One of the problems Bitcoin help to solve - page 2.

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Quote from: franky1 on January 22, 2017, 09:24:32 AM

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Quote from: SmartIphone on January 22, 2017, 08:46:37 AM

Sorry to hear that this happened to you. Yeah, bitcoin solves many problems including this.
And I like the franky1 proposation of making the payments through NFC like ApplePay and many similar services.

I have no doubt in my mind that it's going to happen,bitcoin adoption is now widespread and a global phenomenom,soon we will see investors creating gadgets like this in the future,but it would take a lot of money to do this .

to make a prototype smartwatch/wristband costs under $100 (minus labour)

to have a production ready wristband that has processing power to receive UTXO and send out signed tx can be achieved for well under $50

I think that this can be achieved easily, the hardware can be easily customized with bitcoin logo etc.
Also just need some developers to develop a prototype like you say and boom a kickstarter project and it succeed

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Interesting, I'm just thinking that the lifecycle of technology nowadays is very short. I once had issue with my card also but mine didn't last hours like yours

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Quote from: coin-investor on January 22, 2017, 09:20:15 AM

Quote from: SmartIphone on January 22, 2017, 08:46:37 AM

Sorry to hear that this happened to you. Yeah, bitcoin solves many problems including this.
And I like the franky1 proposation of making the payments through NFC like ApplePay and many similar services.

I have no doubt in my mind that it's going to happen,bitcoin adoption is now widespread and a global phenomenom,soon we will see investors creating gadgets like this in the future,but it would take a lot of money to do this .

to make a prototype smartwatch/wristband costs under $100 (minus labour)

to have a production ready wristband that has processing power to receive UTXO and send out signed tx can be achieved for well under $50

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Quote from: SmartIphone on January 22, 2017, 08:46:37 AM

Sorry to hear that this happened to you. Yeah, bitcoin solves many problems including this.
And I like the franky1 proposation of making the payments through NFC like ApplePay and many similar services.

I have no doubt in my mind that it's going to happen,bitcoin adoption is now widespread and a global phenomenom,soon we will see investors creating gadgets like this in the future,but it would take a lot of money to do this .

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Quote from: Kprawn on January 22, 2017, 09:01:46 AM

The point is,

Bitcoin eliminate the need for a physical media that can be damaged.

dont get me wrong i understand the premiss your aiming for. but..

mobile phones are indestructible? batteries never need to charge? screens never crack? phones never stolen? the list goes on.

and then the utility part of making a tx when the 'tool' is not damaged.
handing over a piece of plastic
vs
having to type in decimals and calculate a fee scan a qr code and press send and then wait for merchant to see the tx..

dont get me wrong i understand the premiss your aiming for. but when you run scenarios of talking to people with such adverts of benefits of bitcoin, and hear their objections and rebuttles of actual real issues, you become aware of the real issues.

bitcoin still needs to revamp how people buy things to be competitor of the 'ease of use and less hassle' benefit.. its just not there yet

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Quote from: Ironsides on January 22, 2017, 09:06:58 AM

yeah I hope bitcoin makes frigging banks dissapear in a few years

Banks are there because there are people who trust them enough to tolerate all the fees and inconveniences, with how Bitcoin has fluctuated over the past few months no one would trust their lifesavings in Bitcoin. With that said if Bitcoin does stabilize a chunk of the current community would probably scruffle off too

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yeah I hope bitcoin makes frigging banks dissapear in a few years

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Quote from: franky1 on January 22, 2017, 08:33:38 AM

unless its a "store card" eg walmart branded visa credit card, you are understating the time frame..
usually card issuers mail a new card which can take 10 days.

also shops using old magnetic strips have the capability to manually process using the long embossed numbers on the front side of card, taking minutes

but as you also stated FIAT economy has already bypassed the magnetic strip dilemma by having touchless NFC cards and chip and pin cards.
barclays UK also have a work around in the form of an app, called pingit, aswell as apps like (applepay) as solutions to plastic card damage.
and now even NFC wristbands,phones instead of plastic cards

so you are not using a good example for a thing bitcoin solves.

bitcoin is actually behind fiat in the ability to make a transaction. bitcoins transaction creation mechanism(user interface) and private key store, needs an overhaul.

also trying to find advantages of bitcoin to talk about in a bitcoin forum. is just preaching to the converted. theres no point advertising bitcoin to those of us already using bitcoin. whats needed are real solutions to real problems even we notice.

Banks moved on yes, but some clothing chains and other merchants still use the old magnetic strip. {It might be cheaper} The point is,

Bitcoin eliminate the need for a physical media that can be damaged. My card was for a clothing retail shop, and their procedure allow for a

immediate card swap, when your card fails. { in theory } The reality is, you have to pay for the replacement and because they had their own

employees "creating" cards from blanks for themselves... you have to contact their head office and jump through hoops to get it verified and

then swapped for a new one. Roll Eyes

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Quote from: Kprawn on January 22, 2017, 08:15:27 AM

How many of you have visited some merchant with your card, and when the teller swipes your card, the magnetic strip is damaged? Some

cards still make use of the magnetic strip and not the chip. I had this problem last week, and I had to wait 3 hours for it to be replaced. You

first have to phone the customer care at the "Head Office" branch to verify your identity, before the shop assistant can replace your card.

This is VERY frustrating, if you are in a hurry. Bitcoin eliminate all the hassles with physical cards and the fraud associated with this.

In Britain never, because all cards have chip and pin...

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Sorry to hear that this happened to you. Yeah, bitcoin solves many problems including this.
And I like the franky1 proposation of making the payments through NFC like ApplePay and many similar services.

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There is a manual verification depends on the bank where authentication is only requirements so a person can show only their ID or any kinds of authorization as a proof and transactions will go on processed. But Im not saying that this kind of solution is the best solution. Also banks today are upgrading their all card features into a chip one.

Anyways Im agree that bitcoin is fit for this kind of thing erasing that kind of problem. Unfortunately it's not present as a whole but who knows that there will be a merchant/s someday that is fine with playing with the price volatility of bitcoin.

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everything you said is 100% correct, I can't dare to deny them. but the main question is "How to use bitcoin in those shops than"?
when we decide to use bitcoin to shop we again stuck on that point that we need to exchange/convert bitcoin to fiat or we have to load our credit cards to use bitcoin..

I agree that bitcoin is the sulotion of these problems,.. but how to solve the problem of not usable of bitcoin.?

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Quote from: Kprawn on January 22, 2017, 08:15:27 AM

i'd say this is poor design!
i just checked my cards (and i have 3 from 3 different banks) and the magnetic strip is nothing like this one and i even tried to damage it with my fingernail and failed!

and to be honest i have never experienced this problem before!

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Quote from: franky1 on December 31, 2016, 05:17:18 AM

advertising bitcoin is not the problem.

using bitcoin is.
it needs to be simplified!!
even hardware wallets need to be revamped. the issue is that it is too cumbersome, complicated and needs downloads/browser extensions or server access.. plus needing to copy and paste lengthy gobbledegook addresses and decimal numbers

but there is a solution, should someone want to do it.
SMART WATCHES/FITBIT wristbands

Quote from: franky1 on December 30, 2016, 02:24:10 PM

advantages
no software touches the device
private keys remain hidden
the device is wearable (new fashion craze=popular)
making a tx is as simple as shaking your wrist
no need to understand the mechanics of bitcoin to use it

just google "programmable smart watches with NFC" and you'll see the tech is available.

barclays are ahead of the game. first they are doing it with their native fiat payment method,
https://www.shop.bpay.co.uk/categories/buy-bpay/product/wristband/wristband

but barclays is knee's deep in hyperldger so next will be a hyperledger wristband, which will make hyperledger (bitcoins altcoin(banker) competitor) appealing to people that are not paranoid geeks

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Your right bitcoin does do away with some of these 20th century problems but it also offers up a few of its own, like the battery dying when your out and about to buy something, others around security . Shocked

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unless its a "store card" eg walmart branded visa credit card, you are understating the time frame..
usually card issuers mail a new card which can take 10 days.

also shops using old magnetic strips have the capability to manually process using the long embossed numbers on the front side of card, taking minutes

but as you also stated FIAT economy has already bypassed the magnetic strip dilemma by having touchless NFC cards and chip and pin cards.
barclays UK also have a work around in the form of an app, called pingit, aswell as apps like (applepay) as solutions to plastic card damage.
and now even NFC wristbands,phones instead of plastic cards

so you are not using a good example for a thing bitcoin solves.

bitcoin is actually behind fiat in the ability to make a transaction. bitcoins transaction creation mechanism(user interface) and private key store, needs an overhaul.

also trying to find advantages of bitcoin to talk about in a bitcoin forum. is just preaching to the converted. theres no point advertising bitcoin to those of us already using bitcoin. whats needed are real solutions to real problems even we notice.

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How many of you have visited some merchant with your card, and when the teller swipes your card, the magnetic strip is damaged? Some

cards still make use of the magnetic strip and not the chip. I had this problem last week, and I had to wait 3 hours for it to be replaced. You

first have to phone the customer care at the "Head Office" branch to verify your identity, before the shop assistant can replace your card.

This is VERY frustrating, if you are in a hurry. Bitcoin eliminate all the hassles with physical cards and the fraud associated with this.

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