NFC transport card. Everything about the Troika. Thanks to the application, you can

Well, I believed it, I ran to the operator to change the SIM card. I changed it, connected the service, replenished the balance, I go so happy in the subway. I didn't go to the turnstile right away, I decided to check the balance. Fortunately, on Arbatskaya, unlike Altufevo, the terminal hangs. Works! Reads!

Happy I go to the turnstile, but he will not let me. And the second does not start up. And in general, he will not let any. Sausages him, the inscription "attach again" blinks, but worth to death. The attendants and the policeman look unkind. That is, it reads from the phone normally, but cannot write off. These are high technologies. On Troika's website, you can also find a list of supported devices, which, of course, does not coincide with the previous one, but that's okay. The shit is that the Department of Transport, cheerfully reporting on the successes, forgot to tell us before buying the device at the price of used Zhiguli that everything is not as smooth as he sings to us in his press releases.

Another thing that I don't understand at all how this can be: Galaxy Edge is supported, but Galaxy Edge + is not. More precisely, I can come up with an explanation, but as a consumer, I definitely don’t understand, I don’t want to understand, and I’m 100% sure that it shouldn’t be this way. It is clear that they will fix the problem with some kind of firmware, but why not do this BEFORE the device goes on the market? Today I downloaded another update - no, they did not fix it.

The next morning I checked on my Sony Z3 + dual - absolutely everything works: it reads the card, online wallet replenishes, writes down tickets and, most importantly, lets them into the metro unquestioningly, regularly writing off thirty.

Yesterday people wrote to me that a lot of common phones do not support any of the listed services. With a huge number of models of smartphones and all kinds of no-name devices, with constantly updated firmware, all these lists are meaningless and never completely correspond to reality. All this, with the cheerful reports of the capital's officials, creates the impression of some kind of amazing mess, in which device manufacturers also take an active part.

P.S. The funniest thing, but quite in the spirit of a mess, is that there is not a word at all on the Mosgtrtrans website about paying with mobile phones or replenishing the universally accepted Troika. But there is a page about paying with PayPass cards, which is valid for 6 (SIX) bus routes and nowhere else.

P.P.S. Muscovite readers, if you use or have tried to use transport mobile services, please unsubscribe in the comments if your phone reads the Troika card and supports the Mobile Ticket.

Residents of our capital have the opportunity to use the Troika transport card. It makes it possible cashless way pay for public transport. Readers are currently installed in trolleybuses, buses, metro and shuttle buses. vehicles... In order to make a payment, it is enough to put the card to the reader, cash will be debited from your personal account. But insofar as progress does not stand still, recently it became possible to pay for transport using mobile phone... In this article, we will answer the question of how to link a Troika card to a mobile phone.

About the app

Briefly speaking about the functions of plastic, it is mainly needed to pay for public transport. Although the functions of the map have been expanded. Today, with its help, you can go to the museum, planetarium and get to some other entertainment events. In order to use the card, you need to top up your account or purchase a travel pass, which helps to save money.

except plastic card, Muscovites can use other gadgets, such as key chains or bracelets. The built-in chip stores information and makes it possible to read it for payment. Most of the users of the application are interested in: "Is it possible to link the Troika card to the phone?" The owners of modern smartphones or iPhones know that their device has a built-in NFC module, which, in fact, replaces the chip of a plastic card. You can use your phone to pay for purchases in stores. Recently, Troika cardholders have also been able to pay for public transport fares by telephone.

How to link a card to a mobile phone

This method is ideal for those who already use Troika plastic to pay for travel. The point is that you set mobile app to your smartphone and you can pay for travel directly from your phone. To do this, you just need to bring the gadget to the reader. However, let's look at this in more detail. Let's list what opportunities the mobile application provides for the user in addition to payment:

• purchase of travel passes;
• replenishment of the transport account from a bank card;
• linking a bank card to the application;
• checking the history of payment transactions;
• balance check.

The application is universal, and it completely replaces your plastic media. Your Troika card in your Android phone or iPhone will give you the ability to manage your transport account at any time, regardless of your location. True, in order to install the application, you need to fulfill some requirements, namely, the phone must provide access to the Internet and the NFC module must be installed on it. By the way, you cannot install the application on Android below version 4.

Please note that in order to record a ticket on the phone, the gadget must support the Mifare Classic technology, and it is not available in all mobile devices. Its presence can be checked directly with the manufacturer or in the operating instructions.

As for the application itself, absolutely everyone can download it in the Google Play or AppStore online stores. There is no fee for such an operation. After you install the application, you will need to go through a simple registration procedure. Here you will need to indicate the card number and other data. After this process is completed, you can use the gadget to pay on public transport. By the way, the process itself looks exactly the same as paying by credit card, so you shouldn't have any problems with this.

Mobile application Mobile ticket

This option is suitable for you if you do not have a Troika card, but you would like to use it. True, the peculiarity of such an application is that it performs only one function, namely the function of the "Wallet". That is, it is impossible to write a ticket for the application, but it is worth noting that the tariffs of the "Wallet" are high. But nevertheless, the application is popular. To use it, you just need to download the application to your mobile device and activate it.

For download virtual card Troika on the phone, you need to go to the Google Play store or the AppStore, depending on the type of your mobile device, and enter the name of the application in the search bar. In the future, the instruction will look like this:

1. Replace your SIM card with a specialized one with a built-in NFC module, you can get it for free from mobile operators.
2. After the SIM card is in the phone from its number, you need to send a message with the number 1 to the short number 3210.
3. A fee of 150 rubles will be debited from your mobile phone account, and it will be credited to your mobile ticket account.
4. After carrying out these manipulations, it will be possible to pay for travel on public transport.

Please note: if you want to deactivate the application, you will need to send the number 0 to the short number 3210, then delete the application from your mobile phone.

How to pay for Troika from a mobile phone

It doesn't matter if you use a plastic carrier or have installed the application on your mobile device, you can pay your card account using your mobile phone. Here the instruction will look quite simple: you need to send a request to the short number 3210, in which you need to specify the name of the transport system, your personal account number and the amount to be paid. After you confirm the transaction, the funds will be debited from your mobile account and credited to the card account.

Please note: when paying for the card remotely, you need to activate the account, but only if you are using a plastic carrier.

How to activate card balance using a mobile phone

If you are subscribers of Tele2, MTS, Beeline or Megafon, you can activate the card account using a phone with a built-in NFC module. However, for this you will again have to download the specialized application "Moscow Metro". After you install it on your smartphone, you will need to open the program and make the necessary settings.

Balance activation is quite simple: you just need to attach your plastic to the body of your mobile device and select the "Remote account replenishment" function. After that, the funds will go to your electronic wallet in the Troika system.

The Troika card on an iPhone or Android phone allows Muscovites to pay for public transport in a short time. All apps are free to download and can replace your plastic rectangle entirely. Internet access is required only to pay for travel and carry out other operations. By the way, on the official website, which you will find at http://transport.mos.ru/#!/page/mostrans/oplata_proezda/troika, there is a list of mobile devices that allow you to make payments without a plastic carrier.

Have you ever heard an announcement on the escalator that you can purchase tickets in advance in order to avoid queuing at the windows where the metro employees sell tickets?

Those who use only ground transport have to go down to the metro to replenish Troika - you must admit that it is not very convenient.
With the new application "My travel card" from the Bank of Moscow, you will no longer really have to waste time in queues, or, once again trying to get into the metro, face the fact of a zero balance on the Troika transport card.

It should be noted separately that this is really the first such application that allows not only to read the balance of any transport card (not only Troika cards, but also a regular ticket with a chip sold for urban land transport and metro), but also to purchase a ticket and immediately write it to your existing travel card.

The development of the finished application took a little time, since we quickly created a prototype, and it took more time to customize the solution for normal operation on various phone models.

The most critical functions related to linking a bank card, making a payment on it and working with a client's profile, were done quickly by us, since this is a streamlined and stabilized functionality.

What "My travel card" can do

List of Supported Devices:

Sony Xperia ZR Sony Xperia Z Sony Xperia Z2 Sony Xperia Z3 Sony Xperia Z3 Dual Sony Xperia M1 Sony LT25i / Xperia V LG Optimus 3D Max LG Optimus G LG Optimus G Pro LG Optimus 4X HD LG Optimus L5 LG Optimus L7 LG Optimus LTE LG Optimus Vu LG Optimus Vu 2 LG Prada 3.0 Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250 Samsung Galaxy S5 G900 Samsung Galaxy Note II Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 Samsung Galaxy Core Samsung Galaxy Core DUOS Lenovo Sisley S90 Lenovo VIBE Z2 Lenovo P780 HTC One (Android Kitkat) HTC Desire 610 HTC One X (Android Kitkat) ALCATEL ONETOUCH POP S9 HUAWEI ASCENT P7 Acer Liquid Express Acer Liquid Glow Asus Padfone 2 Motorola Droid Razr Motorola Droid Razr HD Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD Google Nexus 7 NXP PN65 Panasonic ELUGA ZTE Grand S Grand ZTE PF200 ZTE ZTE Render ZTE Kis ZTE Sprint Flash

With increasing popularity payment system Apple Pay the demands of its users are also growing. I want to pay with convenient service wherever possible, including in transport. Is it possible to pay Apple Pay on the subway, how to digitize a payment card and enter it into the phone - these questions are often asked by the owners of iPhones. Let's try to give answers to them.

Is it possible to pay in the metro from an iPhone

Apple Pay payment system appeared in Russia in 2016. But the possibility of paying for metro fares with its help has become available to users only in April 2019. And then, with some restrictions:

• you can pay with Apple Pay only in the metro of Moscow and St. Petersburg;
• Payment is supported only by turnstiles with square-shaped sensors.

But in any case, this is a big step forward. In addition, the restrictions are more than offset by the advantages of using the payment service:

• settlement from with Apple Pay can be made not only at turnstiles, but also at ticket offices and subway terminals;
• devices necessary for using Apple Pay are installed at all metro stations;
• when buying a ticket in this way, there is a 20% discount on travel.

In the near future, it is planned to introduce support for the Apple payment service in the subways of Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. At the time of this writing (early 2019), this is not possible, but we advise residents of these cities to follow the news.

By the way! Good news for those with Android smartphones - in the metro of both capitals, you can also pay using the Samsung Pay app.

How to buy a metro ticket from an iPhone

Paying Metro Apple Pay is the same as paying for any other purchase using this payment service. If you use an iPhone or iPad, the algorithm of actions will be as follows:

• open the Wallet app;
• select the required card;
• bring the gadget to the turnstile sensor or terminal at the checkout;
• put your finger on the fingerprint scanner;
• wait for the confirmation of the transaction.

To pay using iWatch, you will need to double-click on the button on the side of the watch case and bring it to the reader on the turnstile or at the cash register so that the watch screen faces the device. As soon as the fare is paid, the clock will vibrate, indicating the successful completion of the operation.

Important! For payment, you can use any bank cards entered in the memory of your gadget.

Linking a transport card to Apple Pay

Residents of the capitals, who often use public transport, usually use the Troika card to pay for travel. This means of payment has long become familiar and convenient. Therefore, the question often arises of how to add a Troika card to Apple Pay in order to continue using it through a smartphone.

Alas, there is no way to add the transport card to the memory of the gadget. Apple Service Pay is designed to work exclusively with bank cards of Visa and MasterCard systems. And Troika is not a bank card and, accordingly, does not meet the necessary conditions for linking to a payment service:

• the card does not belong to any payment system;
• the Troika's number does not match the numbering standards bank cards(11 characters instead of 12);
• Troika has no security code;
• the card does not have a fixed expiration date (it is valid for 5 years after the last use).

That is, even if you try to digitize it, you simply fill in the appropriate fields in Valleta. So, even despite the presence of a modern payment service in your phone or watch, you will have to use the Troika card in its natural form.

In this review, I want to tell you about “ Mobile ticket “, Since many people ask what it is, why and how to connect it. What is a Mobile Ticket? This is, roughly speaking, the Troika card, which is written directly to the SIM card of the phone. To get on public transport, all you have to do is put your phone to the turnstile - and voila, the passage is free.

But there are several conditions, namely:

• SIM card with NFC technology support
• NFC-enabled phone

In order to use a mobile ticket, firstly, you need a SIM card with NFC. You need to come to the office of your operator, and not every office has it, or order through their official website.

I have a Megafon SIM card, and using Megafon as an example, I will tell you about a mobile ticket. Everything will be the same for the other operator. Here we have indicated NFC, respectively, they change your SIM card to a new one for free, the number remains, all services remain.

After you have received a SIM card, we insert it into the phone. The phone must also have NFC, and not every phone supports the Mobile Ticket - the list of supported ones can be seen on the official website of the Troika card.

So, we inserted a SIM card and first of all we go into the applications, select Megaphone. Here we see the item "Mobile ticket".

Press, see the balance - 54 units, state: enabled, auto-replenishment disabled. We can turn it off from here, we can see information about the service.

By default, if we are talking about Megafon, the balance should be 150 rubles. If it drops below 90 rubles, then it is automatically replenished from the mobile phone account up to 150 rubles. Personally, I turned off auto-completion, you can also do this, but it's more convenient to leave it so that it is always on.

In order to replenish a mobile ticket manually, you need to send an SMS to 3210 with the word “Payment” and indicate the amount in rubles, or write “Troika” and the amount in rubles. The money will be charged directly from your phone balance.

For the price - exactly the same as on the Troika, i.e. there are no differences, replenishment of the balance without any interest, a very convenient thing.

As for the cases if your phone is dead. On some phones, for about an hour after it is discharged, the residual voltage on the NFC antenna remains, as it is written, i.e. The mobile ticket will work for some time. But this is probably the only caveat - if the phone has sat down and has not worked for a long time, then you will not be able to go through the Mobile Ticket.

Otherwise, it is extremely convenient, and not only in the metro, but also when paying for travel on buses - just put your phone to the turnstile.

Regarding the devices I tested, in the case of Samsung, you can check the balance by attaching the phone to the reader, but you won't be able to get on the metro. The turnstile starts to beep and ring. In the case of HTC-10, I checked - everything works.

Here is such a thing, really very convenient, I use. So, if you suddenly did not know about it, although it has already existed for a long time, then fill it out. In any case, after changing your SIM card, you will not lose anything, since the number will be saved, the connected services will also be saved, an additional item "Mobile ticket" will simply be added.