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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spovat:
lolll. uh sir swipe your card there.. that cracked me up.

I too haven't yet succeeded out of two tries but i think that's more due to the fact that they didn't have it set up. you don't have to wait till you're paying to enter the pin. open GW before going up to the register, enter your pin and lock your phone. there's a minimum 5 min timeout period (I've set mine to 15) so when you're ready to pay, just unlock your phone and hold the back of your phone to the paypass pad. the app doesn't even have to be open. i did this at both cvs and 7-11 and GW launched on its own saying "payment being sent" then "payment sent". i looked at the cashiers waiting for them to acknowledge the transactions but they stood there looking at me.. i asked if they got it and they said no, looking at me like im an idiot. just paid cash and figured I'd try it a few more places later. oh well
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
lmao. one of you is going to have the cops called on you and then have to explain "there's this new nfc technology and...uh..." hope you it doesn't happen in the boondocks. lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 360Razir:
I used it at CVS in the same manner you describe. I actually touched my phone to the pad, but not sure that was absolutely necessary.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iso1600:
Used it at home depot today to buy an air compressor. Got massive confusion from the cashier. It was great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ScottC:
Those with problems getting it to read, have you tried regular NFC exchanges with a tag or other nfc phone? Or perhaps you have a third party battery without NFC antenna? I'd start by testing the NFC with something like Tag Reader before fiddling with the software.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sparticus78:
tried it at Macy's it said payment sent but it didn't work. Tried at pet smart and it worked flawlessly ty google for free $10
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gazanfer:
Most of the people in this thread are douchebags.

Are you interested in this thing making your life easier, or how many admiring or surprised looks you get from "blown away" cashiers?

After reading all your experiences, it seems to me that you guys pay with your phone and look around to see people's reactions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ikm19:
Oh it was fun today.. google brought lunch for me and and apple genius employee, it was fun to see the faces of cashier and apple employee...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vaffanculo403:
You from western PA? I'm in Pittsburgh...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vaffanculo403:
Can't it make your life easier AND blow people's minds at the same time?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Lol. The iPhone blew people's minds and then the iphone fanboys and girls are still trying to tell us apple invented smartphones and apps. So each to their own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Colecago:
Anyone else worried about dling a non market app and letting it have its way with your credit card info? That's the only thing I worry about.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
This is interesting...

I had a Nexus S 4G previously and used Google Wallet on it but when i got my Gnex and installed this app, the balance i had on my Nexus S did not show up. Instead i just got the $10.... This worries me a bit. Something goofy is going on.

Hopefully Wallet becomes officially available for the Verizon Gnex sometime. Until then i think i'll uninstall it, i definitely won't be loading it with any $.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NuclearEMP:
I got a pack of smokes.....Thanks Google :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leetpriest:
This.

I did the same exact thing today. The amount of praise for my epic abilities to fork over $336 for a 2 year enslavement was uncanny.

And I basked in the moment like naked women in sunlight....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazed_z06:
Man, I cant get it working at the local 7/11.. tried twice.

I have the APK installed and got the $10. The cashier rings up the purchase. The terminal says "slide card" and I put the phone up against the paypass pad and nothing happens :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sstang2006:
I called money network (855-896-0693) and they transferred the valance over and I kept the second $10. winning :D

Did you:

Unlocked the phone

Opened Google Wallet app and entered your PIN.

Then tapped the terminal with your phone unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazed_z06:
Thanks for the help man.. I didnt realize you had to unlock the phone!

Im done looking like an idiot.. I went to 7/11 just now and got some seeds.. Clerk was like, "Damn that was tight!"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rudyy:
great stories
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazed_z06:
Does the app need to be open? I tried it again and JITB with the phone just unlocked and nothing happened.. opened the app and then it seemed like the payment sent right when it opened..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
maybe app needs to be running in background? i don't know. i just put google wallet but haven't been able to test yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lithoss:
Google wallet (or at least NFC payment systems of some sort) really needs to catch on everywhere... such better than a credit card that anyone can skim....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tycoon177:
I got some food at McDonald's and they looked at me like i was a god
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cymru:
Didnt work in Greggs. Nothing happened on the phone at all. Useless...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mikes30000:
Google just paid for my beer! Worked at Meijer's in Columbus, OH
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zdeer1:
I'm from central PA, and I couldn't get it to work at Sheetz. But it ended up paying for lunch at Burger King, so it worked out in the end. I didn't inquire as to why Sheetz didn't work, as the cashier was already ready to call an insane asylum on me for wanting to pay with my phone. "Young people these days..."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kirdroid:
Used google wallet for the first time today in 7-Eleven and it was easy and quick. I wish this facility was available in all stores. I'm surprised nfc payments have not taken off in a big way still.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MisterEdF:
It can't take off big until more than 3 or 4 models of phones have NFC. It's the "chicken or egg" syndrome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
I wish Google Wallet worked in Norway...

10$ is nice, but it wouldn't even pay for a slice of pizza over here :rolleyes:

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Not really suprising considering Google Nexus devices are the only phones with NFC, or actually maybe some Galaxy S II variants also have it..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Actually there are a few phones that have it. Some nokia phones have been included and a couple one offs from other companies.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
http://www.nfcworld.com/nfc-phones-list/

Wow, there are actually quite a lot of them, but many don't even run android.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Evangelion01:
Once the iPhone has NFC, that is when NFC payments will take off. The iPhone exploded the popularity of smartphones, applications, mobile internet, video calling, capacitive screens and a bunch of other technologies that were in other manufacturers' devices long before the first iPhone was announced. I'm certain it will be the same for NFC.

So, enjoy the stunned responses you receive while you can... once the iPhone 5 is out all the lemmings will also be able to do it, making it just another trivial feature.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cordell507:
what the $@#¿ is sheetz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aerogriff:
Gas station/ everything you need store up north.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I can hear it now. Apple invented near field communications. And bigger high definitions screen if that is the case with iPhone 5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazed_z06:
Bought some stuff this morning.. Apparently App doesnt need to be opened.. phone just needs to be awake and unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mobilehavoc:
Yeah but you'll be prompted for the PIN code. What I do is when I know I'm about to buy something with it (like waiting in line) I launch the app and type in the pin code then go back to home screen - have timeout to 30 mins. Then next time I just wake up the phone, unlock it and tap it to make the transaction. Otherwise when you tap you have to enter the PIN code then tap it again. The way I do it looks slicker ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Michaelryannh:
Stopped by 7-11. Have to admit, I was kind of nervous to have this thing fail on me and I look like the idiot holding the phone up to the Paypass dock.

First thing I asked the lady was for a pack of ciggarettes, and then asked if the paypass dock even worked. She had no idea it was even there, so I took a risk, and just placed my phone right on it. App immediately popped up, and asked for my pin. I entered it in, and bam. There my receipt was.

I was impressed, and the cashier was still looking at the paypass dock with a flabbergasted "WOW" look on her face as she handed me the receipt.

Thanks for the cigarettes, Google!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Does anybody know when Google will add support for my types of Credit cards? I have a mastercard but it's not a Citi card. I also have a Visa.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambit727:
Wallet did not work for me at a PayPass terminal inside a CVS last night. This was the first time I tried it, felt kind of foolish. I unlocked the phone and held it against the terminal when it asked for payment...nothing.

I had set up Wallet several days prior but hadn't opened it since. After I left the store I opened it and everything looked fine, still had the $10 credit.

I'll try it again next time I go.

:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablonyc2:
Google just paid for my breakfast!

....my new Years resolution was that I would not PAY for McDonalds for breakfast anymore. Well Google did it for me! Egg McMuffin Value Meal was magically paid by my phone! People thought I was from the corporate office or some high tech Houdini! Took a few seconds for it to register, but it worked! (had to enter PIN too).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spovat:
has anyone been able to use this by entering their pin ahead of time? It seems it's only working when you enter your pin after holding the phone to the terminal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
I don't think it will. It's made to only work after the pin has been entered after the transaction has been initiated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
I broke down and signed up for a Mastercard account but it sounds like other credit cards are on the way.

Google is in the process of setting up other bank/credit card efforts. Google needs to get rolling as Isis is making arrangements with multiple banks and credit cards. Citi and Mastercard will get on Isis too as they want to tap into as much retail as possible.

http://www.nfctimes.com/news/citi-and-mastercard-launch-payment-google-s-nexus-s
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dev/null/:
Every dang store I go needs to get their machines updated. I put my phone down enter my pin and it's just stuck there then the clerk will explain it doesn't work. So far it seems the only places for me that work are mcdonalds and 7/11 and I don't go to either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dakota0206:
It works for me just fine. I use it fairly often, and most of the time I open the app and enter the pin while in line. Then put the phone back to sleep. So when its time to pay I just unlock the phone. And everything works fine.

I have noticed that it does connect much easier without a case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Interesting. Good to know I didn't think it was possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] afunguy24:
They need more credit cards than just Citi Mastercard and Prepaid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chirea.mircea:
Not really. US needs chip credit cards, used practically throughout all of Europe.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dakota0206:
Yep :)

I have mine set to timeout after 15 min. But ya I entered the pin early on a transaction just 20 min before posting. It definitely works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ittekimasu:
This needs to be pushed into australia, I don't want to hack the wallet into my gn
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pal2511:
worked great for me today at mcdonalds. They to thought it was awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vaffanculo403:
Not true. I enter the pin while I'm waiting in line and just trap it on the reader even I go to pay. Much faster...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Devhux:
A local Tim Horton's cashier was pretty surprised when I paid for some donuts using Google Wallet. It was awesome!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
My luck, I'd end up paying for the guy ahead of me too. :)
[General Questions and Answers] andy46:
Hi

I am starting to look for a new phone to replace my HTC Desire which is coming to the the end of its contract and will be due an upgrade in January. I have been looking around for a new phone, but i am struggling to know what to get.

Obvious one to look at would be Samsung Galaxy Nexus, galaxy s2 etc.....but they seem massive against my desire...

If people own one of these phones, do they not find the size is a hindrance while on the move?

I Guess my question is what would people suggest as a good phone to get which is a similar size to the HTC Desire?

By the way i live in the UK, if that affects what is available.

thanks in advance

Andy
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
Similar size would be Nexus One, Desire S or the slightly bigger Nexus S. Apparently everyone needs phones the size of laptops now so there's not much choice for normal sized devices.
[General Questions and Answers] olyloh6696:
I recommend the Desire S ;)

Actually no, its not much of an upgrade, but if you are happy with the Desire, you could upgrade and get a Desire S on a even cheaper contract.

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
So last week I went to stay in a condo with some friends. They texted me the address and it conveniently created a link that took me right to Bing maps. I was a half-hour late because Bing Maps dropped me off THIRTEEN MILES AWAY from the actual address. This is fully the THIRD time that I've been late or completely missed an event because Bing maps couldn't get me to the right place. Worse, every time someone asks why I was late and I respond "my phone took me to the wrong place," they ask what I'm using. When I reluctantly admit that it is Bing, I always get something to the effect of, "oh, THAT'S why."

In the end, I used the gMaps app to get to the right place. The weirdest thing is that when I went to Bing Maps on a browser at the condo, it GOT THE ADDRESS RIGHT! It's only the Bing Maps on my phone that dropped me off far, far away.

Try it for yourself on your Windows phone "Maps" app, on Bing Maps on a browser, or on Google Maps:

4010 Silverheels Dr, Silverthorn, CO 80498

(I know "Silverthorne" is misspelled, but that's how it was in the text message, so I'm leaving it as-is for troubleshooting reasons.)

WHY?!?!?!?
[Windows Phone 7 General] ScottSUmmers:
Interesting. Maybe it's whatever certain APIs are exposed to the mobile Bing app? Clearly, the web version has some kind of auto correction the mobile version doesn't/can't access.

Btw, how come you didn't question why it was placing the marker on the green side of a mountain?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Localhorst86:
I can not verify this. I typed in the adress just as you specified, and this is what it came up with. I checked in google maps and bing maps. Bing maps is identical google maps is ~500 feet west of the spot, so practically the same.
[Windows Phone 7 General] DJBlaster-303:
in my city some zip codes are wrong! :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
lol...my wife was navigating from her Focus. I never saw the thing. Even then, I probably would have believed it, as I've been up many crazy mountain roads in this state, and it wouldn't have surprised me at all if the condo had been 13 miles out of town on a mountainside.

Weird. Apparently ScottSUmmers gets the same result I do. What your screenshot shows is where I was SUPPOSED to be. :) I wish I could take a screenshot to show you what I'm seeing. Thanks for checking!
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
PS: Google maps would still be more accurate based on your screenshot, as the actual address was no more than halfway down that street, not all the way at the end.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RoboDad:
I think the misspelling is the key. If I put the address in my phone exactly as shown (without the 'e') it is way wrong. But if I add the 'e', it goes to the right spot.

When I use the web version of Bing Maps, it tells me that the city is spelled incorrectly, and auto-corrects it. That seems to be the piece that is broken/missing on WP7.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
That was also my experience. Strange, since there's not two similarly-named towns out there or anything. How one letter could confuse their system so much I have no idea. I'm waiting for an address for my wife so I can demonstrate one of the other two times Bing has steered me way wrong.

Maybe it's just my state, but if I can't trust Bing, then I can't use Bing. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] Localhorst86:
weird, though. I left out the "e" as well on my phone, it still found it...

EDIT: I just realized this. I typed it without the "e" and it showed up as "Silverthorn" in the destination entry. But as soon as I hit enter to calculate the route, my phone would automatically change the town to "Silverthorne". I cannot at all search for "silverthorn"
[Windows Phone 7 General] C4NCER:
13 miles is nothing, try 8668 miles. see this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNQVTjw4vU

I get the same results every time.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ROCOAFZ:
It is probably because Windows phone doesn't force autocorrect. (instead suggests unline the iphone for example and others) it underlined it as possibly wrong on mine with correct suggestion (when doing search in bing maps on phone) Bing maps on the pc just assumes you ment the correct one and takes u there.
[Windows Phone 7 General] thekiller99:
I was driving to the airport one day and decided to use map on my HTC HD7. I don't know if its my phone company's fault or my phone.

1)The refresh rate on my phone was so slow i couldn't even see where im going on my phone

2)For some reason when I enabled always facing where my car is facing the Map app on Wp7 doesn't work at all

3)The voice which is suppose to help you doesn't work at all.

I gave up using the map app on my phone and switched to Outdoor navigation instead
[Windows Phone 7 General] ninjy:
Same here, some street numbers are inverted... almost missed a meeting...
[Windows Phone 7 General] uvspy:
I've had a long list of experiences where bing maps gave the wrong street, city, ghost locations, etc and I have come to the realization that I can't trust it... I use it for directions in the city (nyc), and you would think that businesses would be well mapped. Oh well... maybe ovi maps can step up to google maps :/
[Windows Phone 7 General] svtfmook:
searching "fedex drop off location" took me to dairy queen last night. needless to say, the package was late, but, i got an oreo blizzard. so i'm torn with bing maps right now. yes, i missed my shipment, but, i got a blizzard...

it was like, "sorry i screwed you up, here's some ice cream to make you feel better... by the way, you got $2.99 i can borrow?"
[Windows Phone 7 General] Aphasaic2002:
Count yourself lucky if Bing Maps or Local Scout actually works in your country. They're *still* broken in most regions of the world.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
Happens to me all the time. Even if I type it right into the map search.

That's why I always find it on google maps on a desktop first, then crosscheck it with the Bing result. I don't trust it. Probably never will.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MJCS:
Yeah typing the full address is usually important but I tend to leave out the city and state and just do 4010 Silverheels Dr 80498 reason being is there are sometimes cities or sub divisions near eachother that contain the same name and can have the same street name. This is why UPS/FEDEX/USPS don't give a hoot about your city name (that is really just there for you) they like to use zip or even better zip + 4.

Now it sounds strange but look up your friends address http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_0_results.jsp here at the USPS. It dosent exist!

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Ok so now this is funny. Go lookup "80498" in google maps. Now look it up in Bing. Now with yahoo.

They all place 80498 in roughly the same place.

You will notice that that center is over 25 miles away (via roads) to the city you were looking for. 80498 shares the same zip as Heeney, CO.

I would consider 80498 as a rural area and therefore the single zip code covers a very very big area. Bing's Default search radius is somewhere between 5-15 miles. There definately is a bug in how Bing Mobile resolves a typo (yeah if you typed it right you would have gotten there right away).

The way Tom Tom (for example) looks up address is in logical order:

State -> City -> Street -> Building Number.

GPS' have to do this so they give you context and a filtered view. Imagine if you started typing 4010 how many address would popup!

Anyways...just submit a bug report by clicking the address in the map clicking the "..."'s and then clicking suggest changes. They will change it for you.

Don't think that Bing is the only one that screws up however, I've seen Google, yahoo, mapquest (yeah remember them?), Waze, TomTom, and garmin all give me wrong directions.
[Windows Phone 7 General] xzevious:
I guess they must have fixed this, I got linked to this discussion from another thread, yet when I tried it on my HD7 (TMOUS 8107), it automatically corrected it for me from the bing maps search and showed me the same thing the web app does (although it didn't warn me like the web app that it was corrected). Just for giggles I emailed the address to myself to see if it was a link related thing and got the same correct result. I noticed how old the thread is but just wanted to say that it looks like it was fixed at some point (which is an assumption since I never got to see it broken). Perhaps the partnership with Nokia included address resolution logic changes?

4010 Silverheels Dr, Silverthorn, CO 80498
[Windows Phone 7 General] NeuroXT:
My list of Bing Maps frustrations:

- It doesn't map a route from one country to another, otherwise everything works well.

Wouldnt it be fab if Bing can actually route directions from your location to another, worldwide? Like with public transits included from and to.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
That is a shame that Microsoft's own secrutity retrictions on API's is making Bing Maps crap. MS needs to get off of it's high horse and stop retricting the phone so much and then maybe they will sale more. I'm still not happy with the fact that you have to listen and tap for the next instructions on it agg :mad: even my old crappy WM6.0 had a better map navigation than this.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
Weird. You're not the first person to mention this, but I, for one, don't have to tap for the next instructions.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
Thanks for reviving this thread. You are correct - I went to the original text message I received from way back in December, the one with the misspelled address that Windows Phone was smart enough to recognize an address and hyperlink to maps. Sure enough, I tapped it and it now points to the correct location.

I guess this is a server side fix, because heaven knows AT&T hasn't sent me an update for my Titan since December.