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πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚You don’t need a signal to pay by phone! Sorry, that is so funny! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Very sad when you ask a question because you do NOT know the answer and you get a silly response! No wonder I have no interest in compromising my security and prefer to stick my using my good old fashion card instead of holding up a queue of people in a supermarket because the phone will not connect to authorise the payment!
 
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Very sad when you ask a question because you do NOT know the answer and you get a silly response! No wonder I have no interest in compromising my security and prefer to stick my using my good old fashion card instead of holding up a queue of people in a supermarket because the phone will not connect to authorise the payment!
The phone doesn’t need to connect to the mobile network in a store etc. The only communication is NFC which is between the phone and the reader.
 
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The phone doesn’t need to connect to the mobile network in a store etc. The only communication is NFC which is between the phone and the reader.
And I presume the store needs it's internet connection for the reader to validate/process the transaction ?
 
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Very sad when you ask a question because you do NOT know the answer and you get a silly response! No wonder I have no interest in compromising my security and prefer to stick my using my good old fashion card instead of holding up a queue of people in a supermarket because the phone will not connect to authorise the payment!
Please Buckman, the phone works EXACTLY the same as your card, it connects to the card reader EXACTLY the same. You have a total lack of understanding of how it works, and yes it is funny when you make such silly comments, like the one above.

Like I have already said, you like using your cards, then why make silly comments about a smartphone, like β€œholding up a queue of people in a supermarket”. Sorry but that is just laughable.

Just crack on, nobody really cares, least of all me, but you keep saying you β€œhave no interest in compromising your security” but you use cards.………So you are. It’s just a fact.
 
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Is the lack of understanding because no-one thinks it worth trying to explain?
I think that it has been explained in this thread and specifically DD’s post at #45 and mine at # 49 plus others by Gumpy, Tobes, JC and DisH, Sam. So given the information in this thread there’s more than enough to enable someone to gain a breadth of information. Plus there’s also the internet to search too. I sense though it’s a bit like EVs; a topic with firm views on both sides.
 
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Why don't you take a long hike?
WOW! How did you know what I like to do? Did one just yesterday, not to far but amazing nonetheless. Living in the Dartmoor National Park and just 40 mins from our amazing Coastal Footpath, I am totally spoilt for choice.

But yesterday was my beloved Dartmoor, here are just a couple pics from my Wednesday hike just for your enjoyment. πŸ‘

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I do, of course take my Smartphone, I use it to navigate using the OS app, download the info from my watch, taking pics etc, and of course, to pay for my post hike pint in the village pub. Oh how I love my smartphone. 😁
 
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WOW! How did you know what I like to do? Did one just yesterday, not to far but amazing nonetheless. Living in the Dartmoor National Park and just 40 mins from our amazing Coastal Footpath, I am totally spoilt for choice.

But yesterday was my beloved Dartmoor, here are just a couple pics from my Wednesday hike just for your enjoyment. πŸ‘

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I do, of course take my Smartphone, I use it to navigate using the OS app, download the info from my watch, taking pics etc, and of course, to pay for my post hike pint in the village pub. Oh how I love my smartphone. 😁
One of my go to books for Dartmoor Walks when we lived there in the early 1980s.

 
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Wish I could walk across the Dartmoor national park instead of sitting at home watching Tommy Steele. In my younger days a hike of 11 miles carrying a full load of kit plus a rifle was easy peesy and it was not flat country.
 
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Wish I could walk across the Dartmoor national park instead of sitting at home watching Tommy Steele. In my younger days a hike of 11 miles carrying a full load of kit plus a rifle was easy peesy and it was not flat country.
That would be on the harsh part of Dartmoor, those SLRs were heavy! D&D, probably the finest ever Infantry Regiment in British Army history. πŸ˜‰πŸ‘

Old habits and all.

Edit: Last weekend was the β€œAdult 10 Tors” a good female friend of mine did the 55 mile version, she actually did 61 miles over Dartmoor in two days carrying all her kit. Her Bergen weighed 17kg at the start, on her first day she covered 36 miles. No mean feat by any standards, apart from wrecked feet, she did not feel to bad on Monday when I met her for a beer. She is 30 years younger than me, but I absolutely applaud her. She is amazing, no military experience at all. 😍
 
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That would be on the harsh part of Dartmoor, those SLRs were heavy! D&D, probably the finest ever Infantry Regiment in British Army history. πŸ˜‰πŸ‘

Old habits and all.
In comparison to the African bush, there are no harsh parts of Dartmoor. In comparison Dartmoor is fairly level.
 
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That would be on the harsh part of Dartmoor, those SLRs were heavy! D&D, probably the finest ever Infantry Regiment in British Army history. πŸ˜‰πŸ‘

Old habits and all.
I used to take the Scouts on the annual North-South trek. Great fun as most of them did not have long enough legs to span the boggy north sections. Wednesday afternoons were sports activities and a group of us would invariably go on to the Moor. Much better than watching sports and we were too old to compete in the college teams.
 
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In comparison to the African bush, there are no harsh parts of Dartmoor. In comparison Dartmoor is fairly level.
I have traveled across five African countries, and hiked to and stood on the highest point of the African continent, but Dartmoor ain’t flat my friend……..But the Brecon Beacons! They are a challenge, especially when you take on the contours like I did……..once! 😳

Dartmoor can be VERY harsh, especially for the unprepared. Underestimate Dartmoor at your peril, that’s why it is used to train our military. Sorry, β€œno harsh parts of Dartmoor”. Total rubbish, if you attack it with that attitude, you will succumb to it and you could be in trouble. The Royal Marines don’t use it for their final test because it’s easy!
 
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That would be on the harsh part of Dartmoor, those SLRs were heavy! D&D, probably the finest ever Infantry Regiment in British Army history. πŸ˜‰πŸ‘
Although I am not familiar with Infantry Regiment in your post, the Rhodesian Light Infantry initially was part of the British Army until UDI. It was recognised as one of the finest fighting forces in the world.

Please note that I did not say it was flat, but in comparison to where we operated, it is flat and lovely and cool. No fun operating in temperatures exceeding 30C. We started off at about 5am and carried on until about 11am and then set off again about 3pm. Even worse nif operating down in the Zambezi valley where it si very humid in the summer.

By the way the above is not a scam and we did not have mobile phones! :LOL:
 
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Although I am not familiar with Infantry Regiment in your post, the Rhodesian Light Infantry initially was part of the British Army until UDI. It was recognised as one of the finest fighting forces in the world.

Please note that I did not say it was flat, but in comparison to where we operated, it is flat and lovely and cool. No fun operating in temperatures exceeding 30C. We started off at about 5am and carried on until about 11am and then set off again about 3pm. Even worse nif operating down in the Zambezi valley where it si very humid in the summer.

By the way the above is not a scam and we did not have mobile phones! :LOL:
Plus dealing with the native wildlife, a tough environment for sure. Have heard of the RLI, a good thing to be able to β€œswing the lamp” about for sure. πŸ‘

But β€œlovely and cool” the lowest I ever experienced on the Moor was -12c, more with windchill, that has its challenges as well, how the Finnish military operate so efficiently at -40 is beyond belief……I don’t do cold, not that cold anyway. I have experienced-20c in Africa though.
 
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I have traveled across five African countries, and hiked to and stood on the highest point of the African continent, but Dartmoor ain’t flat my friend……..But the Brecon Beacons! They are a challenge, especially when you take on the contours like I did……..once! 😳

Dartmoor can be VERY harsh, especially for the unprepared. Underestimate Dartmoor at your peril, that’s why it is used to train our military. Sorry, β€œno harsh parts of Dartmoor”. Total rubbish, if you attack it with that attitude, you will succumb to it and you could be in trouble. The Royal Marines don’t use it for their final test because it’s easy!
When I was a student at the college in Plymouth our design and make project was to produce a stretcher for the Dartmoor Rescue Group that was man portable and could be wheeled along narrow sheep tracks. We evolved our design based somewhat on the Macinnes stretcher but with significant weight reduction. Testing it on a night rescue excercise was a bit challenging.
 
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