Originally Posted by
hfly
1. The Slate card was contact free. Hardly anyone used it, so I hear the never ones are not contactless.
Supposedly the Freedom came with it too, but my card never had it. I wasn't even aware it was an option until they sent a letter with my new chip card saying that it was discontinued due to "lack of use".
Of course, it basically being opt-in kinda points in the direction of "people will not take this well otherwise".