Just to clarify; the bank does nothing to the card. It just alters the protocols on your account so that it does not allow contactless payments.
> On 08 September 2021 at 23:56 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > > I tried .. I went to the bank today to ask if they could remotely turn > off the switch as Mike had reported he had beena ble to do in England.. but > as you say below, P.J. , disrupting it somehow would also disable the > chip and strip - the gal at th e bank pointed out to me that the "swish" > feature was imbedded right under the chip . > > but MIke's suggestion of having two swishables in my purse next to each > other would confuse a reader and nothing would get processed... although > I seldom carry more than one card so if somethin untoward occurs only > one of my credit/debit cards is affected. > > I really love my pretty little LeSportsac lanyardlike thingy.. if I can > find a small enough one that has the protective stuff sewn in and is not > too heavy I'll switch. > > ann > > On 9/8/2021 5:50 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > You could do worse than just cash. Unfortunately anything that I can > > think of that would disable the contactless system on your card would > > probably also disable the chip and swipe strip at the same time. The > > banks and government really want you to be traceable in all your > > economic transactions abet for somewhat different reasons. > > > > This really annoys me, so I try to tell them to stuff themselves as > > often as possible, and cash is the hardest thing to trace. It also > > can't be automatically deducted from your wallet as yet. > > > > On 9/7/2021 11:18 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> I do have a sleeve.. it just makes my mini purse a bit crowded.. > >> At the moment I"m just swinging it around to my back when I get on a bus > >> and sadly I see that the little symbol is in fact lined up with the > >> swipe strip.. > >> > >> may have to go back to carrying just cash > >> > >> ann > >> > >> On 9/7/2021 9:55 AM, Bill wrote: > >>> I don't think you can disable near field communicationo have a > >>> sleeve without taking the > >>> card apart. About the only option is a sleeve that blocks the signal. > >>> > >>> Bill > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue., Sep. 7, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ann sanfedele, <ann...@nyc.rr.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Intro: > >>>> we are now issued credit and debit cards with a little "speaker" > >>>> symbol > >>>> on them so that one can be totally contactless when using a card.. > >>>> just > >>>> swish your card on the vicinity of/ over the designated reader and it > >>>> takes your money. IN NY we have these things called an OMNI reader on > >>>> busses and subways. since I am a senior I have my own card which one > >>>> still has to swipe because the Omni machine is reading your regular > >>>> credit crds and doesn't know you are old. HOwever that does not keep > >>>> the OMNI machine which is often located right next to the metrocard > >>>> slot, from reading a credit card that gets close to it. bottom line.. > >>>> MY debit card is in a lanyard that hangs on my neck > >>>> and at a level that , when I leaned forward to dip my metrocard got > >>>> too > >>>> close to the OMNI reader and releaved me of $2.75 .. > >>>> > >>>> NOw I have to pay especially close attention to my money so I found > >>>> what > >>>> happened and eventually got my money back and was told I should > >>>> keep my > >>>> credit cards in those protective sleeves they make for passport cards. > >>>> I also can't get another card without the chip in it that lets you > >>>> swish > >>>> instead of insert a card ... > >>>> > >>>> anyone know how I can disable that feature without disabling my > >>>> regular > >>>> chip or swipe strip? IT is at the opposite end of the card from the > >>>> regular chip and not near the > >>>> swipe strip. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> ann -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
