Anyone use Samsung Pay a lot?

[anon(5630457)]

I just started using Samsung Pay yesterday and holy cow is it ever convenient! The chip reader takes forever and all I need to do with this touch my phone to the card reader and away I go! I can't imagine my life without it at this point.

 

[the_munc_e]

I usually confirm with the cashier Whether to it the green circle or red X for credit I don't think I've ever run into a case where that wasn't an option

Cashier's around here are horrible for the most part. Hell, people around here are pretty unfriendly as a whole.

 

[dabaum]

Use it almost every day.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Use it almost every day.

 

[Ca_lvn]

So I found out the two places it didn't work with Tap & Pay at the pump don't have them hooked up yet, hate when I actually have to use a card

 

[shaneontherocks]

i was able to get the trick to work, but i got a notification of $0.00 payment.

wait, what trick????

 

[11B1P]

wait, what trick????

Hold your phone to the card reader with SP active, swipe a card backwards, upside down, any way but the correct way. That activates the mag strip and detects your phone. When you have to pre-pay at the pump, this truck doesn't help as far as paying for the gas. I didn't check my points before I tried it, so I'm not sure if I actually received points.

 

[the_munc_e]

I just want it to work with my debit card

 

[DaHui623]

I use it nearly every day. I got a $50 gift code to Samsung.com in December from points.

 

[LineKill]

I just started using Samsung Pay yesterday and holy cow is it ever convenient! The chip reader takes forever and all I need to do with this touch my phone to the card reader and away I go! I can't imagine my life without it at this point.

It's hard to go back once you've used it

 

[the_munc_e]

I just used the debit card successfully on a vending machine at work idk what gives

 

[pinkivy98]

So I found out the two places it didn't work with Tap & Pay at the pump don't have them hooked up yet, hate when I actually have to use a card

I use Spay so much that I also hate to use my physical card. The other day it did not work at the DMV and another store that I've used it alot with no problems. They had the chip. It's been so long since I've used the chip that I've forgotten it took so long.

 

[pinkivy98]

I just used the debit card successfully on a vending machine at work idk what gives

That's strange because I have really good success with it in stores but I've never been able to get it to work on vending machines.

 

[the_munc_e]

That's strange because I have really good success with it in stores but I've never been able to get it to work on vending machines.

I guess it's bc it ran it as credit and not debit. Idk what the cashiers process is, or if I can select credit myself. Kinda hard to get a cashier to let me play around and see if I can figure it out without them giving me an attitude.

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

I started using Samsung Pay on my S6 and continued to use it on my S7 Edge and now on my S8 Plus. I had a V20 for about 6 months and was using Android Pay on that device. It too works quite well but obviously isn't supported everywhere. I am finding that even in my small State of Vermont, Android Pay works in a ton of places.

 

[AC321]

Using your phone is not anymore convenient than using yours debit card. In fact I found it more of a process to take phone out, unlock, open app, add pin, then spend 20-45 seconds finding the sweet spot, then finally entering in your debit pin and wait for approval. And still it may fail sometimes and you would repeat while getting all sweaty while people behind you are watching to see what the big deal is and why are you taking so darn long attempting this gimmick 3 times while the clerk is resetting the machine for you with each failed attempt. Lol. THIS IS TRUE STORY.

This has been my experience as well, but without the pin. I swipe up, use my fingerprint, and I'd say 3 out of 7 times it doesn't work on the first try, despite trying to line my Note5 up perfectly as the Samsung instructions say. That's when I inevitably hear from the cashier, "we don't have that," and I have to ask if they can try it again, and it usually works the second time. I have also tried putting the phone in place before doing my thumbprint and have found that works a little better, but it's still not perfect. So for a while I was only using it if no one was behind me in line. But lately I've found myself just not wanting to bother. It's just easier to use the card like everyone else, even if it's not quicker (particularly with the chip readers, which seem to take forever). Wish it just worked first time every time.

 

[AC321]

Ok. I broke my cherry today at home Depot. Only to have it fall at Lowe's three times

I had to explain to the cashier I was sorry, if I use it so many times a month I get a $100 gift card. Might have exaggerated a little bit.

Are there any tricks on where to find the phone?

Our Lowes stores have the fat piece of plastic over the card reader. I have never been able to get it to work at Lowes. I just figured the phone ended up too far from the card reader.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Left my phone at home walked to the store made a purchase with my Gear S3 walked back home once the watch reconnected via Bluetooth to the phone SP updated with notifications.
The cashier also asked about the watch , I wear it on my left hand so I half to reach over the Cc reader but it it was on your right wrist nobody would even notice you making a payment

 

[Whiskey619]

My favorite thing is when, 10-30 minutes after I get home, I receive a Samsung pay notification telling me that I can use it to pay at the store I just got home from. Maybe it needs a little fine tuning, so it reminds me while I'm still there?

 

[zyad]

In Canada.... I was using it regularly. Got a $25 gift card from The Bay for using it the first three times... I thought I would be getting Samsung rewards points, but there is no such thing when I log into my account. I guess no Samsung Points in Canada? That sucks.