Re: Buy coffee with your mobile

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From: Sunny
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:34

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"Sylvia Else" <sylvia@not.here.invalid> wrote in message 
news:8q1nmpF9coU1@mid.individual.net...
> On 20/01/2011 12:59 PM, Aussie Bob wrote:
>> What does everytone think of this idea? Using your mobile to pay for
>> coffee at Starbucks (yecch!)
>>
>> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/starbucks-stop-here-forget-cash-use-your-phone-to-pay-20110120-19x9r.html
>>
>>
>> "US coffee chain Starbucks has started allowing customers in its US
>> stores to keep their cash and credit cards in their wallets and pay for
>> their drinks with mobile phones."
>>
>> But I don't see how it would work if you're on a cap plan. Say I've got
>> a $400 cap, does that mean I can get $400 worth of coffee each month
>> instead?
>
> I'd have to wonder how secure they've made it. It could be done 
> properly, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were possible to get coffee 
> at someone else's expense.
>
> Sylvia.

The machine records the phone number of the mobile, and the bill is 
forwarded to the phone plan provider

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