 Hey guys, welcome back to my YouTube channel. This is Daniel Rosal here bringing you another video from the For my lovely home office in the wonderful city of Jerusalem and I wanted to do another video I've done a video before on how to load a RavCav using one of these USB readers if you're totally technically clueless and the idea of putting a your RavCav travel card into a reader gives you palpitations do not fear I have a video explaining exactly how to do it now I know there's other ways of paying for public transport in Israel right now For example move it somewhat recently integrated a feature that you can present a barcode a QR code and Scan it on the bus and it'll pay like that. Personally. I prefer the RavCav methodology I'm not sure whether one works out cheaper than the other But one thing you should know about using the RavCav if you're looking to use it for public transport in Israel and Saving money is that it's cheaper. It's a great investment to buy one of these things And I'm going to explain why in this video So the first thing to know these RavCav USB readers are I suspect not that popular And I think more people should own one for the very simple reason that it's a great way to save money So when you top up using the RavCav system now the RavCav system is a Website on the internet. I'll put the link in the description RavCav.co.al They have a client you need to download in order to use your USB reader with it It's available for Windows Mac and the coolest part. They even developed a client for a bunch of Linux So as a Linux user really really appreciate that But what I want to say is that it is a way to effectively get free money When you top up stored value of 200 shackles about $50 Using the RavCav system whether you're using it on your computer or for your phone on your phone It's an application called RavCav But the catch or if you it's not really catch but the caveat is that your phone needs to have NFC Which is a near field contact reading technology in order to use this in my experience The NFC doesn't always work perfectly even if your phone does have NFC sometimes. It's a bit finicky You need to hold it. That's why I prefer to just use a good old-fashioned piece of computer gear So this is the RavCav reader. I had a spare one that I've just unboxed here now the free credit that I Was going to mention and then my brain looped around when you top up by 200 shackles currently Using this system whether it's on the internet or for your phone They give you 250 shackles worth of stored value in other words They're giving you 50 shackles of free credit trust me friends It is not typical to get a free lunch anywhere in the world But especially in Israel where stuff is expensive public transports one of those things that's actually pretty affordable here I have a car and I find stressful Driving in Israel so stressful that I literally take public transport to avoid it And I actually really enjoy taking public transport in Israel. Maybe I'm in the minority I find the train between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem very pleasant very reliable the bus network is pretty good So I routinely put on a thousand shackles onto my RavCav You can get your name on it if you're a tourist in Israel in a total new pier You can go and get your RavCav customized and that means that your RavCav is a number and if it's lost You don't need to worry about that credit being Going the RavCav office and they have a network of offices throughout the country They will sort you out one final deal and as a sort of techie I have to mention this right because I have this guy in its packaging. I was able to see what this is RavCav are using something called the Jamalto ID bridge CT 30 and these are currently on sale at the RavCav offices These are the USB readers you use for five shackles at today's rate Five shackles translates to one dollar and forty five cent in USD Now guess how much these actually cost if you were to go on Amazon and buy a Jamalto ID bridge CT 30, which is a USB smart card reader that can write and read data onto this whatever type of card the RavCav is allowing you to charge it $25 so by buying one of these little USB readers. You're getting yourself a $25 smart card reader for $1.50 now. I don't think you can use it for anything, but RavCav. It's probably Pre-programmed and all that but you're getting a $25 piece of gear for $1.50 and every time you top up your RavCav by 200 shackles, they're giving you an extra 50 shackles and by the way, I topped up my RavCav last week at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv using one of those self-service machines because my NFC wasn't working they don't Give you the 50 shackles free credit. You pay 200 you get 200 So if you're savvy and you're trying to maximize your value for money I highly recommend paying the five shackles Going into a RavCav station buying one of these things and then top up by If you top up by 800 shackles four times 200 you're getting 250 times each you're getting a thousand shackles You're getting 50 $50 worth of free public transport around Israel that can be used on buses Used on trains so people are always looking for ways to save money in Israel Sometimes they just aren't them, but one way you can definitely save money is by using public transport I highly recommend buying one of these USB readers for For five shackles. You don't need to worry about whether your smartphone has NFC You can use it from any computer your desktop your mobile whatever. I'm not getting commissioned from RavCav I promise. I just think that in certain respects Israel does really really good tech Thank you the RavCav people for developing a bunch of clients so I can use it and get yourself one of these. Thanks for watching and Subscribe for more videos