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Peter (behind podium): "Ha! Hey Lois, 'Diamond Jim Brady' over here just asked if we accept Discover card!"

Lois (from kitchen): "OOOOH, they're in an exclusive club called 'anybody!'"

Peter: "Yeah! No, no no, I don't think so. You know, I would rather take two live chickens than your fly-by-night credit card. I would rather take a jar of pennies that's value is less than the amount of your bill."

Customer: "Well you don't have to insult me!"

Peter: "No, no no, you're gonna stand there and listen to all the funny things I would take instead of your credit card." ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Yeah, to be able to trim down the contents of my pocket to a slim candybar phone would be great. And a handkerchief of course.

We aren't yet at a 100% cashless society just yet, and maybe that's a good thing. Lots of issues with giving a bank 100% control over your every transaction, and charging you a small tax on it.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
Pretty much this]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/:rolleyes: Then give them your card. This is more for something quick, like vending machines, supermarket checkout, etc, where you're more likely to have your phone out.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
And I don't think you'd hand your phone over, I would imagine you'd be able to complete the transaction almost anywhere in the store or restaurant. If not, just go up to the counter and do it without ever letting go of your phone.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
@Yankiwi Karin How else do you pay for something at a restaurant then w/o giving it to the wait staff? My concern is for wait staff HANDLING my phone, not running off with my phone

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I'm in but I've got zero interest in paying for the privilege. Hopefully this is heavily subsidized between the involved companies and not something the consumer is going to jacked on.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
Somehow the South Koreans and other Asian countries have been able to integrate this technology into their society.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Maybe you can secure it with a password.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
You're right on that. It just a little more secure than bring plastic card around, but the problem remain how it actually work. If it just display your credit card information on-screen then that is a fail (I can easily fake that). If they had an additional add-ons hardware (much like the iphone credit card add-ons) that verified the information then it might work.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
"This would require all-new readers for merchants and embedded NFC chips in phones, but we reckon plenty of people might be happy to pay a small premium to streamline their lives that little bit more and leave the plastic behind."

Please read articles before commenting.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/I completely agree.

A good idea, yes.

Any premium, however small to the bank or the networks. ---- NO, NO, NO.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
http://www.stopabductions.com/]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
So with this in mind, I think I'd prefer it in my phone. Of course, I don't think I'll be lending my phone to anyone.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/

Man, carrying AND a cell phone is just too much work. Yes please, consolidate everything, especially my financial transactions onto the same insecure device that's spied on by the NSA, tracks my every move, contains contact information to every person I know, and is easily identifiable specifically to me. How could this ever possibly come back to hurt me?
]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
Tell me this, are tin foil hats as uncomfortable to wear as they look?]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
Right, burnt bacon, just roll your eyes at everything I said because it clearly isn't true. What was I thinking -- bringing facts and foresight to the discussion when clearly, convenience is what matters more?

Then when you consider something like this is commercially available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSI-catcher

You begin to realize how insanely stupid it is bring financial transactions onto your cell phone, in America... Land of the highest crime rates, shittiest network security and most fraudulent financial services. I'm all for progress but really, it works in Japan and South Korea because their cultures are totally, TOTALLY different from ours. The only real similarity is capitalism, that's it.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/
Because the NSA can't just look at your bank account?]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/

]]>Aug 2nd 2010 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/And a guy can hack an ATM machine via remote desktop from his laptop, collecting your card info and PIN, and able to do transfers too.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-transform-your-smartphone/Aug 2nd 2010 5:30AM