So they're actual stickers that permanently attach to your car? We have transponders that you can remove when you aren't using them (they're velcroed on).
POSITIVES: I find mine to be handy. I don't often take the toll highways around here, but when I do I hate to have to get in the long "cash-only" line and fumble around with money, etc. Since they're removeable, they can come with you if you go on a road trip in someone else's car, or they can come out of your car if you loan it out. Also, most of the states around here share the same system, so it's useful in other places rather than just nearby.
NEGATIVES: Ours, because they're actual electronic devices, have to be replaced every couple of years. I believe it's because the battery drains over time and they're not user-replaceable. Bastards. They also come in lots of weird industrial colors, which alas you don't get to pick. Mine is off-white. I wanted the safety orange one, but no luck.
The last consideration is privacy. How many cop shows have had the bad guy get caught because his EZ-Pass showed that indeed, he DID take the Holland Tunnel at 3:42am, putting him EXACTLY in the right place at the right time to kill the judge. Case closed!
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on 2007-12-05 06:24 pm (UTC)POSITIVES: I find mine to be handy. I don't often take the toll highways around here, but when I do I hate to have to get in the long "cash-only" line and fumble around with money, etc. Since they're removeable, they can come with you if you go on a road trip in someone else's car, or they can come out of your car if you loan it out. Also, most of the states around here share the same system, so it's useful in other places rather than just nearby.
NEGATIVES: Ours, because they're actual electronic devices, have to be replaced every couple of years. I believe it's because the battery drains over time and they're not user-replaceable. Bastards. They also come in lots of weird industrial colors, which alas you don't get to pick. Mine is off-white. I wanted the safety orange one, but no luck.
The last consideration is privacy. How many cop shows have had the bad guy get caught because his EZ-Pass showed that indeed, he DID take the Holland Tunnel at 3:42am, putting him EXACTLY in the right place at the right time to kill the judge. Case closed!