Re: Buy coffee with your mobile

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From: MontyCarlo
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:09

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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?
If you have a cap plan then you can only buy cappuccino

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From: MontyCarlo <bikkie@primus.com>
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