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Three beeps from smart card validator

  • 02-07-2013 10:34pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    I've noticed in recent times that the Dublin Bus smart card validator beeps three times for some tickets (two short beeps, one long). I had never seen this before, it was usually just one long beep for a successful read or five short beeps for a failed read.

    What do the three beeps mean? It's never happened to me and I suspected it might be a way of telling child and student tickets from adult tickets but I don't know for sure.


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  • #2
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    This started around 6 weeks ago. But yeah it's only for certain cards, only got that for one of my cards.

    It was a bit misleading at first, when I heard the first two beeps I suddenly pulled the card away and thought I was using an old one.

    Which card do you use by the way? Because I use two different ones and I can't remember which one I got the new 3 beeps on.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I've only used adult Rambler tickets on it, 5 day or 30 day. They only beep once.


  • #4
    dublinstevie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 86 ✭✭dublinstevie


    It makes that noise for student cards only.


  • #5
    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    That was clever, changing the noise so it initially sounds like the card's not recognised...


  • #6
    Joshycat
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭Joshycat


    Karsini wrote: »
    I've noticed in recent times that the Dublin Bus smart card validator beeps three times for some tickets (two short beeps, one long). I had never seen this before, it was usually just one long beep for a successful read or five short beeps for a failed read.

    What do the three beeps mean? It's never happened to me and I suspected it might be a way of telling child and student tickets from adult tickets but I don't know for sure.

    Your right the three beeps are for when child/student tickets are used and the adult tickets still have the same long beep


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  • #7
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users Posts: 8,300 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    I do use a monthly bus/rail student ticket on the validator when I am in College.

    The three beeps has become the norm every time when I use the bus for a while now.


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