Astral

Living and commuting to work in Central MA, I got tired of paying tolls "manually", esp after being stuck in traffic for a bunch, on the Mass Pike.

Looked into Fast Lane. $27.50 for the transponder (refundable within 90 days, but I'm intending to use the thing for years), plus a $25 deposit on top.

No way! Did some more research and now I'm cruisin' around with a NY EZPass, free transponder! Deposit money all goes to tolls, no need to sink $27.50.

I called up NY EZPass, conversation goes like this:

Me: Hi! If I live in NJ, can I still get NY EZpass?
(I'm trying to be a smart-***, you know, working it slow...)

Rep: Yes, you can.

Me: Now what if I live in PA?

Rep: Yep, you can.

(Ok, let's try a state farther away now... like MA)
Me: Now what if I live in...

(The rep interrupts me)
Rep: Listen, sir, if you live in CA, you can still get NY EZPass.


I'm like "w00t", and went and filled out the online application w/ my MA address. A week later, no sweat: mail's got my EZpass!

Bruce95fmla

I just applied for my EZ pass today also , Live in new york and tend to go to Queens and Brooklyn and upstate and across the bridge and am fully tired of getting stuck in damn traffick ..
PLus you get discounts and **** as well so we all can use some of that ....

woooooooootttttttttttttttttttttttt
Bruce

UCSBgeek

Now you can drive through the Bay Bridge toll booths! (San Francisco)

Astral

Oh really? I thought EZPass was only a NorthEast kind of occurrence.

UCSBgeek

yup

Bruce95fmla

shoot try going through the GWB (George Wash. Bridge) on a weekend ...

Funny how EZP only makes a minimal difference, as once you get through , your still in traffic.....
Bruce