I don't think you can disable near field communication without taking the card apart. About the only option is a sleeve that blocks the signal.
Bill On Tue., Sep. 7, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ann sanfedele, <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Intro: > we are now issued credit and debit cards with a little "speaker" symbol > on them so that one can be totally contactless when using a card.. just > swish your card on the vicinity of/ over the designated reader and it > takes your money. IN NY we have these things called an OMNI reader on > busses and subways. since I am a senior I have my own card which one > still has to swipe because the Omni machine is reading your regular > credit crds and doesn't know you are old. HOwever that does not keep > the OMNI machine which is often located right next to the metrocard > slot, from reading a credit card that gets close to it. bottom line.. > MY debit card is in a lanyard that hangs on my neck > and at a level that , when I leaned forward to dip my metrocard got too > close to the OMNI reader and releaved me of $2.75 .. > > NOw I have to pay especially close attention to my money so I found what > happened and eventually got my money back and was told I should keep my > credit cards in those protective sleeves they make for passport cards. > I also can't get another card without the chip in it that lets you swish > instead of insert a card ... > > anyone know how I can disable that feature without disabling my regular > chip or swipe strip? IT is at the opposite end of the card from the > regular chip and not near the > swipe strip. > > Thanks > ann > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.