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Subject: [Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:05:50 +0000
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Our AMEX Blue cards havce a chip in them and have been that way for about 5 
years or so.

Gene
-------------- Original message from Spencer Cheng <scheng at aotera.org>: 
-------------- 


> Frank, 
> 
> "Chipped" credit and debit cards are just being deployed now in Canada 
> (and I presume the US). Most cards are still based on the magnetic 
> strip and a signature. 
> 
> In this respect, North America is very backward. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Spencer 
> 
> On Jul 23, 2009, at 14:53, Frank Dernie wrote: 
> 
> > Hi Brian, 
> > I had not realised that the US did not use the PIN system yet. We 
> > went away from the signature system here in the UK quite a few years 
> > ago, though there was a rumour of resistance to using the cards with 
> > built in chip for quite a while because it was a French invention, 
> > probably not true. 
> > Actually the last of those countries I visit which allowed getting 
> > cash on my card was the USA (years after most). Germany still does 
> > not accept credit cards most places, though tourist hotels of course 
> > do. Even my cash card is not accepted since it does not have an EC 
> > symbol on it. I have to get cash for everything, non of the local 
> > restaurants take anything else. Even the Leica dealer in Cologne 
> > does not take credit cards so you have to carry lots of cash if you 
> > want to buy anything there. I was told the 500 Euro note was 
> > requested by Germany. 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)
Message from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)
Message from scheng at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question)