Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread Beth Phillips
How timely a conversation as I am in the process of evaluating whether I want another Fitbit device or spring for an Apple Watch. I'm on my second Fitbit Charge HR and have had problems with both devices that upon investigation seem to be known issues with the devices, but not ones that Fitbit

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread Lee Larson
On Jul 2, 2018, at 2:55 PM, John Robinson mailto:profilecoven...@icloud.com>> wrote: > Is this the definition of BIG DATA? Thanks so much Lee, this is so > interesting and accurate.. Just a little demonstration of how science is actually done in this post-fact era. L^2 --- ‌Lee Larson‌

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread John Robinson
Lee, My comment to my daughter about you being a Geek is the highest complement I could give you, your one in a million and I’ve envied your abilities for years…she doesn’t know you and this was a good way to explain your talents. John > On Jul 2, 2018, at 2:55 PM, John Robinson wrote: > >

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread Lee Larson
On Jul 2, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Bill Rising mailto:bris...@mac.com>> wrote: > Part of the difference could come from where she wears the fitbit. After some > discussions in our family (back when there was a friendly competition about > who could rack up the most steps), experimentation showed that

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread John Robinson
THAT’s Crazy, thanks Bill…I want my daughter to see all these emails as she assumes FitBit is the correct one, and with Humana she would receive a bigger bonus…she is an exercise nut, almost 50 but she goes every day and has the figure of a 20 yr old…now with being rewarded she wants her

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread William Micou
My buddy & I had FitBit battles (before we both went with Apple Watches). He would always beat me in number of steps every day. His job was stocking shelves at a grocery, but the FitBit counted those movements as steps! I even tried to beat his numbers by strapping the FitBit to an electric

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread John Robinson
That’s interesting Bill, thanks. John > On Jul 2, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > > Hi John, > > Part of the difference could come from where she wears the fitbit. After some > discussions in our family (back when there was a friendly competition about > who could rack up the most

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-02 Thread Bill Rising
Hi John, Part of the difference could come from where she wears the fitbit. After some discussions in our family (back when there was a friendly competition about who could rack up the most steps), experimentation showed that many more steps got registered if the fitbit was on a sock/shoe than

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread John Robinson
Thanks Tom. I’ll let her know. John Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2018, at 8:16 PM, tom holloman wrote: > > Definitely needs replacing. My neighbor has fitbit and I have apple 3 watch. > all data very close. within 1% > >> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 1:58 PM, John Robinson >> wrote: >> My

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread tom holloman
Definitely needs replacing. My neighbor has fitbit and I have apple 3 watch. all data very close. within 1% On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 1:58 PM, John Robinson wrote: > My daughter works for Humana, they give gift cards for documented > exercise. Last Christmas she had close to $600.00 to use. > >

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread John Robinson
My daughter works for Humana, they give gift cards for documented exercise. Last Christmas she had close to $600.00 to use. We gave her a new model 3 AppleWatch for Christmas & it has continually shown less of a workout than she is getting. Her old Fitbit shows considerably more. She has

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread John Robinson
In a hurry this week I left the phone at the office, while out I remembered we had a lady coming to the house with her grandson, I had taken a Tiffany lamp apart & left the shade on the chair. I tried my first call without the phone on me. Worked fine, my wife could hear me fine & I could

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread John Robinson
Harry, Easier. Double click on the bottom button. Swipe to the card you want, hold the Watch close to the reader, done. If your listening to a book or music & controlling it from the Watch the double click to pay pauses & once the transaction is over the book resumes. Very simple & you

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Lee Larson
On Jul 1, 2018, at 4:38 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer mailto:harr...@me.com>> wrote: > so if you answer your phone with the Apple Watch does it have a speaker? If > not, don’t you still have to dig your iPhone out of your pocket? The watch has a speaker and microphone. There are two ways to use it

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Lee Larson
On Jul 1, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer mailto:harr...@me.com>> wrote: > How is using Apple Pay on the Apple Watch different than using it on your > iPhone? There’s not much difference, except you don’t have to dig out the phone. Just push the button on the side of the phone twice

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Lee Larson
On Jul 1, 2018, at 1:38 PM, Anne Cartwright mailto:cartw...@aye.net>> wrote: > Which do you think was (is) more accurate? The pedometer was quite a bit more accurate. Hays-Kennedy park has a paved track that’s a little over 0.6 miles around. I did two laps and counted my steps. The pedometer

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
so if you answer your phone with the Apple Watch does it have a speaker? If not, don’t you still have to dig your iPhone out of your pocket? > On Jul 1, 2018, at 10:30 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:26 PM, John Robinson > wrote: > >> If the folks that have an Apple Watch

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
How is using Apple Pay on the Apple Watch different than using it on your iPhone? > On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:26 PM, John Robinson > wrote: > > If the folks that have an Apple Watch would use ApplePay the merchants would > be overwhelmed & more quickly adopt the system. I see the Watch on a

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Anne Cartwright
> On Jul 1, 2018, at 10:30 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:26 PM, John Robinson > wrote: > >> If the folks that have an Apple Watch would use ApplePay the merchants would >> be overwhelmed & more quickly adopt the system. I see the Watch

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread John Robinson
Lee, Newbie syndrome, first few days I had the Watch, when it told me to stand I would pull over at earliest convenience & get out to walk around the car. Grief. And when it tells me I only closed two of my circles yesterday & I can do better today I feel like such a failure. John Sent

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-07-01 Thread Lee Larson
On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:26 PM, John Robinson mailto:profilecoven...@icloud.com>> wrote: > If the folks that have an Apple Watch would use ApplePay the merchants would > be overwhelmed & more quickly adopt the system. I see the Watch on a large > number of people, I’ll walk up & ask most of them

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread tom holloman
Understand completely. Many family members cannot understand why this is so much more secure than credit card. Like someone said “they walk among us”. > On Jun 30, 2018, at 4:26 PM, John Robinson wrote: > > If the folks that have an Apple Watch would use ApplePay the merchants would > be

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread John Robinson
If the folks that have an Apple Watch would use ApplePay the merchants would be overwhelmed & more quickly adopt the system. I see the Watch on a large number of people, I’ll walk up & ask most of them if they are using it for ApplePay, 90% say no. I tell them they are forgoing it’s best

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread John Robinson
There is a restaurant in Bowling Green that my wife & I love to grab lunch. Two visits ago the owner happened to be taking the orders & Payment. I ask him if he had ApplePay & he said no. I said, shame on you, it’s the safest way for your customers to pay you. No smiles, but when we went

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
I too find I’m explaining how it works to some merchants. > On Jun 30, 2018, at 5:10 PM, John Robinson wrote: > > I’ve never had a merchant ask me either, rather I’m explaining what it is, > how it works, & I’ll shop where it’s offered. This week I went to ACE to get > a part, the ApplePay

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread tom holloman
Just used mine at ace here. Only two places on island take it On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 11:11 AM John Robinson wrote: > I’ve never had a merchant ask me either, rather I’m explaining what it is, > how it works, & I’ll shop where it’s offered. This week I went to ACE to > get a part, the ApplePay

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread John Robinson
I’ve never had a merchant ask me either, rather I’m explaining what it is, how it works, & I’ll shop where it’s offered. This week I went to ACE to get a part, the ApplePay was not working, I said I shop there because of Apple & they need to make the repairs. John Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread Tom
Mine is too. Point is now merchant ask Someone to use Apple pay. If they just trying use card. Maybe not thinking. Terrible decision. Tom > On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:50 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > My Amex card is attached to Apple Pay and I use it regularly. > > I’ve never had a

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

2018-06-30 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
My Amex card is attached to Apple Pay and I use it regularly. I’ve never had a merchant ask me to use Apple Pay, however. > On Jun 30, 2018, at 4:14 PM, tom holloman wrote: > > > > Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay >