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and it's pretty cool. my first attempt failed horribly at Best Buy, though. go figure, right? a tech store that had issues with it. it kept saying card error, and just wouldn't work at all, so i had to use my actual card.
then i went over to stop and shop and it worked flawlessly. got my $30 gift card to best buy for doing my first purchase too! pretty cool, just wonder why it didn't work at best buy.

Used mine at a gas station. The guy behind the counter was like, "did you just use your phone as a card?". I said yup. He turns to the woman working with him and said, "he just used his phone as a card!". And then both of them looked at and instantly reminded me of the robber from the jet.com commercial when the top of his head blows off in a cloud of purple and he declares "sorcery". I told them how it work and that they just had their first experience with Samsung pay and I walked out.

That's crazy I was making purchases with Google wallet on my nexus 4 years ago. I switched to android pay because my bank doesn't support samsung pay. I haven't tried it out yet.

jayochs said:
and it's pretty cool. my first attempt failed horribly at Best Buy, though. go figure, right? a tech store that had issues with it. it kept saying card error, and just wouldn't work at all, so i had to use my actual card.
then i went over to stop and shop and it worked flawlessly. got my $30 gift card to best buy for doing my first purchase too! pretty cool, just wonder why it didn't work at best buy.
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Decided to try it out yesterday (my 2nd day with the phone) and so far so good. Had my gift card before my first purchase was in my hands. Then headed to Best Buy to use that to purchase a fast wireless charger for cheap. Only issue I ran into was the card reader at BB tried to read twice but failed the 2nd time. Just wish it could work with gas pumps where you have to insert the card.

JediDru said:
That's crazy I was making purchases with Google wallet on my nexus 4 years ago. I switched to android pay because my bank doesn't support samsung pay. I haven't tried it out yet.
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i never used android pay because it never supported any of my cards....then samsung pay came along, supported every card i have, and uses the magnetic field instead of needing to keep NFC on all the time, and it just seems so much better. the way it's implemented with the swipe up from lock screen is awesome and real fast.

I had no idea that I could just tap it on the card reader and it would basically emulate a credit card swiping. I tried it earlier today and it works fine, and I love that NFC is no longer needed. This will make it much easier to have payments accepted literally anywhere now.

I used mine at a vending machine. A $1.50 bottle of Diet Coke landed me a $30 Best Buy gift card. Awesome!

Will that work if you go back to factory?

Yes it will
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[Q] Card swipe?

I have been kind of doing research on this but so far, no luck.
The other day I was talking to my friend when I started making fun of him for owning an iPhone (I'm very anti-Apple) and then started making fun of him even more when he melted his phone next to a BBQ.
I started telling him about how he should ditch the overpriced phone and go with an Android when he started telling me why he couldn't.
From what I understand, he has an attachment on his phone where he is able to swipe credit cards for fast and easy payment (he's a DJ). Now as far as I can tell, the Epic does not have an attachment such at this but after scanning the market, I found a few credit card apps where...if I read right, you can just use your camera to take a picture of the card and make a payment that way.
I am looking into this because aside of my normal job, I run a small tractor for my dad and I suggested that he try and offer a way to allow his customers to pay with a card rather then have them waiting for a bill, then in turn, waiting for them to send a check.
If for some reason I missed this in the forums somewhere, I apologize
Square does this. I believe they take 2.75% of every transaction.
There are no monthly fees.
My photographer friend uses this on his Android G2
The attachment is the same for android as it is for iphone.
http://squareup.com/
Yep...Square. Awesome service and they even send you a plug in card swiper. It plugs into your headphone jack and collects card data into the app. Love, love square.
Wow...this is perfect! The no monthly payment really sold it to me. I'm honestly not sure how often we're going to use it and I didn't want to pay the monthly if we're just going to use it a hand full of times a year.
Thank you very much. I'm going to read more into this

So, I made my first NFC payment today...

I do not see the appeal.
It's just as easy (easier, really) to swipe a credit card.
I do not see the advantage of making a purchase process more complicated--NFC requires a powered, active, working phone. What if the phone crashes? What if the battery dies?
A credit card is solid state, requires no power, and is usable just about anywhere...
Am I missing something?
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Am I missing something?
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Did you get your $10?
I don't know about purchases but I have some cool ideas about things to do with my new NFC tags.
Deanwvu said:
I do not see the appeal.
It's just as easy (easier, really) to swipe a credit card.
I do not see the advantage of making a purchase process more complicated--NFC requires a powered, active, working phone. What if the phone crashes? What if the battery dies?
A credit card is solid state, requires no power, and is usable just about anywhere...
Am I missing something?
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It's the overall potential to removing all the clutter of having multiple credit cards with multiple bills and a wallet full of info that is hard to recover. If I lose my Wallet I have to call all my credit card companies and cancel all my cards then have to wait for them to resend them in the mail. With this I can easily recover with just a new phone. It sucks right now because not many people accept it but you are considered an early adopters if you join right now so there is going to be some teething pains you're going to go threw. Also think of this as like those key chain things that gas stations use for easier and faster gas purchases. It's like that but on a bigger scale
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Buff McBigstuff said:
Did you get your $10?
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I did It was certainly worth $10 to give this a go!!
psychoace said:
It's the overall potential to removing all the clutter of having multiple credit cards with multiple bills and a wallet full of info that is hard to recover. If I lose my Wallet I have to call all my credit card companies and cancel all my cards then have to wait for them to resend them in the mail. With this I can easily recover with just a new phone. It sucks right now because not many people accept it but you are considered an early adopters if you join right now so there is going to be some teething pains you're going to go threw. Also think of this as like those key chain things that gas stations use for easier and faster gas purchases. It's like that but on a bigger scale
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I can see that as an advantage, perhaps. Maybe there will be a day when I walk out of my door carrying only my ID, my phone, and my car keys, but not yet. I do not trust my phone to be working all the time every day. All it would take is one phone failure when I actually need to purchase something to sour the experience for good.
Again, when it comes to purchasing goods/services, I think simple is best. Time will tell.
Security. Your credit card is an archaic tool rife with vulnerabilities. Chip based payment systems are arguably more secure.
psychoace said:
It's the overall potential to removing all the clutter of having multiple credit cards with multiple bills and a wallet full of info that is hard to recover. If I lose my Wallet I have to call all my credit card companies and cancel all my cards then have to wait for them to resend them in the mail. With this I can easily recover with just a new phone. It sucks right now because not many people accept it but you are considered an early adopters if you join right now so there is going to be some teething pains you're going to go threw. Also think of this as like those key chain things that gas stations use for easier and faster gas purchases. It's like that but on a bigger scale
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Damn, I really got to stop typing long crap like that on my cell phone. I need punctuation damnit.
I tried it a while back at Best Buy, especially since Google is handing out a free $10. Yeah, it's nothing special, but I like the idea of keeping some cash on there in case I ever leave my wallet at home. I've gone out of town on business before only to get 2 hours down the road and realize I don't have my wallet. I NEVER leave my phone. It's a good option to have.
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Damn, I really got to stop typing long crap like that on my cell phone. I need punctuation damnit.
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I've seen much worse
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Deanwvu said:
I do not see the appeal.
It's just as easy (easier, really) to swipe a credit card.
I do not see the advantage of making a purchase process more complicated--NFC requires a powered, active, working phone. What if the phone crashes? What if the battery dies?
A credit card is solid state, requires no power, and is usable just about anywhere...
Am I missing something?
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It's because you're now old school.
Don't worry I argued this same point - there's not much appeal when I have to carry a wallet anyway for my ID and some cash for places that charge for credit cards. Google wallet takes more work than paying for a card for me.
But I could see this being a fundamental shift in payment for younger generations who might have a phone but no real need for a wallet - who will grow up used to this system.
The real issue at the moment is battery life, I'm sure 5-10 years from now week+ battery life will be the norm and using phone for everything will become acceptable. Phones will also not be so fragile (cough iphone) so it will be as reliable as a piece of card (or almost).
Personally though, I think an NFC card would be way more convenient. It could be the size of a credit card, with a touch screen interface that lets you use it for payment or as a driver's license. But this kind of tech is probably at least 10 years away.
Can I ask you guys which method is the best one out there ?
I do have root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365360
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20404813&postcount=350
I think I'm a little confused by wallet. I know it wasn't inclued out of the box because of Verizon. I was able to download it from the market, install and activate it. I have the $10 and went to test it. I went to pay and the phone said sent but did not display the merchant for confirmation and the merchant didn't receive it either. They are supposedly setup for it. Do I need to grab one the other APKs and reinstall or is there any ideas you guys may have? I've searched plenty and saw no mention of what I'm experiencing. Thanks for any insight.
+1
Thank you!
finally some one that sees the truth
Deanwvu said:
I do not see the appeal.
It's just as easy (easier, really) to swipe a credit card.
I do not see the advantage of making a purchase process more complicated--NFC requires a powered, active, working phone. What if the phone crashes? What if the battery dies?
A credit card is solid state, requires no power, and is usable just about anywhere...
Am I missing something?
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Deanwvu said:
I do not see the appeal.
It's just as easy (easier, really) to swipe a credit card.
I do not see the advantage of making a purchase process more complicated--NFC requires a powered, active, working phone. What if the phone crashes? What if the battery dies?
A credit card is solid state, requires no power, and is usable just about anywhere...
Am I missing something?
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I am on the fence, see the pros and cons with both...but eventually when the NYC MTA implements this technology broadly it would pretty sweet to use if you happen to misplace or forget your train ticket and/or metro card
For now, I have to agree. It is less convenient than just using a card.
What would ultimately be really cool is to replace all those things we're talking about with just your phone. Unlock your house, start your car, verify your identity, pay for stuff... all with one device. But until I can ditch my wallet and keys entirely, it's just another way to complicate things instead of a solution to make life simpler. Can't wait for the future!
I've now used it at about 5 different locations and it's pretty fast, with much potential. assuming you've entered your pin ahead of time, it's faster than paying with a physical card. my phone hasn't crashed for more than a month (since going to custom roms) and fcs are extremely rare. therefore it's as reliable as I expect it to be
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My phone gave me fits when I tried to use Google Wallet at Rite Aid. Fortunately the cashier mived the rest of the line behind me to a free register so I could keep trying, because I had to start over like 8 times. It's a nice gimmick for now, but it won't really be practical until more businesses support it and the bugs get worked out.
Terminators run on Android
I see the appeal in that my phone is quickly becoming my life "tool"
First it integrated my iPod/music player, now does movies, now does hand held games, mobile web browser and email means its now used for work purposes... replicon now has timesheet app so it also records my time in/out of a job......google wallet is now what I use to pay for groceries at the store instead of carrying my wallet in my pocket and possibly loosing my wallet... if my phone is lost, they have to go through 3 passwords before getting to my wallet.
Im thinking more of it as a "why not"... my phone is becoming more and more useful
out for a run with only my phone, need a drink, run into cvs, swipe phone
I used it at 7-11 yesterday just to test it with the free $10. It worked flawlessly but I don't see replacing my wallet until everyone accepts this interface.
I would use it more now if I was able to add my Wells Fargo debit card. Hopefully the ability to add any type of debit/credit card will be the next stag of evolution for this service.
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One advantage is that you can see all your previous transactions electronically more conveniently (not having to log into your credit card account, or wait a day or two before the transaction showing up there).
Another advantage is that coupons and deals can be used more easily. For example, right now if you go into Google Wallet, you can choose offers like 15% off entire purchase at Gap & Banana Republic when you pay with NFC. The offers are pretty limited right now, but I reserve my judgement until Google Wallet or Isis (Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile NFC payment system) take off.
In principle, it is more secure since even if you lost your phone, with your phone unlocked, other people can't use it for NFC payment since it requires an additional PIN code. But then of course losing the phone itself probably costs a lot too...
If Google Wallet or Isis gain traction, more credit card companies will jump in. And hopefully that means you can add more credit cards can be stored on your phone, eliminating the need to carry a number of physical cards.
Oh... and it saves a lot of time for a typical female not having to find an additional item in their over-stuffed purses.

Real Life NFC Use

Since there were people who were still asking questions about NFC I figured I'd throw together a quick video demonstrating real life NFC use. These are all real purchases (though I purposely kept the cost down lol).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ2pSzpnY_g
Nice video.
hmm everytime i try it at 7-11 nothing happens. Im using the extended battery and on cm9 kang rom
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Have you considered the dev broke nfc? Have you verified nfc works? Does your extended batery have an nfc antenna in it?
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Nice video.
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Thank you.
teng247 said:
hmm everytime i try it at 7-11 nothing happens. Im using the extended battery and on cm9 kang rom
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If you're using a generic extended battery that is most likely the problem, as I believe the antenna for the NFC functionality is located in the battery. If you are using the correct battery then it is quite possible that the dev of that particular ROM may not have it functional yet.
I use NFC all the time, alot more than I expected because of Wallet. Alot more places take it than you think and being able to add money to a prepaid card is cool too.
just wish there was a way to top it up internationally!
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just wish there was a way to top it up internationally!
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Why can't it be topped up internationally?
I'll never forget my first time I used it at a BP gas station to get smokes. The cashier did the WTF??!?!? Face expression when I took out my phone and paid for it. I tried to keep a straight face until I exited the place than I bursted laughing lol. I should have recorded it.
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Good vid, looks snappy. Cannot wait for this in the UK. Hopefully we won't have herpaderps behind the counter that don't understand that you can pay with your phone (and get funny about it), although sadly I can see this being a problem for a while
Another nice video of yours.
It went strait to my apple fan-boy friends in facebook, please don't sue me lol.
Krijs said:
Good vid, looks snappy. Cannot wait for this in the UK. Hopefully we won't have herpaderps behind the counter that don't understand that you can pay with your phone (and get funny about it), although sadly I can see this being a problem for a while
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Thought it could be used here, haven't people been using NFC at McDonalds. A few years ago there was a huge trial of NFC in London. I'm sure the stuff is still in place there. (I have GWallet on My nexus here in the UK but never used it)
There's a large scale trial in Nice (France) where I live, and they sell NFC phones (a modified Galaxy S II among others) with the ability to add your credit card, pay your bus fare with your phone bill, know exactly when the next bus arrives by tapping your phone on the NFC tag at your stop, or learn stuff about monuments and landmarks by tapping your phone on a NFC tag placed on a glass pane. Pretty cool stuff!
mysterioustko said:
Since there were people who were still asking questions about NFC I figured I'd throw together a quick video demonstrating real life NFC use. These are all real purchases (though I purposely kept the cost down lol).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ2pSzpnY_g
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Nice video! I used mine the first time the other day at a 7-11. I was concerned because I had put the new extended battery in and my OtterBox case on. Worked like a champ. I really like being able to pay that way. I recommend downloading the PayPass Locator app from the market to help find locations.
Two questions though, at Home Depot when it said to show your card what did the cashier do? Also, did you hit cancel when it said to enter the pin and run it as credit?
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Another nice video of yours.
It went strait to my apple fan-boy friends in facebook, please don't sue me lol.
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LMAO! What did they say?
cyberpyr8 said:
Nice video! I used mine the first time the other day at a 7-11. I was concerned because I had put the new extended battery in and my OtterBox case on. Worked like a champ. I really like being able to pay that way. I recommend downloading the PayPass Locator app from the market to help find locations.
Two questions though, at Home Depot when it said to show your card what did the cashier do? Also, did you hit cancel when it said to enter the pin and run it as credit?
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I had to explain to her that there was no physical card to show. I explained to her how NFC works and she still wasn't buying it lol. So I had to open up the Wallet app and show her the picture of the virtual card to further explain it. Finally she understood (somewhat) and let it go through....the funny thing was it was only a 34 cent purchase! lmao.
Krijs said:
Good vid, looks snappy. Cannot wait for this in the UK. Hopefully we won't have herpaderps behind the counter that don't understand that you can pay with your phone (and get funny about it), although sadly I can see this being a problem for a while
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Wish we could use it in the UK, would be amazing to use as a Oyster card too...
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LMAO! What did they say? ..
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Not single a word lol
owned !!!!
Do you have the Otterbox defender series case? I didn't get the extended battery because I thought it wouldn't fit.
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How do you know the place your at accepts NFC payment? I really wanna try this out
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Wish we could use it in the UK, would be amazing to use as a Oyster card too...
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London Transport will be soon http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38537/transport-for-london-to-accept-nfc-payments-from-2012/
The Barclay card trial of NFC in London a few years ago included London Underground etc.

Get money from google

GET REFUND FROM GOOGLE
Google offering a money back offer for people who bought a 16gb nexus 7 before the recent price drop
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2667427&topic=2453057&ctx=topic
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GET REFUND FROM GOOGLE
Google offering a money back offer for people who bought a 16gb nexus 7 before the recent price drop
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2667427&topic=2453057&ctx=topic
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Thats great news for folks who bought from googleplay, shame i bought mine in dixons :crying:
True. It doesn't count for those who purchased them in a store. I guess that would be the store's policy at that point. If Google offered it to ALL 16gb users who purchased after the deadline, then they could effectively double up on the rebate: Pricematch in the store AND credit from Google.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.
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WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.
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+1. Guess we get the shaft. Screen lift and smallest size.
Not sure if pissed or happy because rare due to size not being made anymore. Lol
now i wished i bought my device from GooglePlay. Damn. Got mine from GameStop with tax for 16Gb was USD272.
It's complete BS! I bought my 8Gb from the Play store, but as soon as I heard of the 32Gb I called for an exchange. They denied that model existed or would ever exist and said the can't exchange something they don't sell. Then they couldn't even return mine since I was a couple days out of their return window. I couldn't see paying the extra $50 for another 8Gb, but 4x as much makes a bit more sense. Either way I'm stuck now.
Too bad I bought mine back in August :/
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WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.
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+1 I was one of the first adopters of the tab, I bought the 8Gb version. I think Google should exchange mine for a 16Gb version. But, I highly doubt they will do this...
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+1 I was one of the first adopters of the tab, I bought the 8Gb version. I think Google should exchange mine for a 16Gb version. But, I highly doubt they will do this...
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I love google, but I feel stabbed in the back.
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Got mine from office max Oct 14th shame :'(
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Got mine from office max Oct 14th shame :'(
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Asus is doing something similar directly on their website for UK customers at least...
If you bought your N7 before Oct 30th, they are offering £25 voucher to spend at the Asus store. You just need to register your N7, and they will send an email asking for proof of purchase. Then you'll get the voucher/coupon code later. You can register N7's bought from any authorised retailer. I got mine from PC World :cyclops:
I pre-ordered my 8GB from Google Play and had it RMA'ed once. I think its unreasonable to expect a company to refund on a fully working product that they barely made any money of in the first place, just because they released an updated version months after release.
I can't help but laugh at the people getting pissy. Am I upset that I paid $200 for an 8GB version and then just around the corner they released the 16GB for that much? Yeah. Am I gonna pout and stomp and whine about it? No. Because that's the price of being an early adopter. Now i'm not the type that can just drop money on a new device. You have no idea how many dice I flipped and coins I rolled trying to decide if I should adopt or not. In the end, I ended up getting it even though financially I shouldn't have. But I did, and I early adopted. You should always expect the worse when you adopt early, and then not complain when you get shafted because...well...that's what happens. It's a tough and unfair game. That's life. Suck it up and deal with it like an adult. I can still turn around and sell my N7 for $200 on Craigslist to some guy who has no idea about all of this and not think twice about it. But, I honestly don't use that much memory and I rarely travel so I have no need to store my music and movies on it. I tether it to my phone and there's all my music from amazon and pandora. I watched a movie on it ONCE while I was waiting for my car to be fixed. But that's it. Sad this happened, but I understand that's how the game works. It's not fair and if I had a Google employee in front of me i'd let him know, but I don't so what's the point in crying about it?
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I can't help but laugh at the people getting pissy. Am I upset that I paid $200 for an 8GB version and then just around the corner they released the 16GB for that much? Yeah. Am I gonna pout and stomp and whine about it? No. Because that's the price of being an early adopter. Now i'm not the type that can just drop money on a new device. You have no idea how many dice I flipped and coins I rolled trying to decide if I should adopt or not. In the end, I ended up getting it even though financially I shouldn't have. But I did, and I early adopted. You should always expect the worse when you adopt early, and then not complain when you get shafted because...well...that's what happens. It's a tough and unfair game. That's life. Suck it up and deal with it like an adult. I can still turn around and sell my N7 for $200 on Craigslist to some guy who has no idea about all of this and not think twice about it. But, I honestly don't use that much memory and I rarely travel so I have no need to store my music and movies on it. I tether it to my phone and there's all my music from amazon and pandora. I watched a movie on it ONCE while I was waiting for my car to be fixed. But that's it. Sad this happened, but I understand that's how the game works. It's not fair and if I had a Google employee in front of me i'd let him know, but I don't so what's the point in crying about it?
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I disagree. It's perfectly fair for a company to upgrade its products months after they were released. They have absolutely no obligation to refund anything especially as they already are barely making profit and bundled them with Google play credit.
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I disagree. It's perfectly fair for a company to upgrade its products months after they were released. They have absolutely no obligation to refund anything especially as they already are barely making profit and bundled them with Google play credit.
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I'm just saying if they are offering people who bought a 16GB version something, why is it that us 8GBer's get left behind like we are nothing? We bought a product that isn't even being sold anymore, I just feel like they could give us something. "A sorry you bought the wrong one" letter at least.
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doesn't matter to me much.. Plus the one my friend bought me over the summer, was long before they even posted that. So I wouldn't even qualify.
That is a great gesture from google. As said above they did not have to offer anyone nothing. I got lucky with Walmart.. I spent some time in the Walmart store a few summers ago working on there automated doors and door locks.. Got to know many people there.. So I took my 16 gb nexus 7 back 24 days after purchase and the manager get me a refund. I then went to Office depot and bought a 32 version...
Im not exchanging this one. I do not need the 3/4 g version. Im going to get a nexus 4 when they come out. My phone is now 3 years old. So this is good timing. I can tether.
I Wish google would offer everyone some kind of deal . But life is not always fair in our own eyes.
Well I got 50 bux back from Amex. I posted my charge, told them the situation and they understood and processed the credit within the next few days. Score!
I am not saying that I am deserving or it was my right to get any funds back, but I figured I'd pose my case and ask. I felt there was not hurting by asking, the worst scenario would be that they would have said no. But they didn't.
Got mine on 7/12/12.
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I love google, but I feel stabbed in the back.
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Honestly, I can't see why. If you buy a car, and a new engine comes out replacing yours 2 years later, you wouldn't ask for any compensation or feel stabbed. And we all now that technology is a fast market, where things are constantly changing. I don't feel bad at all for having spent 250€ on my 16GB. And, while I think it's nice that Google offers a refund, I don't think that's neccesary for those who bought the tablet (like me) one month before the 32GB came out. We all knew the possibility of a better model being out later, and we decided to spend our money anyway. We have exactly what we paid for. So what could we possibly complain about?

Suggestions for a SINGLE app to handle all my wallet garbage

I want to store credit cards i rarely use, driver's license, loyalty cards, medical insurance cards, etc etc etc.
It sucks google missed the boat by not supporting stuff in wallet outside of credit cards because i would love to use that to stick all my kroger, walgreens, etc loyalty cards in and not have to install anything else.
what are other people using? lemon? i'd rather not have to install ANYTHING else, but if i do, i want it to be able to securely lock up all the stuff i dont want to carry around with me.
what are other people using who dont like carrying a wallet around with them?
nyvram1 said:
I want to store credit cards i rarely use, driver's license, loyalty cards, medical insurance cards, etc etc etc.
It sucks google missed the boat by not supporting stuff in wallet outside of credit cards because i would love to use that to stick all my kroger, walgreens, etc loyalty cards in and not have to install anything else.
what are other people using? lemon? i'd rather not have to install ANYTHING else, but if i do, i want it to be able to securely lock up all the stuff i dont want to carry around with me.
what are other people using who dont like carrying a wallet around with them?
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I'm presently using LastPass, and ponied up for a year's subscription. You can do a two week trial to decide whether it's worth it to you or not. I dig it, and there are mobile and PC versions. That said, it's the only one I've ever used.
https://lastpass.com/
CMNein said:
I'm presently using LastPass, and ponied up for a year's subscription. You can do a two week trial to decide whether it's worth it to you or not. I dig it, and there are mobile and PC versions. That said, it's the only one I've ever used.
https://lastpass.com/
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How are you actually using LastPass to digitize your wallet? I've been a paying LastPass member for almost two years now. I love it and all, but I don't seem to recall LastPass having features to digitize cards and stuff.
Southrop said:
How are you actually using LastPass to digitize your wallet? I've been a paying LastPass member for almost two years now. I love it and all, but I don't seem to recall LastPass having features to digitize cards and stuff.
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It's under Secure Notes - you can choose Credit Card as an option. I believe you can also attach an image to it, if you'd like to take a picture of your physical card as well.
i like to know if i'm at the next '10 cents off' range on my kroger card.
do either of these apps accurately show you your kroger points as well? i see kroger has an app that does that..does keyring or lemon or lastpass provide this info or do they just store the loyalty id #?
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It's under Secure Notes - you can choose Credit Card as an option. I believe you can also attach an image to it, if you'd like to take a picture of your physical card as well.
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Ah I see. Come to think of it, I've never actually used the Secure Note feature. Looks like it could be useful, but I don't think I could be bothered to add all my cards lol
nyvram1 said:
i like to know if i'm at the next '10 cents off' range on my kroger card.
do either of these apps accurately show you your kroger points as well? i see kroger has an app that does that..does keyring or lemon or lastpass provide this info or do they just store the loyalty id #?
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LastPass seems to simply store textual information and an optional image. As far as I can tell, there is no system that checks balances or point totals.
there is a kroger app that does it :banghead: but i was hoping for something to avoid that.
looks like w/ all the coupons that kroger app might be worth installing anyway in addition to giving me the monthly balance on my points (since they reset every 30 days)
nyvram1 said:
I want to store credit cards i rarely use, driver's license
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I'll stop you RIGHT there... Yes, there are apps that will store loyalties and credit in one bundle, a couple mentioned here are quite good...
Your driver's license though?!?! Sorry man, until the government endorses an "App" that allows it, you're not giving that card up anytime soon. I don't think there's a Cop on the planet that would take your word that an image of your license on your phone couldn't be altered and is just as good as the hologram embedded copy-proof ID that the government issues to avoid fraud. haha
I'll stop you RIGHT there...
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ok fair enough. i know the driver's license isn't kosher...but if they're just looking it up to see if its legit anyway what is the point of the little plastic thing?
ok that aside (and yeah i know its needed to get into bars)..i still want to store everything else if possible.
like my HSA debit card..i rarely if ever pull that out except to pay a bill when i'm sitting in my office and i'm just reading the stupid card anyway. rarely if ever use it in real life.
oh and 100 posts woo hoo.
nyvram1 said:
like my HSA debit card..i rarely if ever pull that out except to pay a bill when i'm sitting in my office and i'm just reading the stupid card anyway. rarely if ever use it in real life.
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What good does storing a debit card do anyway? I mean, unless I'm seriously missing something or misunderstanding, you're basically storing the number, expiry date, security digits and possibly a photo of it in most cases. It won't store chip data (assuming chip+pin debit card) or mag stripe info (for mag stripe cards). The only way I can see it being used after digitized is online. But you most likely wouldn't pay your bill from your phone anyway, would you?
well.its a debit/credit card.
i get these little paper invoices from clincs for my kids and i just call the 800# and give them my card # over the phone to pay them.
but i never carry the HSA card with me so having it on the phone means i should have all the numbers & stuff i need to do the bill paying over the phone.
i should point out its technically a 'debit' card since the HSA is a bank account, but i don't actually use it that way with a PIN or anything.
Here's what I use... http://goo.gl/Kc2S6
The developer is constantly updating the application and he is really open to feedback. The application allows you to add anything so that you always have it with you. The only thing I'm not sure of right now is if he lets you add pictures of the card, I think he would add it though if you suggested it. The alternative is Lemon Wallet, http://goo.gl/FVv5G
This is what i use and i love it.
http://timothyjc.blogspot.com/2010/12/wallet-for-android.html
nyvram1 said:
well.its a debit/credit card.
i get these little paper invoices from clincs for my kids and i just call the 800# and give them my card # over the phone to pay them.
but i never carry the HSA card with me so having it on the phone means i should have all the numbers & stuff i need to do the bill paying over the phone.
i should point out its technically a 'debit' card since the HSA is a bank account, but i don't actually use it that way with a PIN or anything.
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Maybe the UK does things differently. Debit cards are basically the standard way to pay by card in the UK. Most, if not all, are visa or MasterCard and all by now should have chips in them, so it's not exactly easy to digitise. Are things different wherever you are?
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Yea, with how much fraud we have here in the States and how much banks say they want to keep your money safe, implementing chip&PIN is apparently too expensive an endeavor for us.
I just memorized my card number and leave it locked up at home *shrug*
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