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I don’t understand why the hold out companies, Walmart, Home Depot, & Lowe’s to name a few, haven’t activated contactless payments. Yes I know Walmart has “Walmart Pay” but seriously how many people actually use it?

ihatescreennames said:
Min the flip side, the Mobil gas station in town accepts Apple Pay at the pump, which is great. The issue is after holding my watch to the reader I’m still forced to tell them if I’m using credit or debit, then enter my zip code, then decline a car wash, all using the touch controls on the pump. Of course, I still have to handle the nozzle and choose a grade of fuel. If you download the Mobile/Exxon Speed Pass App, you can authorize the pump without having to touch anything. At that point, just have to grab the handle to pump the fuel. 

I trust Apple more then I trust the senators.  Google although has users security at best interest, I am not a Google fan.  But a Co-Op between Apple & Google, is probably more secure then anything the government can promise at this point.

lkrupp said:

No one has yet adequately explained what 5G on a smartphone brings to the table other than nerds bragging about their download speeds.

5G isn’t about the devices we carry in our pockets. It’s about everything else that wants to be connected in our lives. The ability to ditch traditional cable operators for a cellular based internet service in your home, with speeds comparable to the antiquated wired connections. It also gives the ability to cover the underserved areas that traditional ISPs don’t want to develop because of the expense to bring service to that area. Although I am not a fan of autonomous cars, it will help with the progress for self driving vehicles as well. That’s just the tip of the Iceberg.