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Thread Author: bathtub tom Replies: 17
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 16:02 
 Contactless credit cards - bathtub tom
I've just started using mine (I know, but I'm a pensioner).

It seems you have to hold it in front of the screen of the device, so how do you know it's been there long enough for the transaction to complete?
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 16:23 
 Contactless credit cards - Alastairw
I had the same experience. I think they should beep to confirm payment has been taken.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 16:24 
 Contactless credit cards - Crankcase
I'm always slightly concerned about paying for someone else's shopping inadvertently.

At the moment, my two bank cards are not contactless but I expect they'll be forced on me eventually.

But perhaps that's not really possible in the real world. Perhaps.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 16:36 
 Contactless credit cards - zippy
There is an aerial or induction loop around the edge of the card, remove it if suspicious of these cards. a sharp Stanley knife should be ok.

I know I am (now where is my tin foil hat)! :-)

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New Tue 5 Aug 14 17:09 
 Contactless credit cards - Zero
Oh for gods sake. You lot are b***** pathetic and need to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 22nd century.

You know when the goods are paid before because the till tells you so.


You can't pay for someone else's goods


And you can't take money off the wrong card because? repeat after me "Card Clash"


Now go fix that puncture on your bath chairs you senile old gits.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 17:15 
 Contactless credit cards - Old Navy
Blind faith in technology, interesting concept. My bath chair has a spare wheel, none of this can of gunk rubbish.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 17:31 
 Contactless credit cards - Roger.
TBH, my only gripe is that the £20 limit is too low for normal shopping!
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 18:36 
 Contactless credit cards - Crankcase
Well, yes, but there is the work done by Kristin Paget, that of the universities of Surrey and Newcastle who both read the cards at a distance wi off the shelf kit, , and of course the episode when M&S refunded customers who said they had paid for the wrong transactions, which I'm sure was just their usual excellent customer service.

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New Tue 5 Aug 14 18:42 
 Contactless credit cards - Zero
>> Well, yes, but there is the work done by Kristin Paget, that of the universities
>> of Surrey and Newcastle who both read the cards at a distance wi off the
>> shelf kit, ,

Not quite "off the shelf"


>> and of course the episode when M&S refunded customers who said they
>> had paid for the wrong transactions, which I'm sure was just their usual excellent customer
>> service.

Daily wail trash, unproven.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 18:44 
 Contactless credit cards - Crankcase
True. Paget's stuff was from ebay.

As to Daily Mail, also Guardian, Telegraph, BBC...etc.

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New Tue 5 Aug 14 18:54 
 Contactless credit cards - CGNorwich
Even if it were true which I doubt that would be a few transactions out of tens of millions. Added to the fact that the system is for small amounts o money ant risk of a financial loss that is meaningful is so remotely small that it's not worth worrying about.

You are of course more likely to lose a ten pound note in the street.
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 18:58 
 Contactless credit cards - Crankcase
Only if you carry one. Ten whole pounds out of the bank at once? What strange hell is this?
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 22:11 
 Contactless credit cards - Roger.
I very, very, rarely carry actual cash - that's what SWMBO is for. ;-)
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New Tue 5 Aug 14 22:35 
 Contactless credit cards - Zero
>> Only if you carry one. Ten whole pounds out of the bank at once? What
>> strange hell is this?

Indeed, its nearly two bottles of sun block!
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New Wed 6 Aug 14 00:02 
 Contactless credit cards - legacylad
Or five pints of decent beer...and NOT S'poons before you say anything Mr Z
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New Wed 6 Aug 14 00:24 
 Contactless credit cards - Alastairw
I was most dischuffed this evening when the cashpoint only had £20 notes. OK, I wanted £20, but it would have been much convenient as tenners.
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New Wed 6 Aug 14 07:35 
 Contactless credit cards - Duncan
>> Or five pints of decent beer...and NOT S'poons before you say anything Mr Z
>>

What's wrong with Wetherspoons beer?
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New Wed 6 Aug 14 07:33 
 Contactless credit cards - Duncan
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>> Now go fix that puncture on your bath chairs you senile old gits.
>>

I bet you missed all this banter while you were away!

;-)
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