- Point of sale machines. Supermarkets are accepting only cash.
- ATMs. Several banks are incapable of dispensing cash.
- Public transit ticketing systems. The TTC is effectively running for free, today.
- Public bicycle rental stations.
- Public parking locations.
How long before the public realizes that we are not Rogers' customers, but its hostages?
Won't happen. The average Canadians are one of the most sheep like docile people out there.
That happened because of a hostile attack ad campaign by the big 3.
Yes, I'm being pessimistic, but it's the way things are.
The Ebox and Teksavvy are great, but like you say it's hard to survive on other people's infra, that's why big cities need to make their own.
> ATMs. Several banks are incapable of dispensing cash
Back to bartering.
1) the site has connectivity so only Interac is down
2) the site has no connectivity and can process credit transactions offline and queue them (don’t tell anyone their expired card will work), but not for debit.
The expiration date is stored on the card, so expired cards wouldn't work. Revoked cards (eg. ones replaced by the bank) would, though.
Keep in mind that the merchant sets terminal limits for what transactions are allowed to be processed offline, so one might be able to get a burger without connectivity, but not a new TV.