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Topic: British pubs accepting bitcoin. (Read 2185 times)

sr. member
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June 10, 2013, 06:20:40 PM
#26
They have wifi in the Devonshire pub (one of the bitcoin-accepting pubs) so you would be able to use your iPod touch there, not sure about the other one in Cambridge...

I used iPhone with blockchain.info app (as a hot wallet with only 1 BTC loaded on it)  Cool
full member
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June 10, 2013, 05:28:02 PM
#25
Surely more people should get on this? Without iPhone support it will never reach the masses. A quick easy way to pay on mobile seems to be the future of bitcoin. Without Apple it's very limited.
Apple is a minority of the smartphone market  Wink It will reach the masses even without this so-called "iphone"  Smiley

legendary
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Ad maiora!
June 09, 2013, 06:11:47 PM
#24
Despite the website looking like something from the 80s

Which is a good thing. I'm sick of all these morons who just finished some course on web design and wanna show off their "skills" and then fill their web sites with all kinds of applets, flash, Java, etc., and the sites end up not showing correctly on a lot of browsers. Unless needed because of their specific purposes, sites should stick to basic, 100% compliant HTML as much as possible. I write all my sites on PSPad, by the way. They may look simple but they work for everyone. If 10% of viewers have trouble viewing your web site, that means 10K less users out of 100K visitors. OK, I've vented it all out now, feeling much better. Cheesy

here's a little something you will enjoy then http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
;-)
legendary
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Ad maiora!
June 09, 2013, 06:05:54 PM
#23
So do you need a particular iphone/Andriod app for that?  Or is it a case of scanning a barcode and sending the relevant amount from a web wallet such as Coinbase?

Any Windows Phone equivalent app?

Not sure about windows phones, but i-phone does not support a mobile wallet. Android phones do though.

Using a web wallet is possible though it is a bit more of a fuss than using a mobile wallet.

There is a petition urging apple to support a bitcoin wallet and you can see/sign it here...

https://www.change.org/petitions/apple-allow-bitcoin-wallets-on-the-iphone
I've got a blockchain.info app on my ipod (I dont use an iphone, ipod + wifi is good enough for my cheap ass) and I keep around 25$ worth of btc in my blockchain wallet when I want to go out and do real-world spending. ofc I haven't found any real place I want to spend money yet as I live in a remote place, but I have tried it out by sending tiny amounts from one wallet client to another by scanning qr codes. Very simple and easy to use.

PS. I will be in Paris all summer and would love to try it out for reals, esp. if I can buy booze. Why do Parisiennes resist adopting the btc so hard? cant find anything there :-(
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June 09, 2013, 05:41:02 PM
#22
Let's drink for Bitcoin.
full member
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Provider of Bitcoin products and services
June 09, 2013, 09:53:50 AM
#21
Even though these pubs are miles away from me. It's still nice to hear that they have opted for then Bitcoin payment. Yay!

Where are you based?
full member
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June 09, 2013, 09:26:48 AM
#20
but i-phone does not support a mobile wallet.
One can still use blockchain.info's iOS app,
http://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app

This app is much easier to use than a browser based online wallet.
You need to open a free account with blockchain.info, I think.
staff
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June 09, 2013, 09:23:44 AM
#19
Even though these pubs are miles away from me. It's still nice to hear that they have opted for then Bitcoin payment. Yay!
legendary
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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
June 09, 2013, 09:08:16 AM
#18
So do you need a particular iphone/Andriod app for that?  Or is it a case of scanning a barcode and sending the relevant amount from a web wallet such as Coinbase?

Any Windows Phone equivalent app?

Not sure about windows phones, but i-phone does not support a mobile wallet. Android phones do though.

Using a web wallet is possible though it is a bit more of a fuss than using a mobile wallet.

There is a petition urging apple to support a bitcoin wallet and you can see/sign it here...

https://www.change.org/petitions/apple-allow-bitcoin-wallets-on-the-iphone

Surely more people should get on this? Without iPhone support it will never reach the masses. A quick easy way to pay on mobile seems to be the future of bitcoin. Without Apple it's very limited.
Apple is a minority of the smartphone market  Wink It will reach the masses even without this so-called "iphone"  Smiley
hero member
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June 09, 2013, 09:07:18 AM
#17
I have read a few topics on iphone and wallet and i am wondering why this is a problem?

Blockchain.info has their iphone wallet app, and it will serve for this purpose. Or am i a missing something?
I can also not see the point of running a "full" wallet client that demands 30+GB blockchain data either Smiley
sr. member
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June 09, 2013, 09:01:27 AM
#16
Added on www.coinmap.org
legendary
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Monero Core Team
June 08, 2013, 07:33:09 PM
#15
Surely more people should get on this? Without iPhone support it will never reach the masses. A quick easy way to pay on mobile seems to be the future of bitcoin. Without Apple it's very limited.

It could easily be a complete waste of time. Why would anyone spend the time and effort to develop Bitcoin iPhone apps only to have Apple censor them? In any case iPhone is fast loosing market share to Android. Bitcoin will reach the masses in mobile payments in-spite of Apple's censorship; however Bitcoin may take down Apple in the process.

All that is needed to some limited support for jailbroken IOS devices. The market will take care of the rest.
hero member
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June 08, 2013, 07:22:58 PM
#14
Despite the website looking like something from the 80s

Which is a good thing. I'm sick of all these morons who just finished some course on web design and wanna show off their "skills" and then fill their web sites with all kinds of applets, flash, Java, etc., and the sites end up not showing correctly on a lot of browsers. Unless needed because of their specific purposes, sites should stick to basic, 100% compliant HTML as much as possible. I write all my sites on PSPad, by the way. They may look simple but they work for everyone. If 10% of viewers have trouble viewing your web site, that means 10K less users out of 100K visitors. OK, I've vented it all out now, feeling much better. Cheesy

+1 Smiley
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It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.
June 08, 2013, 07:18:39 PM
#13
So do you need a particular iphone/Andriod app for that?  Or is it a case of scanning a barcode and sending the relevant amount from a web wallet such as Coinbase?

Any Windows Phone equivalent app?

Not sure about windows phones, but i-phone does not support a mobile wallet. Android phones do though.

Using a web wallet is possible though it is a bit more of a fuss than using a mobile wallet.

There is a petition urging apple to support a bitcoin wallet and you can see/sign it here...

https://www.change.org/petitions/apple-allow-bitcoin-wallets-on-the-iphone

Surely more people should get on this? Without iPhone support it will never reach the masses. A quick easy way to pay on mobile seems to be the future of bitcoin. Without Apple it's very limited.
legendary
Activity: 2282
Merit: 1050
Monero Core Team
June 08, 2013, 06:45:54 PM
#12
Despite the website looking like something from the 80s

Which is a good thing. I'm sick of all these morons who just finished some course on web design and wanna show off their "skills" and then fill their web sites with all kinds of applets, flash, Java, etc., and the sites end up not showing correctly on a lot of browsers. Unless needed because of their specific purposes, sites should stick to basic, 100% compliant HTML as much as possible. I write all my sites on PSPad, by the way. They may look simple but they work for everyone. If 10% of viewers have trouble viewing your web site, that means 10K less users out of 100K visitors. OK, I've vented it all out now, feeling much better. Cheesy

+1
newbie
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Merit: 0
June 08, 2013, 06:25:58 PM
#11
Despite the website looking like something from the 80s

Which is a good thing. I'm sick of all these morons who just finished some course on web design and wanna show off their "skills" and then fill their web sites with all kinds of applets, flash, Java, etc., and the sites end up not showing correctly on a lot of browsers. Unless needed because of their specific purposes, sites should stick to basic, 100% compliant HTML as much as possible. I write all my sites on PSPad, by the way. They may look simple but they work for everyone. If 10% of viewers have trouble viewing your web site, that means 10K less users out of 100K visitors. OK, I've vented it all out now, feeling much better. Cheesy
legendary
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Merit: 1050
Monero Core Team
June 08, 2013, 04:40:31 PM
#10
So do you need a particular iphone/Andriod app for that?  Or is it a case of scanning a barcode and sending the relevant amount from a web wallet such as Coinbase?

Any Windows Phone equivalent app?

Apple has censored Bitcoin and I would not be surprised if Microsoft does the same given the direction they are heading with Windows 8 RT and "secure boot". The best choices are Android or a phone based on a GNU/Linux OS such as Ubuntu that cannot be censored by some multi-national corporation.
hero member
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June 08, 2013, 03:29:22 PM
#9
They display or print out a QR code for you to send funds to.  Doesn't really matter how you do it, as long as the transaction is broadcast immediately.  They say it worked well with the Android Bitcoin Wallet in their tests.

http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/bitcoin.html
sr. member
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June 08, 2013, 12:53:03 PM
#8
That's the first time I've ever genuinely considered wanting to go to a pub, those lot get my respect.

Going to a pub that has good food and good beer is one of lifes great pleasures I think. Why would you not want to go?

Some people do not see it that. But I ask the same questions myself. People do not understand why I enjoy picking up girls as opposed to sitting at home/work. They think its weird n creepy. Oh well more hot girls for me to play with, more pubs, beer, food for me.

Im a greedy dog.
legendary
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amarha
June 08, 2013, 12:07:47 PM
#7
That's the first time I've ever genuinely considered wanting to go to a pub, those lot get my respect.

Going to a pub that has good food and good beer is one of lifes great pleasures I think. Why would you not want to go?
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