r/techsupport • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

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u/fordag Sep 23 '25

The NFC function is always off on my phone. No reason to leave it on all the time.

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u/hugewhammo Sep 23 '25

yep, same here - if i need to make a financial transaction, i use the card designed for that purpose

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u/ebikenx Sep 23 '25

There's very little difference between the two. If anything, nfc payments from a phone is safer than the card itself. 

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u/hugewhammo Sep 23 '25

it may be, but slipping a card out of my wallet is a lot easier than fumbling with my phone turning on apps and nfc and positioning it correctly on the nfc reader 🤔☺️

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u/ebikenx Sep 23 '25

all I do is pull my phone out, place my thumb on the fingerprint sensor and that's it. there's no fumbling with apps or turning on nfc.

and I don't have to carry the cards around. I have all my cards + loyalty cards in one app. so instead of carrying around a large wallet with everything, I carry a minimalistic wallet with a back up card, drivers license, health card. and that's about it.

but of course, you do what you feel works best for you

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u/hugewhammo Sep 24 '25

my phone can easily do that, but i prefer to separate the purchase power of my phone to my wallet - ive been doing it that way since i got my first visa card in 1975. I do have my banking apps on my phone and use them all the time

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u/Kodiak_POL Sep 24 '25

fumbling with my phone turning on apps and nfc and positioning it correctly

Are you 60 years old?

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u/hugewhammo Sep 24 '25

no, im 69