I thought I'd heard that there are kiosks you can use to bump your phone against, similar to using AirDrop? I don't think I'd be comfortable handing the device to someone, but I have to think that eventually things will be set up so you can use a device and do it yourself.
Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Feb 21, 2015, at 6:45 AM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mark, > > Thanks for sharing this. If using apple Pay or any of these smartphone > payment options that are looming ever closer require me to pass my device to > someone else, I'm not sure I'll ever use them. My electronics last a long > time because I'm the one in control of them. There are just too many > butterfingers in the world. > > Alan Lemly > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 21, 2015, at 2:17 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I am absolutely in love with the Passbook App and Apple Pay feature on my >> iPhone 6 Plus. >> >> The number of brick & mortar stores in my area that accept Apple Pay >> transactions via the NFC protocol is relatively high. As a result, I find >> myself using my iPhone to make purchases at least once a week, sometimes >> even more. >> >> The one thing I would like to see added to the Passbook app is the ability >> to quickly and easily add store reward cards without first having to install >> a store-specific app. >> >> Now I am well aware of the fact that there are a growing number of >> third-party apps and websites that will facilitate the creation of a >> passbook pass, however, given the recent data security breeches across the >> web, I am reluctant to give out any private purchasing information to >> third-party, and as far as I am concerned, unvetted entities. >> >> Given my recent success with Passbook, I have been considering virtualizing >> all of my store-specific reward cards by installing an app such as KeyRing >> or Stocards. >> >> Using such an app would allow me to quickly display the virtual card on my >> phone's display allowing it to be scanned at the time of purchase. >> >> I was planning on downloading a few such apps this evening when, earlier >> today, while in a brick & mortar store, I witnessed a customer hand her >> iPhone 6 Plus, with a virtual reward card displayed on the screen, to a >> store employee in order for the employee to scan the bar code. >> >> To everyone's surprise, the employee dropped the iPhone. Because of a >> convergence of circumstances, the phone landed on the floor. Not good. The >> customer was, to put it mildly, furious. >> >> After having seen this, I'm not certain if I want to use virtual store >> reward cards if doing so means that I must first hand my device to a store >> employee. >> >> A virtual reward card on your iPhone 6 Plus, be careful who you hand it to. >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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