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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 7:44 pm
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Originally Posted by mbran417
RFID technology allows for room #s and guest name to be read by the system.
No, it allows for a unique RF ID number to be read from the key without swiping it. You room# and name should not be encoded on the card.

Yes, they cost more than a card without an RFID tag, but not significantly more. RFID is everywhere, even in Walmart.

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