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The magsafe is really cool but for anyone interested in the wallet accessory just be careful with putting NFC chipped cards there. Paying with Apple Pay from yo

by bnj 6y ago

The magsafe is really cool but for anyone interested in the wallet accessory just be careful with putting NFC chipped cards there. Paying with Apple Pay from your phone could get confusing.

fabiospampinato 6y ago
Maybe the wallet has NFC shielding.
- sbr464 6y ago
  Seems like it is. From the apple store: > The leather wallet is shielded so it’s safe for credit cards.
  - bnj 6y ago
    Oh that's great! I wonder if that will interfere at all with typical Apple Pay use, presumably not.
    - coder543 6y ago
      Apple's NFC antenna is usually along the top edge of the phone
Damogran6 6y ago
I tried a few months back to pair down as many cards as I could and just couldn't get under 7 (medical, CC, ID, Fleet Diesel Card, Insurance, etc.) I don't know how people get it down to 3-4...
- mikestew 6y ago
  At least in WA state, vehicle insurance card can be electronic. Health insurance card is electronic. That leaves an ID, one CC (in case "they" don't take Apple Pay), and a Health Saving Account card that oddly cannot be added to Apple Pay. Looking in the wallet, I guess I carry my credit union debit card, too. The point is not to brag, but point out that two of those cards get taken out because there are electronic alternatives. Some states allow electronic driver's licenses, too. Subtract those three, and there's your "3-4" in your wallet. And a fuel card, FFS, for a fleet card that couldn't be an NFC/RFID fob like Exxon has had for a decade? Which in turn might as well be a reader on the pump for your NFC payment of choice.
  - dzhiurgis 6y ago
    Why wouldn't you leave fuel and vehicle insurance card in the car itself?
    - mikestew 6y ago
      I suppose you would, and I print a copy for each vehicle and do just that. So I suppose it doesn't save anything, wallet-wise, but I keep electronic cards for each vehicle just because it's probably easier to find when it's needed than digging through that black abyss of a glove box. Fuel card I don't carry, but I can picture parent comments having a fuel card attached to their name, but they might drive a different vehicle each work day ("fleet card" tells me it's for work, not personal).
- freehunter 6y ago
  I guess it depends on what you need to carry with you. For example, I only carry my medical insurance card if I’m going to the doctor. It’s not an every day carry. Likewise, I only carry my HSA card when I am going to buy something that can be covered by the HSA (not that often). I have a work-issued credit card but I only carry it when I’m on a work trip (and even then I generally leave it in my wallet inside my luggage unless I know I will need it that day). On 99% of days over the past two years, I’ve left my wallet at home and only carried my phone with only with two cards: my personal credit card and my drivers license.
- sjwright 6y ago
  In Sydney Australia, I have a Government app for an electronic Driver License. My public and private health insurance details are just numbers, the physical cards aren't necessary. So while I do still carry a wallet, it's only out of habit and I really should stop it. Any cards which are specific for driving (e.g. fleet fuel, insurance, physical license as backup, etc) could live inside your car in a "driving wallet".
Nextgrid 6y ago
The protocol does support anticollision so technically multiple cards (the NFC-enabled phone, which simply emulates one) can work and the card terminal would let you pick which one to choose, but in practice I don't think that is implemented and the choice of card you'd end up paying with is essentially "undefined behavior".

by bnj 6y ago

The magsafe is really cool but for anyone interested in the wallet accessory just be careful with putting NFC chipped cards there. Paying with Apple Pay from your phone could get confusing.

fabiospampinato 6y ago

Maybe the wallet has NFC shielding.

sbr464 6y ago
Seems like it is. From the apple store: > The leather wallet is shielded so it’s safe for credit cards.
- bnj 6y ago
  Oh that's great! I wonder if that will interfere at all with typical Apple Pay use, presumably not.
  - coder543 6y ago
    Apple's NFC antenna is usually along the top edge of the phone

Damogran6 6y ago

I tried a few months back to pair down as many cards as I could and just couldn't get under 7 (medical, CC, ID, Fleet Diesel Card, Insurance, etc.) I don't know how people get it down to 3-4...

mikestew 6y ago
At least in WA state, vehicle insurance card can be electronic. Health insurance card is electronic. That leaves an ID, one CC (in case "they" don't take Apple Pay), and a Health Saving Account card that oddly cannot be added to Apple Pay. Looking in the wallet, I guess I carry my credit union debit card, too. The point is not to brag, but point out that two of those cards get taken out because there are electronic alternatives. Some states allow electronic driver's licenses, too. Subtract those three, and there's your "3-4" in your wallet. And a fuel card, FFS, for a fleet card that couldn't be an NFC/RFID fob like Exxon has had for a decade? Which in turn might as well be a reader on the pump for your NFC payment of choice.
- dzhiurgis 6y ago
  Why wouldn't you leave fuel and vehicle insurance card in the car itself?
  - mikestew 6y ago
    I suppose you would, and I print a copy for each vehicle and do just that. So I suppose it doesn't save anything, wallet-wise, but I keep electronic cards for each vehicle just because it's probably easier to find when it's needed than digging through that black abyss of a glove box. Fuel card I don't carry, but I can picture parent comments having a fuel card attached to their name, but they might drive a different vehicle each work day ("fleet card" tells me it's for work, not personal).
freehunter 6y ago
I guess it depends on what you need to carry with you. For example, I only carry my medical insurance card if I’m going to the doctor. It’s not an every day carry. Likewise, I only carry my HSA card when I am going to buy something that can be covered by the HSA (not that often). I have a work-issued credit card but I only carry it when I’m on a work trip (and even then I generally leave it in my wallet inside my luggage unless I know I will need it that day). On 99% of days over the past two years, I’ve left my wallet at home and only carried my phone with only with two cards: my personal credit card and my drivers license.
sjwright 6y ago
In Sydney Australia, I have a Government app for an electronic Driver License. My public and private health insurance details are just numbers, the physical cards aren't necessary. So while I do still carry a wallet, it's only out of habit and I really should stop it. Any cards which are specific for driving (e.g. fleet fuel, insurance, physical license as backup, etc) could live inside your car in a "driving wallet".

Nextgrid 6y ago

The protocol does support anticollision so technically multiple cards (the NFC-enabled phone, which simply emulates one) can work and the card terminal would let you pick which one to choose, but in practice I don't think that is implemented and the choice of card you'd end up paying with is essentially "undefined behavior".