uphill

Perhaps Apple is testing out just one of the new Apple Silicon Mac Minis as the sole server to handle distribution of this update for the entire world?

Almost makes one nostalgic for the days of dial-up modems. I don't remember even them being quite so slow.

AirParrot has issued an update that is compatible with tvOS 10.2. It works OK for my setup.

edmtrekker wrote: "Now I wait...for June ?? with first use at Starbucks."

I've used ApplePay at Starbucks in the Toronto area for months now. Not that I much like their coffee, but it is not as bad as others like Tim Horton's. Sometimes it is convenient.

I am able to use ApplePay at almost any place now that has contactless machines. There is a little cafe at an apple orchard out in the middle of the country down a minor sideroad in King Township that accepts it but didn't know they did. I enjoy surprising cashiers when I pay with my phone.

adamski said:

am8449 said:

On a side note: has anyone ever used Apple Pay at a restaurant? 

I can't imagine giving the waiter my iPhone to scan at the register. Do they bring the terminal to you?

In Canada they bring the terminal to you, about 99% of the time in my experience.

Why would anyone ever let the waiter take a credit card to their register? This leaves the opportunity for the waiter to write down the card number, expiry date and three-digit security code, and then rush home at the end of the shift and try charging thousands of dollars on an internet shopping site. It happened to me in Florida last year. If a restaurant does not bring the terminal to the table, I always accompany the waiter to the register, Apple Pay or not. Never let a credit card be handled by anyone else!

Prof Peabody posted: "There is not one single bank in Canada that is "on board" with Apple pay.  Not one."

That's true at the moment - but the manager of my (Canadian chartered) bank was rather interested when I told him I would probably not be using their Master Card much any more until I could use it with Apple Pay and that they should try to catch up with the times. And with American Express! It is also true that Amex is not accepted at all Canadian merchants. But I have been very surprised at just how many places I have been able to use Apple Pay. And I am letting the other merchants know that I am choosing their competitors where possible because I prefer the ease and security of Apple Pay.