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I’m surprised so many people still carry physical credit cards and train IC cards… haven’t you all migrated these to your phones? Much more convenient I find, especially buying able to top up PASMO directly without having to go to a physical machine.

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:54 pm I’m surprised so many people still carry physical credit cards and train IC cards… haven’t you all migrated these to your phones? Much more convenient I find, especially buying able to top up PASMO directly without having to go to a physical machine.

I'm 90% phone. But my JR View card doesn't pair with Google wallet, and it's incredibly useful at station. Also I frequent a few places that are cash only up til X-ammount.

(View does charge my mobile suica automatically, it seems you don't get that 3.5% station discount with suica though?)

My wallet usually sits unused in my bag most days. I forgot it the other day and didn't remember until I returned.

Maybe I should move to a magsafe wallet?

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:54 pm I’m surprised so many people still carry physical credit cards and train IC cards… haven’t you all migrated these to your phones? Much more convenient I find, especially buying able to top up PASMO directly without having to go to a physical machine.

Out of curiosity, what happens when the phone network goes down / the backend system behind whatever app / your phone runs out of battery / you lose your phone?

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:54 pm I’m surprised so many people still carry physical credit cards and train IC cards… haven’t you all migrated these to your phones? Much more convenient I find, especially buying able to top up PASMO directly without having to go to a physical machine.

Don't have anything on my phone. Carry a Suica card and a couple of credit cards. I'm happy to be a dinosaur

Have a brown leather wallet. I’m very much a cash person so usually have around 20,000 in it. Only use my credit card in a shop a handful of times a year.

Have three bank cards, driving licence, health insurance card, zairyu card, work emergency card, two point cards, commuter pass, house key.

And I have a photo of my missus in there. Have her business card in there too so she can be contacted if I were to have an accident.

Never sit on it when it’s in my back pocket. Like a previous poster said, it’s dreadful for your back.

Functional, the basics in there, not full of crap. Works for me.

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:54 pm I’m surprised so many people still carry physical credit cards and train IC cards… haven’t you all migrated these to your phones? Much more convenient I find, especially buying able to top up PASMO directly without having to go to a physical machine.

Suica in my watch: fantastic.
All cards on the phone as a fallback; I find having to use it for payments very cumbersome.

CluelessToshika wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 12:07 amOut of curiosity, what happens when the phone network goes down / the backend system behind whatever app / your phone runs out of battery / you lose your phone?

Suica works without power or network. I guess losing your phone is the same as losing your wallet.

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:42 am

CluelessToshika wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 12:07 amOut of curiosity, what happens when the phone network goes down / the backend system behind whatever app / your phone runs out of battery / you lose your phone?

Suica works without power or network. I guess losing your phone is the same as losing your wallet.

In theory....

In practice: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society ... 24-118118/

That’s the app, the NFID tag works without the app. The fact you don’t need battery power not a signal gives you the clue la. People aren’t unlocking their phones and opening an app to go through the transit gates, it would be chaos.

It’s identical to a physical Suica card, if a physical card works at the gates the one on your phone will work too.

I've got a slim Secrid wallet. I use cash almost exclusively and this holds enough for me.

I have one credit card (that has no money loaded in it), gaijin card, driver's license, health insurance card, Costco card, bank debit card.

I could probably jettison the Costco card and credit card. But the cards sliding out via the slider switch thingee is so cool that it's a shame not to fill the cards slot.

I carry change in a separate leather coin wallet. I also have an emergency 1-man bill tucked into it, which has come in handy... mostly for covering for friends who "forgot to hit the ATM".