[midiwiz]

First my wife and I are wondering why there is nothing like a clicker, homelink, etc for these gates. Seems to make sense to have that rather than cards that might get lost, have to pay for etc. Especially since the gates mean nothing

Secondly we were going past a gate and watched a lady open it with her cell phone???? anyone know what that is???

[retiredguy123]

Are you sure that she didn't have the card or disc attached to the back of the cell phone?

[Get real]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

First my wife and I are wondering why there is nothing like a clicker, homelink, etc for these gates. Seems to make sense to have that rather than cards that might get lost, have to pay for etc. Especially since the gates mean nothing

Secondly we were going past a gate and watched a lady open it with her cell phone???? anyone know what that is???

"Seems to make sense" sorry couldn't resist.

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

First my wife and I are wondering why there is nothing like a clicker, homelink, etc for these gates. Seems to make sense to have that rather than cards that might get lost, have to pay for etc. Especially since the gates mean nothing

Secondly we were going past a gate and watched a lady open it with her cell phone???? anyone know what that is???

Some people put their gate card in phone case.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Are you sure that she didn't have the card or disc attached to the back of the cell phone?

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Some people put their gate card in phone case.

This....

My wife has a small wallet on the back of her cellphone where she keeps her driver's license, villages ID and the key card...

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

First my wife and I are wondering why there is nothing like a clicker, homelink, etc for these gates. Seems to make sense to have that rather than cards that might get lost, have to pay for etc. Especially since the gates mean nothing

Secondly we were going past a gate and watched a lady open it with her cell phone???? anyone know what that is???

Assume you don't have a golf cart.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

First my wife and I are wondering why there is nothing like a clicker, homelink, etc for these gates. Seems to make sense to have that rather than cards that might get lost, have to pay for etc. Especially since the gates mean nothing

Secondly we were going past a gate and watched a lady open it with her cell phone???? anyone know what that is???

Sounds like that might've been me. I don't open it with my cell phone. I have the gate card in a card holder attached to the back of my cell phone case. That way I don't have to remember to move it from my car to my golf cart, or worry about losing it. I never forget my cell phone, so the card automatically comes with me no matter which vehicle I use. I've been questioned about that a few times before, people have actually stopped me when I took the golf cart through the Walmart gate in the old section about it. I guess it's not a common thing. It just seemed like the common sense solution to "two vehicles, one card."

The gates absolutely mean something. They mean that no matter what you're doing, how much of a rush you're in, you have to actually STOP - before you continue. That is traffic control. That's why there's no clicker or bar code. You have to actually stop long enough to get that card up to the pad, and there's a good half-second delay before the gate actually goes up.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Sounds like that might've been me. I don't open it with my cell phone. I have the gate card in a card holder attached to the back of my cell phone case. That way I don't have to remember to move it from my car to my golf cart, or worry about losing it. I never forget my cell phone, so the card automatically comes with me no matter which vehicle I use. I've been questioned about that a few times before, people have actually stopped me when I took the golf cart through the Walmart gate in the old section about it. I guess it's not a common thing. It just seemed like the common sense solution to "two vehicles, one card."

The gates absolutely mean something. They mean that no matter what you're doing, how much of a rush you're in, you have to actually STOP - before you continue. That is traffic control. That's why there's no clicker or bar code. You have to actually stop long enough to get that card up to the pad, and there's a good half-second delay before the gate actually goes up.

thank You! You nailed it!

[TrapX]

I think almost everyone would agree that they should replace the card readers with better versions that have a much longer range. Something that would read your card still in your pocket.
Also add alternate readers, such as reading your ezpass toll transponder so you won't need a card in your car.
Improve the system.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Are you sure that she didn't have the card or disc attached to the back of the cell phone?

the windows never went down and she held the phone in front of her so it was done from the phone not a card

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Assume you don't have a golf cart.

ummm seriously??? that's how we watched this

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Sounds like that might've been me. I don't open it with my cell phone. I have the gate card in a card holder attached to the back of my cell phone case. That way I don't have to remember to move it from my car to my golf cart, or worry about losing it. I never forget my cell phone, so the card automatically comes with me no matter which vehicle I use. I've been questioned about that a few times before, people have actually stopped me when I took the golf cart through the Walmart gate in the old section about it. I guess it's not a common thing. It just seemed like the common sense solution to "two vehicles, one card."

The gates absolutely mean something. They mean that no matter what you're doing, how much of a rush you're in, you have to actually STOP - before you continue. That is traffic control. That's why there's no clicker or bar code. You have to actually stop long enough to get that card up to the pad, and there's a good half-second delay before the gate actually goes up.

no it wasn't you, as it appears you are closer the north end rather than the south end? however once again I guess I have to write a book on this forum LOL.

Ther person had no card on the back of the phone, never opened her window, but the gate did open. and yes we were in the frickin golf cart LOL

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by Laker14

thank You! You nailed it!

considering I have had experience with gates like this running an HOA for years. ..... there is a way that you would still have to stop. So rather than respond to a remark like everyone is stupid, how about thinking that there are many different ways to achieve the same goal and that perhaps the current one could possibly be improved to such a point that everything can be achieved????

is that SO hard to do????

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

the windows never went down and she held the phone in front of her so it was done from the phone not a card

One possibility is that she had a sensor on the outside mirror that opened the gate while she was checking her phone about something else.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

One possibility is that she had a sensor on the outside mirror that opened the gate while she was checking her phone about something else.

Good catch! Thinking outside the box...