Android Tap and Pay in Ireland [Threads Merged]

TheChizler wrote: »

Reason back a few pages there was a list compiled and people have updated since.

You're right,my mistake.

TheChizler

NikoTopps wrote: »

Would you be able to tell us where? Would be useful to have a list of places which accept it.

Reason back a few pages there was a list compiled and people have updated since.

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

I've had no problem in any places I've used it to pay more than 30.

Would you be able to tell us where? Would be useful to have a list of places which accept it.

LeeroyJ. wrote: »

In my opinion it's become a bit of a chore, most times I want to use it, I have do educate the seller - discuss and end up using my card to avoid hassle. For now I have pretty much stopped using it all together. I'd expect shops (at least inside the Dublin centre) to be educated by now but until it become more common - maybe after apple pay launches - I'm tired of the back and forth, discussions and so on for now. In the beginning with the excitement of using it it was fine but a few weeks in you just want to use it and be done with the transaction.

In my case at least, I always just say I'm paying with Card and have my phone in my hand and just tap. I don't bother to say paying with Android Pay or mobile payment or anything like that. Just card, and tap. I've never gotten any evil eyes from merchant and I don't explain what it is unless they ask. Could you not try something similar?

nikkibikki

quadrifoglio verde wrote:

I've had no problem in any places I've used it to pay more than 30.

Only place I've had trouble was in Penneys. Apparently their machines will only look for contactless â‚¬30 and under and will only look for a card to be inserted over it. I've used it for over â‚¬30 in a good few places.

quadrifoglio verde

errlloyd wrote: »

So can android pay usually pay over 30? I thought it was only on a minority of machines.

I've had no problem in any places I've used it to pay more than 30.

So can android pay usually pay over 30? I thought it was only on a minority of machines.

quadrifoglio verde

I haven't had any problems with it.
I've done over 750 Euro over 50 plus transactions since it launched. The only time I had a bit of a face thrown at me was the first day I used it.
Transaction was for 95 Euro and the owner didn't like the way it was approved. Once I left my details with them though they were happy enough. Think it was the value going through on contactless more so than anything else.

I don't ask if I can pay with phone though. I just ask is it a contactless machine. Of its over 30, I explain that I've it set up for more than that.

Generally they take a double take when they don't see the card though

Yggr of Asgard

I think some merchants fear fraud because there is no visible card but in reality payments via a phone app as safer for them too.

The only time I get problems with acceptance is when I use it for higher amounts. I don't use Android Pay, I use some alternative provider and have paid some higher values with it without problem after I explained that it's possible. All they care about it to see the approved message.

Some shops really need to be reported or not used if they have signs like that.

TheChizler

I'd hold up my card as if I was to pay regular contactless and pull a last second switcheroo... The do realize it's the exact same thing from their point of view?

Pete123456

errlloyd wrote: »

I felt a bit weird taking a photo, so I zoomed like crazy.

The only conclusion I can come to is that they don't accept any cards that need to be signed for, and sometimes tap and pay asks you to sign.

a bit strange... theyve ruled out most US based cards with that notice cause they have a chip but still use a signature. It really sounds like the manager/owner is afraid of the technology in case they get scammed and need to be educated. They will lose out on sales im sure. Maybe not a lot but some all the same

irishgeo

errlloyd wrote: »

I felt a bit weird taking a photo, so I zoomed like crazy.

The only conclusion I can come to is that they don't accept any cards that need to be signed for, and sometimes tap and pay asks you to sign.

pretty sure thats against merchant cards rules. That means they wont take a non chip cards. Plenty of americans with them.

I felt a bit weird taking a photo, so I zoomed like crazy.

The only conclusion I can come to is that they don't accept any cards that need to be signed for, and sometimes tap and pay asks you to sign.

wheresmybeaver

LeeroyJ. wrote: »

In my opinion it's become a bit of a chore, most times I want to use it, I have do educate the seller - discuss and end up using my card to avoid hassle. For now I have pretty much stopped using it all together. I'd expect shops (at least inside the Dublin centre) to be educated by now but until it become more common - maybe after apple pay launches - I'm tired of the back and forth, discussions and so on for now. In the beginning with the excitement of using it it was fine but a few weeks in you just want to use it and be done with the transaction.

Yep and as a result I'm mostly using it just at self service points like in Tesco or McD's, or where the card machine is right at the front of the desk and not tucked away somewhere. If there's even a sniff of hassle then I'm back to the card.

But it was like that too back when contactless was introduced, only difference now being that we have the terminals but not so much the mass of users to 'allay the mystery'. Anyone have any figures for number of active Android pay users after the first month?

LeeroyJ.

In my opinion it's become a bit of a chore, most times I want to use it, I have do educate the seller - discuss and end up using my card to avoid hassle. For now I have pretty much stopped using it all together. I'd expect shops (at least inside the Dublin centre) to be educated by now but until it become more common - maybe after apple pay launches - I'm tired of the back and forth, discussions and so on for now. In the beginning with the excitement of using it it was fine but a few weeks in you just want to use it and be done with the transaction.

Reati wrote: »

Do

Forgot, I will try again today.

Costcutter on Dorset street also had a guy on Sunday who said I couldn't use the phone. Might just have been Sunday staff on shift work though, he acted like he had never seen it before.

Alun

Used it a few times in Iceland, the country, not the shop, last week! Mind you, everybody uses cards including contactless for everything there, so not too surprising really.

errlloyd wrote: »

The Easons in Connolly station is a newsagent, not a bookshop. So it is potentially operated on a Franchise agreement, as I am heading back through I might snap a pic of the sign.

The Easons in Connolly station is a newsagent, not a bookshop. So it is potentially operated on a Franchise agreement, as I am heading back through I might snap a pic of the sign.

irishgeo wrote: »

anyone confirm if all the easons have signs up?

In Eason in Athlone Town Centre it worked fine when I used it a few weeks ago. Not sure about recently.

irishgeo

dulpit wrote: »

Strange, weren't Easons one of the launch partner shops?

yep this blog past proves it.

https://www.blog.google/topics/shopping-payments/android-pay-ireland/

maybe someone should get on to google.

And still listed here

https://www.android.com/intl/en_ie/pay/where-to-use/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=ieannouncement&utm_medium=blog

anyone confirm if all the easons have signs up?

dulpit

errlloyd wrote: »

Easons in Connolly Station has a sign up explicitly not allowing android pay.

Strange, weren't Easons one of the launch partner shops?

TheChizler wrote: »

Reati wrote: »

Can do they that? Even technically I wonder can they block it?

Not without blocking all contactless transactions surely.

That's what I thought!

OldMrBrennan83

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TheChizler

Reati wrote: »

Can do they that? Even technically I wonder can they block it?

Not without blocking all contactless transactions surely.

errlloyd wrote: »

Reati wrote: »

Not allowing use or not enabled as they are two different things. I don't think they can say they don't allow it but who'd challenge them! :)

He said it was company policy, they didn't allow it.

Can do they that? Even technically I wonder can they block it?

Reati wrote: »

Not allowing use or not enabled as they are two different things. I don't think they can say they don't allow it but who'd challenge them! :)

He said it was company policy, they didn't allow it.

errlloyd wrote: »

Reati wrote: »

I've had this too. The working there was just as confused. He asked me why I was being asked to sign! Seems to be a Topaz thing as it's never happened elsewhere and I'm using Android pay as much as possible.

Easons in Connolly Station has a sign up explicitly not allowing android pay.

Not allowing use or not enabled as they are two different things. I don't think they can say they don't allow it but who'd challenge them! :)

Reati wrote: »

I've had this too. The working there was just as confused. He asked me why I was being asked to sign! Seems to be a Topaz thing as it's never happened elsewhere and I'm using Android pay as much as possible.

I got asked to sign once, I think it randomly asks, the same way normal contactless used to sometimes ask you to insert and use a pin.

Easons in Connolly Station has a sign up explicitly not allowing android pay.