Swiping left on magnetic stripes

Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes by bovermyer on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:32PM (#28202577)

I dunno, I've had plenty of instances where swiping a card doesn't work. Sometimes I'd have to put a plastic bag around the card and _then_ swipe it.

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Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes by secabeen on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:38PM (#28202652)

I've had that too, but when that happens, it's obvious to others; they can see you swiping again and again. Failed NFC just looks like you're standing there.

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Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes by MR4D on Monday August 16, 2021 @06:28PM (#28203751)

> Failed NFC just looks like you're standing there.

Or worse...it feels like you're just standing there. God, I hate that!

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Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes by asdff on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:44PM (#28202721)

Wrapping it in receipt paper works great too

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Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes by bluGill on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:37PM (#28202642)

Those exist, but they are somewhat rare overall. The chip does take a lot longer than it should in most cases (I'll give them 2 seconds - which is enough time to cross satellites in geosynchronous orbit, for land based internet connections 50ms is plenty of time).

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