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Okay, I have been thinking since I am waiting for my RMA because of screen problem. With Google wallet available on this devise, I got my free $10 free credit when sign up with my Nexus 7. First devise with NFC to use Google wallet, it was great and spend $2 already at local CVS store just to try it out.
Now since I will be replacing my devise with the RMA. How's do you transfer the balance? Does the balance go with NFC chipset because I can not seems to find any log in options inside the wallet apps. Anyone how the wallet thing work?
P.s. The $10 bonus really sweeten the deal for me.
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oyoboy said:
Okay, I have been thinking since I am waiting for my RMA because of screen problem. With Google wallet available on this devise, I got my free $10 free credit when sign up with my Nexus 7. First devise with NFC to use Google wallet, it was great and spend $2 already at local CVS store just to try it out.
Now since I will be replacing my devise with the RMA. How's do you transfer the balance? Does the balance go with NFC chipset because I can not seems to find any log in options inside the wallet apps. Anyone how the wallet thing work?
P.s. The $10 bonus really sweeten the deal for me.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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I'm from the UK so this may differ (but I highly doubt it)....if this is tied into your Google Wallet which is for us here across the pond not tied into our device and relates to the ID on the device i.e. your gmail username which ties into your G-Wallet and purchases etc.....it has nothing to do with that device....e.g. you should be able to use your NFC enabled phone if you had one which also enables you to buy from the same G-Wallet. If you RMA your device and get a new one once you setup the new device it will have your balance available in your G-Wallet.
Hope that helps.
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From what I've read you get one credit per email address.
I got a few replacement Galaxy Nexi, and each time there was a fresh new $10 to use. Not sure if it'll be different with the 7.
TheWenger said:
I got a few replacement Galaxy Nexi, and each time there was a fresh new $10 to use. Not sure if it'll be different with the 7.
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This. Last week I spent my $10 filling my Buell with gas and then 2 days later Gamestop called saying my replacement was in. When I was setting up Wallet on the new N7 I was surprised to see a new $10 balance. Which I spent this morning filling up the Buell again. I was told it is tied to the NFC chip.
I got both credits on my GNex awhile back and long since used it up - yesterday I installed Wallet on my N7, using the SAME gmail account I use for my phone and the same gmail that has my Wallet synced with it, and I got a $10 credit on my N7.
Here's what baffles me. My phone's balance is $1 on it, which I left there, and my tablet has $10 on it.
hullbay said:
From what I've read you get one credit per email address.
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incorrect.
So I guess I better spend that $8 balance before my RMA arrived. Lol
I just got my RMa email it got ship today. I will be having McDonald's combo tonight then
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Try buying something with your nexus 7, see if they deduct the balance from the $10. McDonald or seven eleven is a good place to start.
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Are you able to get the 10 dollar credit if your nexus 7 is rooted and running CM10?
stevecaboose said:
Are you able to get the 10 dollar credit if your nexus 7 is rooted and running CM10?
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I don't know about CM10, but I know it works fine if rooted. It WILL warn you that your device is "incompatible", but that's just a warning, it doesn't actually mean anything and it still works. In the future, they might not support that, but for now it's OK.
With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 looming it looks like that Samsung have teamed up with Visa to include Paywave on the device for making secure contactless payments. I know the One has NFC but will there any solution available for making contactless payments?
Visa and Mastercard want as many users as possible, so I can guarantee you that the One will get this too .. some day atleast
And there already is a nice app directly from google
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=de
voltron2k11 said:
Visa and Mastercard want as many users as possible, so I can guarantee you that the One will get this too .. some day atleast
And there already is a nice app directly from google
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=de
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Unfortunately Google Wallet is only available in the US
For now that is the case, but I hope that that will change soon
Plus:
This app is not compatible with your HTC One.
Has anyone used Google wallet tap and pay yet on the N6??
SoCoCapricorn said:
Has anyone used Google wallet tap and pay yet on the N6??
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Yep. Works great.
Keep in mind though, that a lot of retailers may show the "Tap 'n Pay" symbol, but they don't have it enabled, so it won't work. Retailers such as Best Buy, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc., are trying to start their own service (CurrentC), and have disabled "Tap 'n Pay" as a result. So, you can't take the symbol as a guarantee that Google Wallet will work. However, when it does, it's awesome. Hopefully, these other retailers will come to their senses, and allow "Tap 'n Pay" on their terminals eventually, especially with all of the recent bad press about retailers getting hacked, and credit card information leaking. Google Wallet, as with any "Tap 'n Pay" system (like Apple Pay) doesn't actually give the retailers the credit card information, just a transaction code, so it's a LOT safer, and you should use it whenever it's available. CurrentC wants to pull directly from your checking (which is the whole point -- the retailers are tying to avoid credit card fees), will need your checking account routing information, and won't offer the MasterCard protection that comes with "Tap 'n Pay." Imagine how screwed you'd be if your CHECKING account information get's hacked!
Even if you don't use Google Wallet, you should feel free to download CurrentC (the app is on the Google Play store) long enough to give it a 1-star review. Let these retailers know that this isn't the best way to do business.
jt3 said:
Yep. Works great.
Keep in mind though, that a lot of retailers may show the "Tap 'n Pay" symbol, but they don't have it enabled, so it won't work. Retailers such as Best Buy, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc., are trying to start their own service (CurrentC), and have disabled "Tap 'n Pay" as a result. So, you can't take the symbol as a guarantee that Google Wallet will work. However, when it does, it's awesome. Hopefully, these other retailers will come to their senses, and allow "Tap 'n Pay" on their terminals eventually, especially with all of the recent bad press about retailers getting hacked, and credit card information leaking. Google Wallet, as with any "Tap 'n Pay" system (like Apple Pay) doesn't actually give the retailers the credit card information, just a transaction code, so it's a LOT safer, and you should use it whenever it's available. CurrentC wants to pull directly from your checking (which is the whole point -- the retailers are tying to avoid credit card fees), will need your checking account routing information, and won't offer the MasterCard protection that comes with "Tap 'n Pay." Imagine how screwed you'd be if your CHECKING account information get's hacked!
Even if you don't use Google Wallet, you should feel free to download CurrentC (the app is on the Google Play store) long enough to give it a 1-star review. Let these retailers know that this isn't the best way to do business.
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Yeah thank you, ive used google wallet since it debut, I even just ordered the Google wallet Card. I think Google wallet is really safe the way they don't give out your card or account info. It makes me super happy The N6 has Tap and Pay! I love using the feature
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SoCoCapricorn said:
Yeah thank you, ive used google wallet since it debut, I even just ordered the Google wallet Card. I think Google wallet is really safe the way they don't give out your card or account info. It makes me super happy The N6 has Tap and Pay! I love using the feature
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Just keep in mind that the Wallet card is a bit different than the app. While the app can directly pull from any credit/debit card that you have added to your Wallet account, the physical card will ONLY pull from your Google Wallet balance. It requires that you transfer funds from your checking account or credit card manually prior to any transaction, and if your Google Wallet balance is lower than the transaction amount, the transaction will be denied.
I have a physical Google Wallet card, which I ordered the day they were announced, thinking it'd work like the app. I was very disappointed to find out the above, and it's literally sitting on a shelf unused. I use the app exclusively. I simply never keep a Google Wallet balance, pulling directly from my debit/credit cards. The physical Wallet card is useless to me.
It works great on my Nexus 6! I love the look on people's faces when I psy with it because the Nexus is indeed a whale
Can't wait for all of this crap to settle out. (Disclosure: I work for a large financial company...trust me, you have heard of us and our credit cards...I don't work in the card division, though). I do not have a debit card...ATM card only. There is absolutely nothing to be gained for the consumer with any kind of debit transaction. No way I am giving Home Depot. etc. my checking account info to get set up on their system when I can just use a credit card. I am not going to give up points/miles/cash back and take on increased risk just so I can take my phone out of my pocket instead of my wallet. And we are still a long, long way from not needing a wallet (driver's license, medical insurance card, auto insurance card, AAA card, etc. etc.).
I hurried to order my 5x in order to get the $50 Google promotional credit, thinking I could use the credit balance to purchase from the Google store the USB-C cables I knew I would need.
Today, I went to order my cables, and the store wouldn't let me check out, saying "invalid payment method."
I went back to the offer, and in the fine print on the terms it says: "Items ineligible for purchase using promotional balance include certain subscriptions (see the Help Center for more information), as well as items in the Google Store." (emphasis added). You can only use the credit to buy intangibles, not actual things.
I feel ripped off, like it was a cheap bait and switch. Was I unreasonable to think I could use a Google credit to buy things at the Google store? You can use the Google credit from their marketing questions (Google opinion rewards) at the store. I don't need any games or movies, but I do need new cables.
That's my rant.
This has always been the case.
pretty sure it is google PLAY credit, not google STORE credit. so no, you won't able to spend play credit at the store.
I discovered that as well. Google Play credit, regardless of whether it was from this promo or the Opinion Rewards, cannot be used at the store. I called customer support to see if it could be applied to the type C wall charger they sell, and they wouldn't budge. Oh well.
I'm not happy that I can't use the balance on a charger, but I'm also not surprised. Physical equipment costs them a lot more than apps.
With the right cables, you can get away with using an older charger and a minimal difference in charge time. Most of those cables cost way less than google's quick chargers on the store.
chocmatic said:
This has always been the case.
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yup
What was the cutoff to receive this credit? I thought it was if you purchased in October? Anyway, I ordered on the 29th and got it on the 30th. Haven't heard anything about it.
antiseen said:
What was the cutoff to receive this credit? I thought it was if you purchased in October? Anyway, I ordered on the 29th and got it on the 30th. Haven't heard anything about it.
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You'll get an email to redeem the offer from the Googs. If you don't (say within a week or 2) I'd contact customer support
If you are a Play Music subscriber you can use it to pay that subscription, I was able to switch my recurring payment method to my Play credit balance.
jbdan said:
You'll get an email to redeem the offer from the Googs. If you don't (say within a week or 2) I'd contact customer support
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I'm pretty sure you had to order by the 25th to get the play store credit.
To the OP, how can you feel ripped off for something you got for free? Entitled much? It's said for play store use only since the beginning, it's your own fault for not reading. Everything has fine print these days.
Yeah it definitely was the 25th. Any free money is good money. Paid for Nova Launcher prime for me!
Picked up Ellie Goulding album with some of my credit. I also had a promo for half off an album so total cost was less than $9 Play credit
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If you are a Play Music subscriber you can use it to pay that subscription, I was able to switch my recurring payment method to my Play credit balance.
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how did you do this? I can't find an option to use my play balance?
solara1973 said:
Yeah it definitely was the 25th. Any free money is good money. Paid for Nova Launcher prime for me!
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I ordered mine on the 18th of October and had to call Google about the credit. It turned out there was an email with a redeem code. I bought nova prime as well! Love it.
And yes it's just Google play apps, BUT, if you're into dating apps, you can use the money towards ok cupid I know for sure but maybe some others as well. That's a plus as I'm trying to buy apps, but now I can't find any worth buying except nova launcher prime of course!
VOLTAGEROCK said:
I ordered mine on the 18th of October and had to call Google about the credit. It turned out there was an email with a redeem code. I bought nova prime as well! Love it.
And yes it's just Google play apps, BUT, if you're into dating apps, you can use the money towards ok cupid I know for sure but maybe some others as well. That's a plus as I'm trying to buy apps, but now I can't find any worth buying except nova launcher prime of course!
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If you want a camera app with more manual controls, check out ProShot. I used my Google credit to purchase that as well. And Tasker so I can double tap the screen to turn off the phone.
kellybrf said:
how did you do this? I can't find an option to use my play balance?
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Go to payments.google.com, click Bills and Accounts on the left, click Music subscription, and switch "Pay with" to Google Play Balance.
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Heyo, I have a question for all you boys and girls. This is going to be my first un-rooted phone in a loooong time and now that I have the ability to use NFC payments, I was wondering which is best? I was doing some research and I read that Samsung Pay now sucks because they did away with the MST technology. I figure Samsung Pay would be easier to use because its a Samsung phone but a lot of people say they like Google Pay better. Which do you use? Have you used both, and how well do they do? What would you recommend? Thanks guysss
ps I added a poll up top!
I prefer Google Pay as it just works without any worries for me. Its actually the single reason I HAVENT used the 4.0 Beta.
I just feel Samsung's versions of apps to be clunky. I mean it could be my mind thinking it's still 2011 when TouchWiz got a lot of hate. The only Samsung app I use is the Phone Dialler. Apart from that, it's all Google for me!
Samsung Pay. For the added ability to use with my Watch 3.
Used Google Pay on old Pixel, a nightmare with pre charges and my bank. For example, taxi app pre charges the maximum fare of £20, when trip completes and final cost £15 = £15 charge of card and leaves the £20 pre charge which takes 7 days to clear on my bank. Also the new Google Pay app is worse than the previous one according to reviews.
so....I signed up for Samsung Pay today. It's alright, pretty convenient. However, when you scan your debit card it makes you put in your PIN to your card. This is just an extra step. Does anyone know if Google Pay avoids this? I've read mixed things about it online.
Dopewaffles said:
so....I signed up for Samsung Pay today. It's alright, pretty convenient. However, when you scan your debit card it makes you put in your PIN to your card. This is just an extra step. Does anyone know if Google Pay avoids this? I've read mixed things about it online.
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I just added my debit card in today, it didn't have me do that. Might be a bank requirement?
ajb540 said:
I just added my debit card in today, it didn't have me do that. Might be a bank requirement?
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I've read so many things online but nothing is 100% accurate. I've now had some time to use it at many other stores and I've found out that if the payment terminal originally made me enter in a PIN with my card, Samsung Pay will do the same. If the terminal approves it without my PIN, than Samsung Pay wont make me enter in a PIN.
At this point I'm just gonna keep it for a backup incase I forget my wallet, but its not at the point where its so convenient for me to use Samsung Pay over my debit card. It's actually less convenient because I have to scan my finger into my phone before I can pay, and I don't have to do that with my debit card.