Who else has pre-ordered a coin?

[cfusionpm]

I would like to share a project I made in college in 2007, six years ago, that my professor gave us a C on....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61NG1vgCouA"]Smart Wallet Interface Design Class Project - YouTube[/ame]

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

I would like to share a project I made in college in 2007, six years ago, that my professor gave us a C on....

haha is that final fantasy 9 music?

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by fatoni

the geek in me is interested but the penny pincher in me would deal with my two cards if someone (in this case me) would pay me $50. plus new cards are free and this is not.

that being said, every single one of the people point out a downside are outside of its large target market. people with enough cards to need one of these things are not likely to make financial decisions based on logic or long term effects. its new and shiny so they will buy it.

also the faq is pretty neat with that little kung fu thing slipped in.

Eh, I have a couple debit cards I use regularly for different purchases as well as a business credit card and a personal credit card with balance that gets paid every statement.
I would probably get one if it didn't have a non-removable non-chargeable battery.

[Odd]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

I would like to share a project I made in college in 2007, six years ago, that my professor gave us a C on....

Email that prof your video and the coin article and say 'C Deez Nuts'

My roommate pre-ordered a coin. I think the entire POS (Point of Sale) Industry in general needs reform (paperless, faster payment processing, RFID or other, simple touch software UI).

[userjack6880]

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits...ful-with-coin/

Yeah, this sealed the fate of Coin with me. A product I'd like, but nothing good enough to overlook the company that's selling it.

[Dadhawk]

So, uggm, basically $50 a year (because you have to buy one every two years) to put all your information on a device that the company won't even stand behind in any meaningful way?

No thanks.

Then again, I only carry two debit cards and no credit cards so definitely not worth it to me.

[z3ro]

So other then what everyone else said about security, re-purchasing a new one every two year, etc my major concern is the way you select your cards and how secure that is. I have a company account that has an extremely high limit that i use on everything from plane tickets to client meals. If i take a set of clients out and say the bill is $600, which is extremely possible, what happens when the waiter/waitress accidentally clicks that button and charges it my personal account? And what if don't have that extra cash to cover it? I dunno, that alone bothers me almost as much as all the security issues.

[utekineir]

Originally Posted by sklimo

I think I'll wait until it's proven safe and reliable. Not a big fan of putting all my eggs in one basket

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Plus around here too many cashiers will be confused by it.

Not using till the businesses are familiar with it.

[n2oinferno]

I'm really not interested in having one of these to handle finances, but I would probably pay a small amount for something that keeps all of the goddamn rewards card info on it. I swear I have an inch thick pile of those shits that stay OUT of my wallet. Fuck you no I don't want my spine to start growing out through my kidney so I can save 25 cents this week on beans!

Yes, I know, I can just give a lot of places my phone number now and they put that in, but that's so much effort to speak ten numbers...

[userjack6880]

Not to mention a lot of places are starting to do digital rewards cards that are saved into various card programs on smart phones. Between the iPhone Passbook and Google's... uhh, thing, there's really no reason to get one besides unifying your credit cards. Which, frankly, I don't care about doing.

[kanundrum]

I will wait to see if a proper security assessment of this system is done.

Oh and just had too

Originally Posted by WillBRZ

https://onlycoin.com/?referral=1QrtczI5

A. When you pre-order your Coin we conjure up a unique referral code URL using a mystical form of alchemy. If someone clicks the referral code link and pre-orders a Coin within 90 days, you get $5 credit. Magic loves to be shared.

[WillBRZ]

Originally Posted by z3ro

what happens when the waiter/waitress accidentally clicks that button and charges it my personal account?

You lock which card you want it to use. Read the page about it before you comment please. Most of these comments are stupid because the problems you are all saying have been addressed by Coin...

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by WillBRZ

Most of these comments are stupid because the problems you are all saying have been addressed by Coin...

As someone who experiences and sees security issues all the time in the IT field - Murphy's Law.

[WillBRZ]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

A. When you pre-order your Coin we conjure up a unique referral code URL using a mystical form of alchemy. If someone clicks the referral code link and pre-orders a Coin within 90 days, you get $5 credit. Magic loves to be shared.

I ordered over 90 days ago so I'm not getting anything out of it anyways. It's just the link they sent in my email which is the link I clicked on and copy pasted in here.