LTA and Singapore Technologies really need to say something.
Coffee Shop Talk - 3 Words: It Still Sucks! Ezy Woes! Subscribe From: MCMLXXXIV 20-May 09:56 To: I am The Man (sillyman73) 8 of 11
72972.8 in reply to 72972.7
>> EZY Link card which only cost $0.70 to produce, but the fucking Translink still got the cheek to say it is very expensive thus $5/- deposit have to be borne by user. Guess what ? they already subsidies us.. MY FOOT! << Cards are made by Sony, costs only $0.70 (probably less) but some genius ELITE papaya scholar set up a company (was it Green Dot) so they could sell the $0.70 cards to Transitlink for $5++. Commuters have been RIPPED OFF right from DAY 01.
Similarly LTA blew millions on their ONE MOTORING website that won't cost more than $100k to develope. Who's the vendor again? The same fucking green dot company!
Who's Responsible for EZY-Link FIASCO?
http://www.qb-link.com/QB_business/faq.html
which is a subsidiary of
http://www.gdis.com.sg/
But look at the ridiculously convoluted cross holdings (and hence the absolute lack of accountability & traceability):
"1. Who is QB? What does QB do? QB Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Dot Payment Services (GDPS), member of Singapore Technologies, was established in September 2002 to promote and extend the usage of the ez-link card beyond transit payment purposes in Singapore.
As the exclusive business partner of EZ-Link Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land Transport Authority of Singapore, QB will exploit the convenience offered by the ez-link card to revolutionise electronic payment in non transit payment arena in Singapore. The card uses contactless smart card (CSC) technology.
2. Is QB part of EZ-Link Pte Ltd or LTA? QB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Dot Payment Services (GDPS), member of Singapore Technologies. GDPS has signed an exclusive agreement with EZ-Link Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LTA, to exploit the convenience offered by the ez-link card to revolutionise electronic payment in non transit payment arena in Singapore."
ShutterBug
What an intricate SCAM!
No wonder I never bought one ever since it started.
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Originally posted by ShutterBug:
What an intricate SCAM!
No wonder I never bought one ever since it started.