Mobile payments still 2 to 4 years away, few customers excited

2. itsthenew posted on 22 Dec 2011, 07:59 0 0

I recently just used google wallet to pay for my lunch and while it was neat that it worked (and free since google gave me $10 dollars to start with) it really didn't seem like a time saver to be honest and I won't be putting my credit cards on my phone.

3. ohiojosh78 posted on 22 Dec 2011, 11:39 2 0

So you are worried.about someone getting your credit cards if they swipe your phone but...they would also have your credit.cards if they stole your wallet. At least if they were in your phone you could have password protection that would slow them down till you noticed your phone was missing.

If they swiped your wallet the thief.would have immediate access to purchases.

4. squeeb posted on 22 Dec 2011, 14:13 0 0

Nice feature, but the reality is we won't see it wide spread for some time...I mean look how long it took places like McDonalds to accept credit cards...2004!!!!

5. Skidro13 posted on 22 Dec 2011, 15:09 1 0

I just downloaded the XDA version of Google wallet to my gNex. I didn't put any credit cards on it, but I still had the free $10 dollars from Google. I went to go get breakfast from my local McDonalds and to my surprise there were 2 NFC readers waiting for me! The whole system worked flawlessly. I still will not put on credit cards but i will defiantly be grabbing some cheap gift cards to load up my mobile google wallet.

6. ILikeBubbles posted on 22 Dec 2011, 21:22 0 0

if you can load up google wallet with gift cards that would be AWESOME! although i think in the end when it comes down to it the 'bad' guys are usually about half a step above the 'good' guys. im sure you guys have seen Hackers. :)

anyway. my point is that the strong will consume the weak.. its sort of like viruses and malware on Android i think. what sorts of apps are malware? there are probably a few simple things that could increase security 100x...

but maybe not.. its new enough that remains to be seen.

9. Forsaken77 posted on 23 Dec 2011, 17:06 0 0

I guess this is good just because it's an added way to pay for things but I don't think it will fully catch on at all. Most people are leary about digital purchases because they don't want their info stolen. Alot of people won't ever buy anything online. Plus... it's probably just as easy to pull out you wallet/credit card than it is to do it with your phone. The thing I'd really like to see would be to integrate my drivers' license into my phone with all past traffic violations, that affect my insurance rates, available with a single tap.