Mobile Payments : Do You Trust It ?

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Mobile Payments.

At first, i will admit i was extremely skeptical about using my Smartphone's NFC feature to process payments from my bank account. 

Anyone with the smallest amount of paranoia would. However, i have used Apple, Android and Samsung Pay, and although some businesses are slow to accept mobile payments at the moment, it is extremely apparent that NFC payments are the Future.

So lets break down each one a little bit,

First let me say that most payment systems like the ones listed below, are best used with fingerprint verification for added security.

• Apple Pay

Apple Pay, for lack of a better explanation, is one of the more simpler avenues to use, you input your debit card information, gain a verification through your bank and you should be good to go, ONLY if the business you are patronizing accepts NFC payments that are compatible with Apple's corresponding technology.

• Android Pay

Similar story, Android Pay is micromanaged through Google, being compatible and usable with the most banks. It is, However, also limited to business that accept Google's NFC payment tech. 

• Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay is the most impressive of the bunch, it can also be stated that Samsung Pay is the most useful of the other aforementioned payment options. Samsung's new tech allows for payments to be processed without the business or organization having to have NFC tech. 

Let me Explain....

Any card reading machine is compatible with Samsung pay, if the machine allows you to swipe, can just place your phone near the area where you would normally swipe your card, and your device sends a signal similar to the one it receives when a card is swiped. 

Now, the only drawback is that Samsung Pay is limited to only just a handful of banks at the moment, most likely because other companies have placed some stock in Apple Pay, only because it was first on the scene. I'm guessing that it wasn't considered that Apple Pay wouldn't take off like it was supposed to. which causes Samsung to be limited to banks that haven't made a deal with apple yet. 

but that's just a personal theory of mine.

All of these payment systems provide you with a digital card number so that your actual card number isn't used in the transaction, think of it as a additional middle man for added security

when you put it all in perspective, Mobile Payments are more than the future, Samsung/Google/Android are presenting a new way of life for us as customers, Smartphones are consistently developing into All-In-One devices, and one day, we may never need wallets again, let alone debit/credit cards.

So what do you think? 

I am a fan of mobile payments, it works for me. Safe, Convenient, not to mention Extremely Cool-looking when used in public...

again...another personal opinion

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Verizon adds $20 to your unlimited data plan.....

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I'm glad you came back. now lets talk about Big Red for a few minutes 

Verizon recently announced that they will implement a $20 increase on customers with the "grandfathered" unlimited data plan. 

Details on why are still being researched but, rumor has it that this move will allow their customers to upgrade safely without losing their unlimited data in the process. 

which means, that with a small down payment and sequential monthly payments (with that additional $20) Verizon customers can hold on to that data for just a little while longer.

Now, listen. I dont know if this will bring back the unlimited data option, because apparently there are alot of people who have managed to hold on to this grandfathered data. With this development, it might be in Verizon's best interest to reintroduce unlimited data as an option, but for an extra $20, throttling data after 22GB of use (allegedly).

Nevertheless, Verizon is the only company that still offers reliable (even if grandfathered) unlimited data that actually reaches the places that it claims to. Unlike other companies that make the same claim....*cough* (Sprint) *cough*..... XD

only time will tell us exactly how long this will last..

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These have been your technological announcements for Wednesday October 14th, 2015

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TechExpo' Season 6 - What Happened..(while I was away)

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A lot has changed in such a short time. So let me explain somethings.

Now, TechExpo' is ran solely by me (Matthew Rischer), and i have great expectations for the future. I'm back from my small holiday (eh a few months longer than planned), and i look forward to providing all those that are readers with the most up to date technological news. 

I only ask that you guys continue to be patient with me, as i am arranging my life accordingly to fit everything in its respective place.

So lets get in to a little news...

Since last we spoke, alot has happened 

The iPhone 6s/6s Plus has made its debut, as well as the Galaxy Note 5, Motorola 360 (2nd Gen), as well as Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), just to name a few major things.

also with the development of mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay. 

Technology is making leaps and bounds into the future, that we may or may not be ready for.

with items like smart washer/dryers to smart-fabric that records your body movement, there are so many things for me to dive in, so with that being said! 

stick around as I do just that!

nothing major in this post just one big ol Welcome Back! 

These have been your technological announcements for Sunday October 11th, 2015

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