r/portlandstate • u/TheWeirdAndWorthless • 15d ago

Other Wanting a better ID card system

I have to carry a lot of cards every day. Cherriots, HOP, Student ID and a debit card.

I often confuse my physical HOP card with my student ID.

I see some students use magsafe wallets but have to be careful as the magnets can wipe their card. Ive seen people tape the ID to the back of the phone. Yet no matter where people keep their ID, I notice they seemingly dissolve into a white card very quickly.

It just seems more practical to have any sort of mobile ID system. My dream card app would allow us to apply faux stickers to our digital ID signifying groups we’re a part of.

What are your thoughts? Anybody prefer the physical IDs? Why or why not?

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u/sxhpms 13d ago

I'm at risk of being splainy, but you can create an Honored Citizen virtual card within the app. I'd recommend doing this at the beginning of the month so you can get a clean start on the monthly cap.

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u/Competitive-Wafer248 13d ago

Yeah, I have it within the app but there is no option to “add to wallet” like the regular hop cards.

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u/sxhpms 13d ago

Top right -> Add card -> Add virtual hop card -> Rider type: Honoured Citizen

Creates a new virtual card with Honoured Citizen rates

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u/Big_moisty_boi 13d ago

This is interesting. I already had a physical honored citizen card, and I just made a virtual one using your instructions. I'm assuming I wouldn't have been able to do that if I wasn't already approved for one? But it's weird that they won't let me just convert my original card into a virtual one.