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Yeah, the chips are nowhere near as reliable as the magstripe. It seems like a transitional technology only - NFC is fast and reliable.
by jordanthoms 9y ago
Yeah, the chips are nowhere near as reliable as the magstripe. It seems like a transitional technology only - NFC is fast and reliable.
- reaperducer 9y ago> NFC is fast and reliable I know you're speaking of NFC chips in cards, but you might know — Does the phone version (Apple Pay/Android Pay/Samsung Pay) still work when my phone's battery is dead?
- jordanthoms 9y agoIt won't - one reason why I think NFC-enabled cards will be around for a long time even people only carry one as a backup for their phone. Though theoretically your phone could have a RF-powered NFC chip in it that took over when the phone is off...