• Catsrules
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    5 months ago

    This has been with transaction using the chip reader. I have two cards and both have had issues. I did change the way I am storing my cards by attaching them to the back of my phone case. I am wondering if some how that is causing issue. Maybe I should turn off my phone’s NFC reader for a little bit. See if somehow that is causing problems.

    • Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Yeah… your phone has a number of different kinds of electrical fields and sometimes magnetic fields. I would not store a somewhat sensitive chip or magnetic stripe card anywhere near a phone.

    • Hazmatastic@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Push down gently on the exposed bit of card next time. It presses the chip up into more solid contact. Usually the culprit is a slight bend in the card from the wallet.