Have they got any pay@pump terminals? Not seen one here...
If they did up the contactless limit that would be great to pay, otherwise (unless my car's in the garage and I have a hire car) no good for me as my fuel is always over £20/£30..
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If they did up the contactless limit that would be great to pay, otherwise (unless my car's in the garage and I have a hire car) no good for me as my fuel is always over £20/£30..
How do you go back? I installed the beta and the battery life is horrible, when I tried to restore the backup it said something like "this won't update your firmware"?
You need to do a restore in recovery mode to get back to 8.4, then you can restore the backup.
Yup, it's on the terminal, so I would expect that limit to not exist in the US...
A couple of tweets from Matt Brian at Engadget UK giving further credence to a launch this Tuesday:
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842280590049281
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842492402388992
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842280590049281
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842492402388992
Interesting to see his comment about seeing Barclays own solution stalling. I worked at Natwest back in the mid 90s just when the mondex trial in Swindon was coming to an end. Our shop & restaurant (was in IT HQ in London) had their own version (byte) which worked a treat - made paying for food so much faster... And that was 20 years ago
My local Co-Op is also contactless so will be trying it out there Tuesday. Not too long to go now. My local BP Garage is only contactless inside. They don't have a Pay at Pump facility.
A couple of tweets from Matt Brian at Engadget UK giving further credence to a launch this Tuesday:
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842280590049281
https://twitter.com/m4tt/status/619842492402388992
I've posted this in the Barclays thread but it probably belongs in here. Can't add cards yet.
In other news the American Express UKPay site is live
From the FAQ
Which American Express Cards are eligible for Apple Pay?
- An eligible Card is an active UK American Express issued Personal or Small Business Credit or Charge Card
- Your current Card does not need to be contactless in order to use Apple Pay
- American Express Corporate Cards and Pre-paid Cards are not eligible
- See how to add your Card now
Getting quite excited now. I've got Wednesday off work, so no doubt I'll go out and find somewhere just to use Apple Pay aha.
I thought the current limit in the UK was due to the terminals and the limit imposed by the banks? Once the bank limit is lifted, compatible terminals will have no limit. But ones with the old software will still?
It's a combo of both, I believe. The software is dictated by Visa/MasterCard. Visa/Mastercard reps have said that retailers can disregard the limit, saying that they need to get the latest terminal software
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134205-apple-pay-uk-some-retailers-to-ditch-20-contactless-limit
See my earlier post. I've reposted it here for you...
So yes. Apple Pay is already baked into iOS. It just needs the JSON updated on Apple's end to enable the U.K.
My watch has suddenly started displaying the apple pay logo and says I should add a card with my phone. Phone isn't allowing right now though.
Nothing on mine, did you do anything special? (I don't even have the option of 'Passbook and Apple Pay' on my phone settings yet, without changing regions I mean.)
No i didn't do anything. It's just the watch though. Nothing has changed on phone.
Mine has been saying that for days, when I go onto my iPhone and go to Apple Watch > Passbook & Apple Pay > Add Credit or Debit Card it simply tells me that my issuer does not offer support for this card.