Doug R. Posted November 23, 2022 #26 Share Posted November 23, 2022 19 hours ago, donaldsc said: Some of us are luddites. Using a complicated faulty system to open your cabin door seems to me like a solution looking for a problem. How did we ever unlock our cabin doors before they introduced the medallion? We all know that the medallion was introduced as a marketing ploy so the cruise line can track you on the ship and more important track what you spend money on so that they can send you more targeting ads. DON How is the medallion a "faulty system"? It has worked well for me and others. Do not confuse it with the Medallion app which has not proved to be effective in all cases. For those who do not want to be "tracked" please note that there aren't thousands of Princess staff onboard tracking your every move. I got no "targeted" advertising on my last two cruises with the medallion. What Princess is collecting is metadata about venue usage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted November 23, 2022 #27 Share Posted November 23, 2022 13 hours ago, caribill said: Not to mention the extremely small hidden tracking devices inside embarkation day meals. But those should (hopefully) go away the next day? If not, look for prunes at the breakfast buffet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsol Posted November 23, 2022 #28 Share Posted November 23, 2022 18 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said: Good to know. A card fits nicely in a pocket. Actually miss cabin keys. They always worked Not if had really taken advantage of your drink plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsol Posted November 23, 2022 #29 Share Posted November 23, 2022 14 hours ago, caribill said: Not to mention the extremely small hidden tracking devices inside embarkation day meals. Which is why the lines have worked so hard on their stabilization technologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qqwer123 Posted November 23, 2022 #30 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I hated the old cards…always got demagnetized many times. We’ve been on about 8 with the medallion and had not issues. As far as tracking …better throw out your cell phone then as it’s the best tracker of all of us. I am not that interesting and could give a fiddle who tracks me lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 23, 2022 #31 Share Posted November 23, 2022 5 hours ago, NavyCruiser said: Don't care about Princess tracking me, it's my wife tracking me that I'm concerned about. Don't want her to find out I'm in the casino or cigar lounge, after I told her I'm going to the gym... No problem. The tracking is of the Medallion, not the person. Hide the Medallion in the gym and then go wherever you want. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 23, 2022 #32 Share Posted November 23, 2022 4 hours ago, NownZen said: With the magnet in the medallions, they stick nicely to the refrigerator. Can they erase the data on a credit card's magnetic stripe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted November 23, 2022 #33 Share Posted November 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, caribill said: Can they erase the data on a credit card's magnetic stripe? Oh no - don't start this one again.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NownZen Posted November 24, 2022 #34 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, caribill said: Can they erase the data on a credit card's magnetic stripe? Of course. But the credit card readers now use the chip. It does an encrypted transfer that cannot be stored and played back. The same for the contactless RFID cards. If you have a credit card with a magnetic strip, erase it. Those are easy to steal the number. A few years back in order to push the chip cards, they mase a rule that the merchants would not get reimbursed if a card was stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted November 24, 2022 #35 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, caribill said: Can they erase the data on a credit card's magnetic stripe? ROTFLOL Who still uses magnetic strips? That is so last century. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 24, 2022 #36 Share Posted November 24, 2022 5 hours ago, NownZen said: If you have a credit card with a magnetic strip, erase it. Those are easy to steal the number. 5 hours ago, mom says said: ROTFLOL Who still uses magnetic strips? That is so last century. When a chip fails to be read several times, the machines then ask you to swipe the card so the magnetic strip can be read to complete the transaction. Sometimes this is because the machine cannot read chips properly. Sometimes it is because the chip has been damaged somehow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted November 24, 2022 #37 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, caribill said: When a chip fails to be read several times, the machines then ask you to swipe the card so the magnetic strip can be read to complete the transaction. Sometimes this is because the machine cannot read chips properly. Sometimes it is because the chip has been damaged somehow. My local Walmart neighborhood market has 2 self service scanners that will not work using the card chip & I have to swipe my card each time after trying it 3 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperSniper4 Posted November 24, 2022 #38 Share Posted November 24, 2022 19 hours ago, NavyCruiser said: Don't care about Princess tracking me, it's my wife tracking me that I'm concerned about. Don't want her to find out I'm in the casino or cigar lounge, after I told her I'm going to the gym... Ah, trust me, she probably already knows!😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperSniper4 Posted November 24, 2022 #39 Share Posted November 24, 2022 19 hours ago, NownZen said: With the magnet in the medallions, they stick nicely to the refrigerator. Dang, wouldn't you know it? Our refrigerator's big, wide stainless steel front door is not magnetic, and the one side that would work is already <over> full!😩 Nah, I prefer the cards. I plan to use them instead of painting my office wall in another year or so....I might have enough by then............🤔 Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roberto256 Posted November 24, 2022 #40 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 2:34 AM, SantaFeFan said: I can picture it now - a bunch of paranoids with their key cards carefully tucked away in faraday sleeves How would a faraday cage help with a card which has only a magnetic stripe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted November 24, 2022 #41 Share Posted November 24, 2022 i don't want to cause a rush but Wal Mart is having a sale on tin foil hat liners. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted November 24, 2022 #42 Share Posted November 24, 2022 51 minutes ago, Roberto256 said: How would a faraday cage help with a card which has only a magnetic stripe? I am pretty sure that today’s key cards use RFID technology not magnetic stripes. The Medallion also uses it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted November 24, 2022 #43 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, PaperSniper4 said: Ah, trust me, she probably already knows!😉 After 5 minutes in the casino or cigar bar, anyone can tell. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkTX Posted November 24, 2022 #44 Share Posted November 24, 2022 18 hours ago, caribill said: No problem. The tracking is of the Medallion, not the person. Hide the Medallion in the gym and then go wherever you want. The voice of experience????? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipofthehook Posted November 24, 2022 #45 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Hate the discrimination against Canadians, UK, NZ, Australia and any other nationality than US residents. ‘Line up and get yer damn device at the dock’ as a lowlife after paying thousands of dollars. Princess should go back to the key cards and be all inclusive treating everyone with equal terms and conditions again or send the medallions out to EVERYONE regardless of nationality, race or creed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 24, 2022 #46 Share Posted November 24, 2022 53 minutes ago, bjkTX said: The voice of experience????? 🙂 No. My spouse would be shocked to find out I was ever in the gym. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted November 24, 2022 #47 Share Posted November 24, 2022 28 minutes ago, tipofthehook said: Hate the discrimination against Canadians, UK, NZ, Australia and any other nationality than US residents. ‘Line up and get yer damn device at the dock’ as a lowlife after paying thousands of dollars. Princess should go back to the key cards and be all inclusive treating everyone with equal terms and conditions again or send the medallions out to EVERYONE regardless of nationality, race or creed. I think that it does help to limit congestion and wait times if not everyone has to pick up medallions (or cruise cards). We had a cruise where Princess received the medallions too late even to ship within the US. It slowed everything down. I’d rather wait 2 minutes than 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NownZen Posted November 24, 2022 #48 Share Posted November 24, 2022 6 hours ago, PaperSniper4 said: Dang, wouldn't you know it? Our refrigerator's big, wide stainless steel front door is not magnetic, and the one side that would work is already <over> full!😩 Nah, I prefer the cards. I plan to use them instead of painting my office wall in another year or so....I might have enough by then............🤔 Doug Before we got our new refrigerator we made sure that it was made from magnetic stainless steel. In any case, there is always double backed sticky tape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NownZen Posted November 24, 2022 #49 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, tipofthehook said: Hate the discrimination against Canadians, UK, NZ, Australia and any other nationality than US residents. ‘Line up and get yer damn device at the dock’ as a lowlife after paying thousands of dollars. Princess should go back to the key cards and be all inclusive treating everyone with equal terms and conditions again or send the medallions out to EVERYONE regardless of nationality, race or creed. It is not Princess. The medallions have a bluetooth interface in them. That is FCC approved in the US. All other countries have their own approval process which you have to follow before you can deliver in those countries. I live this and know the nuisance level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NownZen Posted November 24, 2022 #50 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Torfamm said: I am pretty sure that today’s key cards use RFID technology not magnetic stripes. The Medallion also uses it Since there is no mag stripe reader on the lock, it has to use either the medallion Mifare Plus CSN or the bluetooth interface. The key card will also be a Mifare Plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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