some number and you’re done. Registration is not required cause it doesn’t make sense – it’s important you’ve paid for the service, right?
Anyway, the new payment system covers 72 car parks along the commuter rail system, which have a total of 25,000 to 30,000 parking spaces. And already more than 1,000 people have signed up to use the new payment program…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
