How To Activate a New Sunpass Transponder
What is Sunpass Transponder?
SunPass PRO is a portable transponder that works in Florida plus 21 other states, including everywhere E-ZPass is accepted. SunPass PRO offers drivers the convenience of paying tolls automatically allowing nonstop travel with just one toll account.
How To Activate a New Sunpass Transponder
Call the SunPass Customer Service Center at 1-888-TOLL-FLA (1-888-865-5352) to purchase and activate a SunPass transponder.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Florida SunPass transponder number?
To locate your account or transponder number, you can log in to your account using the Website or Mobile App, visit a Walk-In Center or contact the SunPass Customer Service Center at 1-888-TOLL-FLA (1-888-865-5352).
What is transponder number?
The transponder number is the eleven-digit number on the bottom left side of the label above the barcode.
Is e zpass and SunPass the same in Florida?
The Central Florida Expressway Authority operates the E-PASS transponder system. The two largest transponder brands in Florida perform much alike, having identical electronic guts. One is SunPass offered by the Florida Department of Transportation. The other is E-PASS of the Central Florida Expressway Authority.
How many digits are in a transponder ID code?
Transponder codes are four-digit numbers transmitted by an aircraft transponder in response to a secondary surveillance radar interrogation signal to assist air traffic controllers with traffic separation.
What is an example of a transponder?
Simple active transponders are employed in location, identification and navigation systems for commercial and private aircraft. An example is a radio frequency identification (RFID) device that transmits a coded signal when it receives a request from a monitoring or control point.
How do I know if I have a transponder key?
These keys contain a chip that must be located in or near the ignition switch or the car will not start. Often these keys can be recognized because of the plastic bow where you would normally hold the key is thicker than the typical flat key. But fat plastic keys and thin metal keys may both contain a transponder chip.
What information does a transponder send?
A transponder is an avionic system located on board the aircraft that provides information about the aircraft identification and barometric altitude to the ATC system on the ground and to TCAS on other aircraft.
How much does it cost to have a transponder?
Leasing a transponder for $24.50 per year or $3.95 per month is the best way to travel Highway 407 ETR. After three round trips, your transponder pays for itself. You save $4.20 on camera charges each time you travel and $3.95 monthly on the account fee on any Ontario toll highway. See complete fee details.
Can you reuse a transponder?
Non-locked transponders can be recycled and used with a different compatible vehicle. For most applications, a locked transponder must be unlocked before it can be used to operate a different vehicle.
Where is a transponder required?
However, if you wish to operate in class A, B, or C airspace, or at an altitude of over 10,000′ MSL, or within a 30 nautical mile radius of the primary airport in class B airspace, you will need a transponder and altitude encoder (commonly referred to as “mode C”).