On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 10:07:08 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 2:32:40 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > > On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 9:49:07 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:54:29 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi10yahoo.com>
> > >> wrote:
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> > >> >On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 8:05:36 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> > >> >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:6493986e-01a7-4f6d-9dd4-
> > >> >> I simply said that most of the posters here find the modern world
> > >> >> scary.
> > >> >> Either you agree with that or you don't. This isn't about you or me.
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Nothing scary about it, just don't need a lot of it.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Cheri
> > >> >
> > >> >A lot depends on your age. The millennials and later generations don't
> > >> >quite see it that way. These guys aren't hooked on Windows - they use
> > >> >iOS and Android for their computers.
> > >>
> > >> If I don't use Windows I'm unemployed, but I can live without iOS and
> > >> Android.
> > >
> > > It doesn't matter what you or I use. For the first time since the 80's,
> > > more people are using cell phone based OSes than Windows. Things are
> > > going
> > > as we have planned...
> >
> > I have noticed that. I hate doing stuff on my cell phone. I got the Taco
> > Time (local chain) app so I could get discounts and free food. But then I
> > discovered that I have to pay using my phone. I'm not going to do that,
> > especially since when I do get their food. I almost always use the drive
> > through. I have seen people hand over their phones and Starbucks. Nope.
> > Not
> > taking the chance of someone dropping my phone. Plus I prefer paying with
> > cash. Cash is simple. I can see it in my wallet. I can see how much I
> > have.
> > And I can see when I need to stop spending. I know that cash is going the
> > way of the wind but... I'm a die hard.
>
> I was at Walgreens yesterday and commented on the contactless terminal. "Can
> people make payments using their phones?" She said she thought so. I told
> her it's kind a scary thing to do. One of these days, I'm gonna pull the
> lever and use my phone. My guess is that in 5 years or less, most POS
> payments will be made this way. Yoose guys better get a smart phone pronto.
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> We have contactless pay at supermarket checkouts. You have to wave your
> debit/credit card at the terminal. I do have that facility on my cards but
> I prefer not to use it. I put my card in as usual and punch in my PIN. I
> have no knowledge of using my phone.
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Mostly it depends on what kind of phone you have. My phone uses Android Pay.. You has to have the Near Field Communication (NFC) ability to use contactless POS terminals. I have a Robin phone which does. These are very capable, cool, phones that sell for around $150 unlocked. I bought 4 of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrsIDwn-QK8