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[makapaaa]

Jan 14, 2010

Why it takes 48 hours to deactivate a lost ez-link card

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I THANK Mr Ang Eng Hwa ('Lost ez-link card? Deactivation only within 48 hours', Forum Online, last Thursday) for his feedback. Money is stored electronically in the ez-link purse on each individual card to facilitate and allow quick and precise transactions, usually done within one second, which is a requirement to service the needs of the public transport network.
This is unlike that of a credit or debit card, where all transactions are routed to the bank where back-end approval is required before each transaction is made - which would take a considerably longer time for each transaction to be approved.
As a result, when a card is reported lost, a lead time of 48 hours is required for the blacklist to be channelled to all bus, train gate and retail devices to block further transactions on that particular card. At the moment, only cards that are linked to the EZ-Reload by Giro or debit/credit card facility can be blocked as the identity of the owner is known to us. EZ-Link is unable to block any card that is not so linked as these cards are issued and sold anonymously and we are unable to identify the owner.
Alternatively, cardholders may opt to sign up for the EZ-Link CardShield Insurance programme, where 100 per cent of the card's stored value will be protected in case of loss or theft. For more information on EZ-Link CardShield, log on to www.ezlinkcardshield.com.sg.
Gregory Gerald Danker
Vice-President Marketing & Communications
EZ-Link

 

[makapaaa]

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>> UPON discovering the loss of my Giro-linked ez-link card, I reported it immediately.
> To my horror, EZ-Link could not stop my card immediately but only 'within 48 hours'.

I guess it is because almost all the EZLink card readers are offline devices. It takes time for the devices or their local servers, some of which are offline most of the time, to refresh their blacklists. It may be almost impossible for a card to be completely deactivated within a few hours.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: hannweitoh at Thu Jan 07 10:55:51 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Hopefully, with the matter brought to the attention of the authorities they will fix the system. If debit cards and other similar prepaid cards with stored value can be immediately deactivated then there is no reason why the new EZ-link card cannot be deactivated too.

Let us wait for the response - and rectification of fault - from EZ link.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Charro_1968 at Thu Jan 07 10:55:50 SGT 2010
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</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: the_ultimate at Thu Jan 07 09:18:15 SGT 2010
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</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: KevinHall at Thu Jan 07 07:07:28 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Convenience comes with a heavy price at your expanse in this golden age of computers. However we only operate with stone age pace to get things done.

We must be FASTER , BETTER and CHEAPER so tout out Minister....

In reality and practice...we are slower , worse than others , and more expensive
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: kokoobird at Thu Jan 07 06:26:55 SGT 2010
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[sta1100]

If they take 48hrs to cut off must well tell yu all yr bal in the card is gone, the person
who took the card will use to the max.

Stupid hard to link want to find a stupid reply

 

[nickers9]

I really dont understand ah!!!

Every time I masturbate, it takes me 15 to 20 mins to ejaculate. But if I lose my EZ-link card, it will took 48 hours to deactivate.

I really dont get it ah!!!