Apple Pay - Printable Version

Apple Pay - Printable Version

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Re: Apple Pay - silvarios - 08-05-2015

vision63 wrote:
I gave one of my God Daughters this phone (HTC Evo 4G LTE Sprint) this phone) and she rocks the hell out of it. Pays for everything with the wallet. Her friend bought one on Craigslist for $40 dollars. That's a years old phone.

True, true. Android was a much more forward thinking platform when it came to extensibility, NFC, and the like. Much cheaper to get an older Android phone with NFC at this point.

Re: Apple Pay - Article Accelerator - 08-05-2015

vision63 wrote: If it takes Apple Pay, it takes Google Wallet. Same thing.

Re: Apple Pay - silvarios - 08-05-2015

Article Accelerator wrote:
[quote=vision63]If it takes Apple Pay, it takes Google Wallet. Same thing.

No, they're not the same thing:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/following-the-launch-of-apple-pay-juniper-research-thinks-nfc-will-finally-be-a-success/
https://www.solutionary.com/resource-center/blog/2014/10/apple-pay/
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2834736-google-and-softcard-versus-apple-pay-benefits-are-overstated
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2948836-apple-pay-vs-google-wallet-the-rematch
So these are not two services that allow payment through a phone via an NFC chip? I think that was the point. Nothing more.

Re: Apple Pay - vision63 - 08-05-2015

silvarios wrote:
[quote=Article Accelerator]
[quote=vision63]If it takes Apple Pay, it takes Google Wallet. Same thing.

Re: Apple Pay - GuyGene - 08-05-2015

I look at Apple Pay as a free accessory to people who already have an iPhone. Not a $650 entrance fee. So many people already have iPhones, so Apple Pay is great! Forget skimmers. Our Visa card name was stolen tow times! Just the number, and used for over $2,500 800 miles away. That could not happen with Apple Pay. Try being overseas when your credit card number is stolen, like I was the first time. Whew, wha' a headache.

Re: Apple Pay - N-OS X-tasy! - 08-05-2015

silvarios wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
Christ, what a bunch of entitled ninnies we've become. What's that, you say? I need to reach into my pocket in order to pay for my purchase? Say it ain't so! :RollingEyesSmiley5:

Check the thread again. I'm not the one who suggested one should buy a $350 Apple Watch to avoid taking out my phone.
I did not mean to indicate that you had; hence, my use of the pronoun "we've" as opposed to "you've."

silvarios wrote:
Even so, getting my wallet out and then dropping it on the ground doesn't cost me hundreds of dollars in repair costs because I just had to purchase $2.00 overpriced candy bar.

If this is a concern every time you make a purchase, you have bigger problems than deciding which pay system to use.

Re: Apple Pay - N-OS X-tasy! - 08-05-2015

vision63 wrote:
[quote=silvarios]
[quote=Article Accelerator]
[quote=vision63]If it takes Apple Pay, it takes Google Wallet. Same thing.

Re: Apple Pay - silvarios - 08-05-2015

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
I did not mean to indicate that you had; hence, my use of the pronoun "we've" as opposed to "you've."

Ah. Understood. Don't get me wrong. I bought a Pebble for $80 because it largely obviated my need to take out my phone in order to interact with notifications, but the cost of my phone plus watch is less than the most inexpensive tier of Apple Watch. When my phone is charging and I'm upstairs, nice to be able to glance down and see who's calling, messaging, emailing, etc.

The only problem? I hate wearing a watch. Yes, I'm a dolt.

N-OS X-tasy! wrote: [quote=silvarios]
Even so, getting my wallet out and then dropping it on the ground doesn't cost me hundreds of dollars in repair costs because I just had to purchase $2.00 overpriced candy bar.

If this is a concern every time you make a purchase, you have bigger problems than deciding which pay system to use.
You should check out how many phones are broken every year because of owners dropping their phones. If I had to take my phone out of my pocket every time I needed to pay for something, it would likely increase the likelihood of the phone dropping. Especially at the pump during the winter months. One night I dropped my credit card like three times because I couldn't feel my fingers (and my gloves made it too cumbersome to operate the stupid swipe). If I had to take my phone out of my pocket, yeah, sad to say, it would have been toast, broken on the curb of the gas pump.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/busted-iphones-add-up-to-big-business/2012/09/21/e6ded38c-01b8-11e2-9367-4e1bafb958db_story.html

https://scripted.com/cpt_experts/weird-wacky-ways-kill-smartphone/

Re: Apple Pay - silvarios - 08-05-2015

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=vision63]
[quote=silvarios]
[quote=Article Accelerator]
No, they're not the same thing:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/following-the-launch-of-apple-pay-juniper-research-thinks-nfc-will-finally-be-a-success/
https://www.solutionary.com/resource-center/blog/2014/10/apple-pay/
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2834736-google-and-softcard-versus-apple-pay-benefits-are-overstated
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2948836-apple-pay-vs-google-wallet-the-rematch

So these are not two services that allow payment through a phone via an NFC chip? I think that was the point. Nothing more.
Same thing. That's like saying a Toyota is different than a Honda. They're both cars.
I agree with vision. If AP and GW were the same thing, only one of them would exist.
I think you meant AA. Vision and I think the services are the same. Then again, at this rate, I probably completely misunderstood the post. Smile

Re: Apple Pay - vision63 - 08-05-2015

I think the point is using Apple Pay is darned handy.