Recent content by Wayne Thomason

For the first time ever I got "NOT AUTHORIZED" at Kroger on both debit and credit. The debit transaction even asked me for a pin and *ACCEPTED* the pin before popping up on the cashier's side as not authorized. I'm hoping it has something to do with being the end of the year. If SP works on...

Thanks for the tip! I use Simple Pay method but I didn't realize you could use it on a black (off) display. I just tried it with my display asleep, swiped up from the home key and voila! It opened my default card on a black screen! Cool!

I used mine at Jason's Deli today and they apparently have a similar setup to the one you describe, where the slot is on the monitor. I placed the back of my phone directly against the back of the payment terminal and it worked as well as placing it on top. It certainly freaked out the cashier...

The front-facing IR sender can be used by BeepNGo, by MoBeam. This app is a loyalty card and coupon wallet that can send the barcode to "ANY" barcode scanner including laser scanners. It displays the barcode on the screen but also activates the IR sender and sends the barcode by pulsing the IR...