One thing I don't like about Ventra Smart Cards........

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Is that I have to watch where I place my wallet, because if I zap my Ventra card with the wallet closed, I could end up accidentally paying full fare with my debit card. This is one con of having this with me when I travel, and that means I need to leave my debit card and Link card here at home, so I don't get charged unintentionally.
 
I'm going to go out of a limb here and say I don't believe that would happen....
 
you cannot get charged with a debit card without your approval
 
Jiro said:
you best get a tinfoil hat for your debit card then
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It depends. Mainly I ride the Metra, but if the situation calls for it, I'll take the CTA and/or Pace, but crowded buses do me no favors-- I like the leg room on the train.
 
So..... instead of touching your wallet to the payment reader.... how about you act like a normal person and pull your ventra card out and touch it to the payment reader and stop being a tard? :roll: The card touching your debit card can't charge you... if it's the payment reader that's causing an issue, keep your wallet away from the payment reader like the hundreds of other consumers that do.... :roll: Why do you have to complicate everything!?! Jesus.... I think if it were THAT big of an issue they'd be fixing the problem, but since it isn't zapping everyone's debit card left and right for hundreds of dollars and it's not every other person, it seems to be a small issue if one at all.... you're turning a mole hill into a mountain... once again. Congratulations on starting another stupid thread and wasting time on something you could have figured out yourself, or complained about in a thread already started. Good job. *golf clap* *That was intense sarcasm in case you need some help*

And yet again, your 2 or 3 days of *improvement* was just another hiatus, as I previously stated... I was right, again. Congratulations, Mewtilation. *crowds cheer* It's okay, I'm used to you not sticking to your word by now.
 
Mewtilation said:
So..... instead of touching your wallet to the payment reader.... how about you act like a normal person and pull your ventra card out and touch it to the payment reader and stop being a tard? :roll: The card touching your debit card can't charge you... if it's the payment reader that's causing an issue, keep your wallet away from the payment reader like the hundreds of other consumers that do.... :roll: Why do you have to complicate everything!?! Jesus.... I think if it were THAT big of an issue they'd be fixing the problem, but since it isn't zapping everyone's debit card left and right for hundreds of dollars and it's not every other person, it seems to be a small issue if one at all.... you're turning a mole hill into a mountain... once again. Congratulations on starting another stupid thread and wasting time on something you could have figured out yourself, or complained about in a thread already started. Good job. *golf clap* *That was intense sarcasm in case you need some help*
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Here's the thing-- I haven't yet heard that ALL the problems have been fixed, although they are getting better, and for the record, I do that already, but it's exiting the bus with my wallet in my pocket that's the problem, as that's where many unnecessary charges are happening.
 
Define "many". Surprised it hasn't gained national attention if it is THAT big of a problem. I fail to see how a debit card can be 'zapped' through a wallet unless the wallet is SO flimsy and material is ridiculously thin. That then of course would also be on the consumer to make sure their debit card is properly secured.

Seriously if a debit card can be 'zapped' that easily, there'd be more widespread complaints from all over the US with various kinds of card readers. Yes sure it COULD happen but my BS-o-meter is pinging....


Also here's a novel idea... Have your debit card in a DIFFERENT pocket or oh at a level NOT even with the card reader- like in a coat pocket or shirt pocket (or even carry the damned thing). Try thinking on your feet if you have to and think its an issue while you are out and about with all your cards.
 
DeafDucky said:
Define "many". Surprised it hasn't gained national attention if it is THAT big of a problem. I fail to see how a debit card can be 'zapped' through a wallet unless the wallet is SO flimsy and material is ridiculously thin. That then of course would also be on the consumer to make sure their debit card is properly secured.

Seriously if a debit card can be 'zapped' that easily, there'd be more widespread complaints from all over the US with various kinds of card readers. Yes sure it COULD happen but my BS-o-meter is pinging....


Also here's a novel idea... Have your debit card in a DIFFERENT pocket or oh at a level NOT even with the card reader- like in a coat pocket or shirt pocket (or even carry the damned thing). Try thinking on your feet if you have to and think its an issue while you are out and about with all your cards.
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I don't have an exact number, but past Chicago Tribune articles mentioned it, so that's why I gotta watch where I'm going. And as for carrying the debit card with me, I only do that if I am expecting a delay in travel or an emergency happens. Otherwise it stays at home, safely tucked away. And I rarely go out with it, anyway.
 
MangaReader said:
The world is a dangerous place! Be careful. *looks around*
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Only if I'm foolish enough to do certain things that no one should do, and that's a fine line between common sense and downright dumb. Anyways..... I rarely ride the buses. I prefer the trains. More safer (not the CTA trains; talking about the Metra), and not a high chance of something happening, cause the person wouldn't get far.
 
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