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I use it every day on the London Underground. Wave my phone near the barrier and it opens. I used it most days on holiday in Italy, whether paying for grocerie
by edent 9y ago
I use it every day on the London Underground. Wave my phone near the barrier and it opens.
I used it most days on holiday in Italy, whether paying for groceries or at restaurants.
There are only two things which stop me using it more often - there's a limit of £30(?) for contactless transactions, and one of my credit cards isn't supported.
- misnome 9y agoIt’s a little unclear, but I seem to remember reading places that accept “Apple Pay” rather than just general NFC are supposed to be exempt from the limit (different back ends), but it’s super-unclear when you can do this so always easier to assume you can’t than look like an idiot.
- viraptor 9y ago> there's a limit of £30(?) for contactless transactions Check with your bank if you can adjust it. Many places allow changing it. You can also sometimes change the amount that you don't require the pin for.
- Angostura 9y agoWell, except that quite a few shops with Apple Pay specifically, offer essentially unlimited. I bought a couple of hundred quids worth of food at Waitrose using my phone when I;d left my wallet at home
- matthewmacleod 9y agoFWIW, most UK merchants no longer apply a limit to Apple Pay transactions.
- 2sk21 9y agoI loved that Apple Pay worked so well on the Underground. Especially from an Apple Watch it is very convenient.
- dbbk 9y agoHow frequently are you making £30+ transactions though? Inputting your PIN is hardly that time-consuming either.