Nick Heer on Twitter: "@mjtsai That sucks. Sounds like a crappier implementation. Is it typically a chip read error or a transaction failure?"

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Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai Mar 8

Why I Started Using Apple Pay: http://mjtsai.com/blog/2016/03/08/why-i-started-using-apple-pay/ … #mjtsaiblog
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Nick Heer ‏@nickheer Mar 8

@mjtsai For what it’s worth, we’ve had EMV cards in Canada for years and they’re not bad. Not as quick as tapping, but not arduous.
Nick Heer ‏@nickheer Mar 8

@mjtsai Not sure if there’s a different/less refined implementation in the US, though. Perhaps it’s just a rollout thing?
Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai Mar 8

@nickheer I don’t know. I kept reading about how well it worked in Europe and Canada but was horrified when I actually tried it here.
Nick Heer ‏@nickheer Mar 8

@mjtsai The workflow here is card goes in the bottom, OK to confirm amount, PIN, and it’s done. On a high-speed connection, it’s fast.
Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai Mar 8

@nickheer Does it usually work the first time for you?
Nick Heer ‏@nickheer Mar 8

@mjtsai Yep. I get an error maybe one time in every thirty-forty transactions.
Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai Mar 8

@nickheer Well, that gives me hope that it can get a lot better. I’m getting errors about 1 in 3 or 4.

‏@nickheer

@mjtsai That sucks. Sounds like a crappier implementation. Is it typically a chip read error or a transaction failure?

9:58 AM - 8 Mar 2016

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