Apple Pay just changed the MS GAME!
Sep 9, 2014, 8:20 pm
#31
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 215
I just reset an iphone 4s back to factory settings to double check, and once I signed into icloud with a new ID, the default settings were:
photos on
photo stream on
photo sharing on
(and you had to click on photos to even see that there was a photo stream and photo sharing)
photos on
photo stream on
photo sharing on
(and you had to click on photos to even see that there was a photo stream and photo sharing)
Sep 9, 2014, 9:19 pm
#32
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 939
this technology will only be allowed for small purchases (coffee, lunch).
I predict that the business accepting payment wont allow it for anything over $10-$25 or so.
Same as the Visa PayWave.
This changes nothing.. and has virtually no effect on the MS game.
I predict that the business accepting payment wont allow it for anything over $10-$25 or so.
Same as the Visa PayWave.
This changes nothing.. and has virtually no effect on the MS game.
Sep 9, 2014, 9:29 pm
#33
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I don't think you can compare this with Visa PayWave. Tell a couple geeks they can't pay anything over X with their weird phone case and you can get away with it. Try telling the same thing to 40 million people trying to use the payment system backed by the most valuable company on earth. Probably not going to work.
Sep 9, 2014, 9:42 pm
#34
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 252
The way I see it, this new payment method will lower fraud losses for CC companies. Probably it will be limited to "small" transactions, but in the future, the max. cap will be taken off (if it is a success). If the security is there, this will probably be useful for the MS game. Stores would be more willing to sell to customers paying with this technology.
At the very least, this may make choosing the right credit card per store easier. Maybe you can program what card to use at which merchant. That would be sweet. My wallet would get a lot thinner, and we all know we need more space on those for our GCs
At the very least, this may make choosing the right credit card per store easier. Maybe you can program what card to use at which merchant. That would be sweet. My wallet would get a lot thinner, and we all know we need more space on those for our GCs
Sep 9, 2014, 9:44 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Posts: 552
On an iphone Apple's Photo Stream is turned on by default, meaning all pictures go to the cloud. I would guess the vast majority of iphone users had the default settings until this story broke.
The sad thing that I have noticed on Flyertalk is the number of people who are savvy about MS, but pretty clueless when it comes to tech skills - especially those that pertain to privacy and tracking. Going forward, tech skills will be very crucial to MS, but I don't see too many people showing either knowledge or interest.
The iphone's payment system has potential, but the people who are going to do best are those that are tech savvy.
The sad thing that I have noticed on Flyertalk is the number of people who are savvy about MS, but pretty clueless when it comes to tech skills - especially those that pertain to privacy and tracking. Going forward, tech skills will be very crucial to MS, but I don't see too many people showing either knowledge or interest.
The iphone's payment system has potential, but the people who are going to do best are those that are tech savvy.
Jeez... do some reading next time before making false claims.
Sep 10, 2014, 1:36 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,508
Hard coded to cash only bro!! This means that when the transaction detects a card being swiped...guess what it flashes on their screen "Tender not allowed". Can't work around hard coded POS machines. Certainly haven't tried it myself but I am pretty sure its a No-Go.
Sep 10, 2014, 6:12 am
#39
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Sep 10, 2014, 8:49 am
#43
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 203
With the inclusion of Touch ID, only the owner of the phone can make purchases with ApplePay. Now, whether this will change how drugstores, etc, process large transactions remains to be seen. I've tried to use my amex blue's rf-id to pay for beans, and the last four numbers do not match the unique number generated using this payment method. Only swiping worked. Since we never get to see this unique number, large payments where the last four digits are required may not be possible.
Sep 10, 2014, 9:06 am
#45
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 215
Sorry to break the bubble but you seem clueless than most here. No it's not set to Yes by default. You have to enable it on your iCloud account (once enabled it carries over the setting if you do backup/restore as this is linked to your icloud account and not device)
Jeez... do some reading next time before making false claims.
Jeez... do some reading next time before making false claims.
"If you have Photo Stream toggled on (the default)"
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/03/a-l...ifer-lawrence/
"When you take photos on your iPhone they are uploaded automatically from your phone onto Apple’s cloud platform, iCloud. You can turn this off, but by default Apple’s Photo Stream is turned on."
http://www.news.com.au/technology/on...-1227045503538