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Apple Pay Apple Pay in the UK
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Same here. Two Natwest cards, used in Boots, Morrisons, and Co-Op worked fine each time.
Yeah, I think the issue is more operator error (as in staff not activating 'contactless' on till)
I've used mine at various places and the only issue I've had is greggs where the woman said they don't have contactless (when they clearly did)
Used in Nandos today for £25, no problem. Nearly every pub I try has contactless and it works (to great amusement: "he just paid with his watch!!")
Most of the media reports have been appealing though, no-one has a clue on the limits. Surely, a simple list would be easy enough to publish?
Also, it's a bit embarrassing asking if a place does contactless payments and then getting all excited about the prospect of paying by watch!
Most of the media reports have been appealing though, no-one has a clue on the limits. Surely, a simple list would be easy enough to publish?
Also, it's a bit embarrassing asking if a place does contactless payments and then getting all excited about the prospect of paying by watch!
I completely agree with this. It's more about retailer employees not actually knowing about contactless and how to enable this feature on their till.
A lot of employees seem to be CLUELESS about contactless payments.
I see people with contactless cards paying for shopping less than £20 using chip and pin. The retailer should at least educate the customer that they have this option.
They don't because the retailer employee is just as clueless.
you're being a bit harsh, at those wages and those jobs you don't have rocket scientists or tech enthusiasts. A lot of them didn't pay much attention at school. Give them a break.
After failing in Costa in the morning I popped into the Apple Store in Westfield and the test txn worked fine. Waitrose worked like a charm later on so it does vary from place to place. I would say the lady in Costa was very clues up though suggesting it might have been a slow back end connection rather than my watch.
Let's be serious. Employees should get the correct level of training to do the job, this Apple Pay experience is clearly showing that some retailer employees dont even know about contactless payment even though their shop has the facility. How you ever expect them to understand payment via a phone or watch?
The contactless reader in Costa is on side of the machine. Maybe that was the problem.
I've left the house a few times minus my wallet now...living in central London I'm pretty lucky to have contactless everywhere. Travelling is so convenient, I'm finding it's much quicker to use the watch than an oyster on the bus / tube...it seems to register quicker, plus looks pretty damn cool!
Totally loving the reactions I'm getting from cashiers too - hands in the air..."My first Apple Pay...look at his watch!"
Totally loving the reactions I'm getting from cashiers too - hands in the air..."My first Apple Pay...look at his watch!"
I'm still waiting for Barclay's to join the party so can't use my watch yet..although I'm confused as to how you use it to pay. With an iPhone 6 you have to hold your finger on the home button to authenticate the payment I presume? With the watch does it just accept the payment automatically? With no need for Touch ID?
I have a 5s which of course doesn't have the nfc chip although my watch does....sorry for the stupid questions just wondering....
I have a 5s which of course doesn't have the nfc chip although my watch does....sorry for the stupid questions just wondering....
Double click the useless friends button on the watch. It authenticates with your phone and you're good to go. Much better than using the phone to pay.
My Santander card failed the first time I tried to use it - confirmation on the iPhone of the transaction however McD's terminal still demanded payment. Worked a few time after that without issue.
As it happens my Santander card can be used abroad without additional cost - any view if my UK Apple Pay and UK Card will work in the states (and without a limit).
Scrap that last question; answer is YES and YES. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/uk-apple-pay-in-the-usa.1900504/
As it happens my Santander card can be used abroad without additional cost - any view if my UK Apple Pay and UK Card will work in the states (and without a limit).
Scrap that last question; answer is YES and YES. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/uk-apple-pay-in-the-usa.1900504/
Santander Zero. Not sure if they still do it but few other cards on the market can be used abroad without paying a fee.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/credit-cards/travel-credit-cards#bestbuys
I think the Santander Zero card is closed to new customers; it's certainly not listed on their site anymore.
Used AP again in Boots and The Co-Op again today. Can't believe it's been out nearly a week already.
Can't wait to get the AW later on in the year and use that for payments!