When Verizon would announce the support to Samsung Pay?
Yes please. Allow us to choose. Samsung Pay will work with magnetic readers out of the gate, which will make it extremely accessible to pay at most all retialers. Verizon, please provide us with this support for our Samsung S6 devices.
I have never had an issue using Google Wallet. If the place doesn't have tap to pay machines then no tap to pay app will work. I use it at McDonald's, Walgreens, vending machines and pretty much anywhere I can. At first it was SoftCard now it's Google Wallet. You can use what you want but don't blame Verizon when you have issues transferring your accounts from a Samsung device to a non-Samsung device.
I have had Verizon for quite a while now, but this idea that they should control what services are available to the customer when the phone they sold us had the selling point of this function is ridiculous. The samsung pay function was one of the reasons I went with the S6 edge. i will seriously be looking at another carrier for all the phones on my plan if this is not made available.
Verizon never advertised Samsung Pay as compatible.
Any reasonable person would assume that a product they purchase will arrive as advertised, unless stated otherwise. Verizon did not run separate advertising campaigns for this device, or state that there would be a running list of things that would not function. By virtue of the device's name alone, one would expect the phone to come as adverised by Samsung. There was absolutely no transparency in Verizon's sale or marketing of their Galaxy s6, especially for those that preordered. I'll wait a little longer to see what they plan to do. I am NOT on contract.
That would be Samsung and not Verizon. Their advertising campaign is their own not the carriers. Samsung does have disclaimers saying see (this place) for details. It's already been shown all advertising is owned and copyrighted by Samsung. There's also a disclaimer on every carrier saying to check Samsung for more details. People SHOULD have known.
The sales person at Verizon did list this as one of the features I would receive. The sales person represent verizon so yes I bought my phone on the list of features listed by verizon and samsung!!! I think at the least verizon owes me a free wallet case or wireless charger
The rep doesn't matter sadly. If you took it to court for example this is what will happen. Verizon will show it was never authorized and the materials they trained the rep with didn't have that material.
Now the court will see it was never implied by the company and would have the rep held liable and not Verizon. Also the service agreement even tells you to make sure you get everything in writing and don't always believe in reps.
Going to give an example as to why the law is setup this way.
Say I worked for you. I didn't authorize me to tell people if they bought your product you'll get $1000 in the mail. Now should you be held liable if you ever gave that authorization? Just some food for thought.
People should have known what? That Verizon is selling a different Samsung Galaxy S6 than the one advertised by Samsung? Verizon needs to run their own advertising campaign. OR be more transparent and stop playing these games with their customers. Why has Verizon not said from the very beginning what featured would be left out of the Samsung Galaxy s6 that they are selling-- and for the full price at that?
No they don't. It's not their product. Why should the hey advertise a product that is not theirs. They advertise their network which is their product.
Little know that logo on the phone that belongs to the carrier is remnants of a time when you had to do it when you couldn't have multiple frequencies on a phone. It was to let people know which specific carrier it would work on. At the year progressed it still does this but now devices can be unlocked to use on a multitude of carriers. It's an old habit that eventually will die out. We are already progressing into the 1 device for all carriers. Our main Android OEM don't want it honestly. They won't be able to charge for features like they do.
I don't think everybody in this thread is understanding the difference between Samsung Pay and Google Wallet(Android Pay). Google wallet uses NFC only to make the payments. Samsung Pay uses Magnetic Stripe Mirroring. So anywhere that you can use a debit/credit card (anywhere with a magnetic stripe reader) you can use samsung pay. There is no need for the retailer to do any changes to their hardware or payment acceptance procedures. They will simply see it the exact same way as they see a credit/debit card depending on which card you have selected as your default.
We know the difference, and have for a long time now.
Also, don't forget, when paying by credit, some retailers ask for ID, so...so much for that saved step in the checkout process.
I've had a lady question me when I used it. I had to take out my ID and my card I had set up as default. Spent 10 minutes explaining to her. She thought I was hacking the terminal.
Yes I use Samsung Pay beta. Yes I have a Note 5 for 2 of the 4 major carriers. I see this happening more than a handful of times. I just pulled it out to test it here and there. I don't see a large adoption rate even for Samsung Pay.
The only reason to ask for ID is for the retailers verify ID in place of a signature verification when the card is not signed. You have bio-metrically verified your ID on the device. What would they compare the ID to if they asked for it? The image on your phone screen? I agree it may be an education issue for some retailers that previously have required ID in the past but they will adapt and learn the more interaction they have with the devices. The card number that was used for the purchase is not the card number sent to their terminal so showing that wouldn't be helpful unless we are trying to educate them.
I do not see Samsung Pay as an option to get rid of my wallet. I see it as an option to be a more convenient method of payment than to try and fish my wallet out of my back pocket when I am sitting on it in a drive through at retailers that claim they support Apple Pay and Android Pay (stickers on the drive thru window) but they don't have their NFC readers enabled. My phone is already out of my phone clip and in my wireless charging vehicle mount and easily accessible. This is just an example of where it can be useful and far more useful than NFC (Apple Pay and Android Pay, etc), others are available.
All of this non-verifiable fingerprint-payment and swiping is reason for concern as it pertains to fraud and the liability of the business that accepts it.
You must obviously work for Vzw (Undercover Boss moves) or something because you're defending them to no end!! If you aren't interested in Samsung Pay, please state that and move on. For those that are wanting something that is offered by the other "lesser" carriers, we as consumers should be privileged to that service. Just as Vzw offered us those nifty lil apps (VZ Navigator, Caller Tunes, etc), we have the right and OPTION to disable or use them at our discretion. Don't get the right to choose and having something taken away (not offered) twisted.
I'm all for open and competitive commerce. Maybe one day I will want to spend my money on a Samsung device solely with the intention of paying for items with my phone. If that day should come, it'd be great to have that ability to do so.
I love mobile payments, whether they be NFC or MST. I do prefer the MST option that LoopPay (Samsung Pay) has given me. I've tried NFC payments and find I am limited on where I can use it and also, the requirement of a cellular signal for it to work. Where I live, the signal is not strong enough in parts of the city and especially inside a retail store, so even if they do accept NFC payments, without the signal it does not work.
I've been using LoopPay for months and have to say it is wonderful.; There are only a couple of places I can't use it (ATM machines, gas stations and anywhere you have to insert a card). This would be the same for NFC unless the retailer has special equipment. I admit it is cool to walk up to an NFC Coke machine and just tap my phone and get a drink. I digress. When I use my LoopPay card, most people look at me and wonder what just happened. It is great. The places I use it at regularly love it.
So, when I heard that Samsung Pay would be on the Samsung S6 Edge later this year I purchased that phone. Now to find out that Verizon may not allow it, while the other carriers will, is quite a letdown. I doubt I change carriers because of this since I can still use my LoopPay fob, however it will sway my decision in the future when shopping around for a new carrier.
I was also very excited to hear the new Galaxy Gear S2 wearable would allow Samsung Pay. Is this true? If so I will purchase that, but if Verizon won't allow Samsung Pay, then I will not.
In short, all mobile payments are wonderful and freeing. NFC at this time does not work well for me, but I'm sure it is perfectly fine for others. MST is my choice since I use it now, it just works well and it doesn't depend on a phone signal. The forecast for mobile payments in the next 1-2 years is huge and hopefully standards are created and carriers will allow their customers to use what they want.
Samsung pay was one of the contributing factors when I bought the gs6. I want that feature. You black listed Google wallet when I really wanted it back in the day and had to root to do so until you finally came to your "senses" and made it available. Don't delay. Say yes to Samsung pay and put this to rest. Been a Verizon customer for over 10 years and have a family plan so you've been making hand over fist of cash from me. Give us what we deserve.
P.s. Just created my vw community screen name just for this.
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