TSB launching Android Pay

john1002

I to am a apple watch paying advocate, easy way to earn the TSB incentive. Quicker than paying by card especially if you set the card ready screen prior to paying.

John

Jibeddy

Actually it ends 30th September 2017 for accounts opened after 1st June 2016.

schiff

colsten wrote: »

It's a great deal faster than digging into my handbag for my purse, getting a card out of my purse, tapping it, putting the card back into my purse, putting the purse back into my handbag, closing the handbag again.

This highlights a bit of a 'thing' I have about supermarket check-outs. Waiting for my turn, I get out my card and slip it into a handy outside pocket. Then I watch the people in front of me go through the routine you have described in detail. It is nearly always women - though I'm not sure if it's sexist to say that (if so, I apologise as profusely as I can to avoid jail) - and it happens virtually all the time.

After I go through checkout, the card and the receipt go back into my outside pocket to be filed away when I've moved on.

PS: I know this is OT

Over62

bxboards wrote: »

Hi

I guess pretty much every TSB customer got this e-mail this morning.

No, looks like I'm Cinderella again, despite being addicted to contactless.

knack92

shortcrust wrote: »

I don't about android, but apple pay is certainly slower than using a contactless card because it usually (always?) authorises the transaction.

This is correct, but the difference in speed is negligible.

knack92

bxboards wrote: »

It's not that funny. This only works if you carry the phone in your hand all the time. If you always have a phone in your hand, you could simply slip a contactless card in your phone wallet and have the same effect

I do have Android Pay and it is not as fast as straight up contactless. You see an 'authorising...' on terminals with a couple of seconds delay. You don't get this with straight up contactless. It's also failed to register at all on several occasions and you might have just as well as waved a carrot in front of the terminal with the same effect.

In your first post you mention theft as a negative of using a phone to pay (despite the fact it is more secure than a contactless card) and here you are suggesting keeping a contactless card with your phone?

bxboards

knack92 wrote: »

In your first post you mention theft as a negative of using a phone to pay (despite the fact it is more secure than a contactless card) and here you are suggesting keeping a contactless card with your phone?

I was just ribbing the poster over their view it was somehow quicker, as it clearly is not quicker than using a bog standard contactless card.

As the poster thought suggesting otherwise was 'hilarious' as they are easily amused I thought that might tickle them as well, as they'd go through even faster...

Although their argument is a strawman - assuming someone in the queue might have to rummage in hangbags for cards etc doesn't make Android or Apple Pay quicker..it just means someone in the queue is a bit scatty.

System

I sometimes forget to take my wallet out with me but NEVER forget my phone, lol, so Android Pay will be very useful.

mt99

The only problem I have with Android pay - and correct me if I am wrong - is that when you register the card with Android Pay app it is then 'linked' to your Google account ie can be used by Google for any payments, eg in-app purchases well anything really. I am sure there are safguards but not very comfortable with this.... hence have avoided Android Pay. I do have a similar app Barclaycard which lets you pay using your phone with your Barclaycard Visa and of course Google is not involved .

colsten

What's the transaction limit on Android Pay?