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0 pointsmakeitdouble2y ago0 comments

No network component whatsoever for Suica/Felica (or perhaps after the transaction ?), where I assume Apple Pay validate realtime the transaction.

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manuelabeledo2y ago· 2 in thread

Suica defaults to express/transit mode in Apple Pay/Wallet. Using it in your phone is as quick as using a physical card.

Express mode can be configured with plenty of other cards as well, even regular credit cards. That's how it works in London. The difference in speed is because of the gates, not the payment system.

aikinai2y ago

It’s not just the gates; FeliCa is 100–200ms, much faster than all the other tap payment protocols.

manuelabeledo2y ago

That has nothing to do with the technology in the IC card.

In terms of real life use, a Suica card in Apple Wallet is indistinguishable from a physical Suica card. Suica itself isn't that much different from any other prepaid transit card, so I don't get the hype. This is some early 2000s technology.

Personally, I see no difference in speed when paying with either an Oyster card (London), an EZCard (Taiwan), a Suica Card, or any Apple Wallet card in transit mode.

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