Monday, November 9, 2015

Illinois iPass Transponder

We got an iPass transponder over ten years ago. We used to travel to Chicago regularly from Milwaukee and it was just easier to have that little device hooked to the windshield rather than stop and pay at the toll booth. We still use the same transponder today and keep it updated from afar. Unfortunately, this type of device does not work when you have a new Subaru with eyesight - a safety feature with cameras on the rear view mirror that inform you of the car distance in front and automatically beeps when you go astray. So I requested a new device that can't stick to the windshield and they sent us one that attaches to the front license plate. However, when I read more about it, it mentions it may not work in Virginia because the signals are transmitted from above. But it won't work in DC either because anything stuck to a license plate with street parking would be destroyed within days. People would be banging in to the license plate with their cars whenever they park near it. I have a feeling we will have to hold the old device up to the windshield whenever we need iPass. So much for making things easier, but that rarely occurs around here. Gone are the days of easy living with a driveway. I miss that terribly - for the simplest reasons!





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