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> Then you tap on the one you want, select the package you want, pay for it from that menu and then bam you are connected. And what if those menus are in some
by tablespoon 5y ago
> Then you tap on the one you want, select the package you want, pay for it from that menu and then bam you are connected.
And what if those menus are in some foreign language I don't understand? And how would that work with cash? I'd have to fork over my credit card (assuming that's even an acceptable form of payment) and may end up with a recurring charge for a cell plan in a country I'll visit for a week.
Visions like yours are nice, but my money is what we'll actually get is a far crappier, buggier version.
One impossible-to-replace benefit of physical objects is that you can use physical control to place limits on them. Pay with cash, no recurring changes, move the card, move the service. Theoretically you could do that in software, but practically you won't because those are expensive features that almost always get cut.
- Retric 5y agoThis feature is already implemented in many areas. As an English speaker your going to have few issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_SIM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_SIM
- dkonofalski 5y ago>And what if those menus are in some foreign language I don't understand? And how would that work with cash? The menus will be in whatever language your phone is set to. You can use contactless payment like Apple Pay or Google Pay and there's no recurring charge unless you want there to be one.
- NullPrefix 5y ago>contactless payment You do understand how strange this sounds? Like airdropping files from C:/Downloads to C:/Archive
- dkonofalski 5y agoCan you elaborate? I can get an eSIM with service in less than 5 minutes and never leave my house/hotel using Apple Pay.
- NullPrefix 5y agoYes, but is it contactless? If I write you a letter on a piece of paper, is it wireless transmission? Mind you, paper has no wires. Contactless payment is the marketing term for NFC technology. It has nothing to do with you not interacting with other people.
- dkonofalski 5y agoMy point was that the payment was contactless. You don't have to give any paper or anything to another person. It's handled by Apple Pay using whatever payment method you want and the vendor/provider never gets your info.
- NullPrefix 5y agoMy point was that paper letter was wireless too. Wireless, same as contactless, is a name we use for particular technology. I totally agree that it could have been Apple Pay, Paypal Pay or whatever else Bingus Pay, but it definitely was not contactless, because there was no NFC radio communication involved.
- dkonofalski 5y agoAnd my point was that "contactless" has more than one definition depending on context. I'm not going to respond anymore as I've been warned about arguing semantics on here.
- NullPrefix 5y agoYou've completely ignored my argument that it was wireless too.
- dkonofalski 5y agoThat's not relevant to the point I was making.