Not sure about Hong Kong - the UK one uses Philips MIFARE chips in
credit card sized holders.
http://www.secureidnews.com/news/2002/11/18/philips-mifarer-identificati
on-chips-just-the-ticket-for-londons-oyster-smart-card/
-----Original Message-----
From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
[mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of Curt Sampson
Sent: 21 September 2005 10:28
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: European Felica
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Ian Mansfield wrote:
> It would be better though if the terminals installed in shops etc were
> compatible with both FeliCa and Oyster....
Is this Oyster the same one used in Hong Kong? I was under the
impression that the Hong Kong one is Felica. (This would give it the
same relationship to phone chips as the "Suica" train card used here in
Japan, which is also based on a Felica chip.)
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Received on Wed Sep 21 13:34:04 2005