lordjohnwhorfin

Actually they don’t advertise it but currently Apple Music streams for free on Southwest.

While it's not perfect and not free (I think it's $35 per year) RoboKiller does a great job at weeding out most annoying calls, and as an added benefit it allows you to harass telemarketers by choosing among a wide variety of pre-recorded messages that sound like someone answering the phone -- these calls are recorded and you can listen to the recordings, and even share the best ones on the live channel that airs the best recordings.

coffeetime69 said:

So many places (Costco gas pumps, for starters) still require cards with a magnetic stripe.  We use Chase Visa and debit cards today, and they work everywhere.  Their mobile banking app could be better (my experience when taking photos of checks to deposit in landscape and then going back to portrait mode occasionally crashes the app), but it mostly works fine.  The website works great, nicely combining credit and checking tools.  And they have pretty decent cash-back points.  I don’t know or care about their interest rates because we pay off the balance in full each month, so there are no fees.  If it isn’t broken, then why fix it?

Because it is broken. Many identity theft problems come from the fact that you share your credit card information with the merchant. A server hack (like happened at Home Depot a few years back, but there has been many since) or a dishonest store clerk can cause your info to be stolen and used for nefarious purposes -- or at best, your CC# can be used to track you and your shopping habits.
By using ApplePay you isolate yourself with an extra layer of security, because the merchant does not get your CC#.
Of course you can also use the Apple Card as a regular card. Compared to existing cards, it has some remarkable and unusual benefits (no fees whatsoever: no annual fee, no late fees, no international transaction fees, etc... and generous cash back).
Yes, there are other great cards, and if you already have a Chase Sapphire Reserve you don't need an Apple Card. but it's a nice addition, considering the 2% cash back on every Apple Pay purchase and 1% on everything else.

ITMFA.

rezwits said:

Get this thru your head(s):  "You're NOT getting one!!", the soonest is eBay 2025!!  For $3500 haha, /s

Judging by the current prices of the trashcan MacPro on fleabay, I think it will be more than that...