We've all been there, fumbling for bills or coins while in the BART ticket line. In the mean time the line behind you grows ever more impatient. Today, BART is trying a new way to get you through the turnstile, just by waving a cell phone.
A couple hundred participants have been given Sprint cell phones with near field technology. The software allows riders to download electronic payments up to $48 dollars. It's similar to the EZ Rider BART pass, but BART hopes this will be faster and more convenient - because just about everyone has a cell phone.
Eventually BART hopes the service will become so popular that other cell phone providers will jump on board. This is just a four-month trial period that begins today. After those four months, officials will make a decision on whether it will be made available to the general public.
