Coin

First i couldn't add any of my cards. Finally added a card when i bought a new phone... guess what!? Card with a chip? Doesn't work at any place that requires you to insert the card with a chip. . . But thats not the worst part. I bought a $3 redbull at a gas station as a test... charged me a $1.21 fee! Why would anyone use a card that charges you fees like this. I supported you coin. I gave you $100 for the card and this is how you treat me!? Time to play coin meets scissors.

My experience with this thing has been abysmal. First I preordered over a year ago before it was released and then was completely forgotten about. Never received a product or an email. So I bought it again when 2.0 came out and it worked for a month then when I upgraded my phone the app quit working so I couldn't sync cards anymore. Now that they've bothered to finally update the app I tried again and now the app won't recognize the card reader.

Coin has sold out to Fitbit, who shut down Coin's long-term operations. This means no more updates, and once your Coin battery is dead, you can't even get a replacement. Warranty and support will still be honored I hear. Plastc has offered a $50 Coin trade-in discount for those interested.

I was super excited when I first heard about it, then it took ages to get to me, super excited to open the package, card swiper doesn't work, if you can't swipe verify you can't use coin. New coin 2.0 comes out! Super excited! Still can't swipe verify. Maybe it's my headphone jack? Get a new phone! Try again! Still won't swipe verify. Must've ordered this thing three years ago, still haven't been able to use it. Over it. Maybe I'll try again when I get a fresh credit card...

For the most part, Coin is convenient. Except for instances when I select a card that has a chip. Unable to insert Coin in chip readers is inconvenient & embarrassing. Hence, have to use the actual chip card instead of Coin. This defeats the purpose of using Coin instead of individual debit/credit cards. Upgrade needed...

The idea is sound, the performance of the card, rather exceptional. Several cards that can be loaded on a single "card", what is not to like. I will say there is that occasional purveyor who's machine can't handle the transaction, but that is about 2-4% of my transactions to date; so the convenience far out ways the concern. I will say I am curious as how this will work once all chip readers are working as the NFC did not work, when attempted as a bypass! but it may have been user error (hmm)... maybe.

UPDATED: I now realize that the failing card was an American Express. It simply isn't excepted by all vendors. Overall I'm experiencing around the same 70% success rate as the initial few weeks. I feel more comfortable using it now due to the trend of kids taking photographs of your credit cards and committing fraud. Only the last 4 are visible to them. I wish that it was 99% success 11/16/16: My coin 2.0 is still rocking after years of use. Sad that there won't be an improved model.

Works (physical coin) 60% of the time. App is good, the reader works best if you squeeze it a bit. Functions are not intuitive. I had hoped the coin would work more after time, but it is too unreliable.

Really enjoying my coin. The app works as expected. Only problem I have is my coin still doesn't work at all locations. And I've been unsuccessful with using the tap and pay feature of the coin. But overall very pleased with my coin and the app.

God awful reliability when you try to use it. Locks up by itself when sitting next to the phone. Card doesn't go thru and comes up declined but when I use the original card it goes thru. Very poor reliability and terrible experience. Waste of money. Wouldn't recommend.

A cool piece of tech that has lots of room for improvement. How hard is it to allow alias names for cards? Forced to remember which 4 digit number is for what card. After a few cocktails it's too easy to use the wrong card - lol. Keep at it Coin developers - you'll get there eventually. UPDATE: Coin 2.0 allows short aliases. Unfortunately Coin is no longer available for sale for some reason!

We can agree, Wal-Mart's a major retailer. Most cards have upgraded with chips. Coin can't be used. Yes, some retailers haven't implemented chip readers. I shop at Wal-Mart almost everyday and can never use my Coin. I put it away for that reason. Before banks required chips, Coin was my only used card which was perfect for my wallet. My Coin is rendered useless (which made for a bad investment) for all retailers if the merchant that require EMV dip. Besides "contactless" option, is there an upgrade coming?

Everytime I try to open the app, it auto closes immediately. makes having a COIN pointless...

Not available at many locations but where it is available, works great. I put it away for a few months and just got it back out...hopefully I have better success.

Never works right. App stopped working. Waist of money

If it weren't for chip requirements now, if hate doin 5 stars. The interface works well, the card functions about 85% of the time. Pretty solid. But what's a nice cheat, is when the merchant requires a chip, you still put the card in as if you had a chip. You clearly don't. But when you get a chip read error either once or max 3 consecutive times, the reader defaults back to mag strip swipe. Then you're good to go! Can get annoying, but it still beats carrying all my cards.

I use the app often to read my credit cards for phone purchases. Haven't used the coin card itself in over a year

Haven't had any issues yet and it's a neat way to pay. Only carry one card now.

It works...that's it. It holds the information it needs to. Could have been so much more. It's like a colorful excel spreadsheet.

The coin card and app work great. I have found coin is accepted most places I go so there are no issues. It's great to only have to carry one card around. The app is fairly easy to use but it is easier to input the card manually than have it read with the included dongle. Highly recommend!

Would be 5 stars but the not working on all readers .have not been able to try to see if nfc works due to lack of cards compatible.

Now if I could use it everywhere. New Fred Meyer gas didn't work today but it worked at Peets this morning.

This system sucks. Had over a year, never worked. The company never help you or give you a refund. They don't do anything for you. Don't buy this, just don't do it.

I liked my coin before but after the last update i like it even more. Added features make it so much better

For a business man like me, coin is the best! I use it on a daily! I love it

Have issues sometimes when changing cards.

It uses up my coins as intended.

Sorry the Coin card is being eliminated.

When your battery dies on your card, game over.

Great idea, implementation is good. Having an EMV chip would make this great.

An awesome concept which has a long way to go for a full execution...

App is great, wish i would get the new card I paid for. Still waiting.

Android N support! My coin is no longer useless!

Love the unlock feature when next to a trusted device. Makes using it that much easier.

Awesome! Recently lost my debit card and I still had access since I had it stored in my Coin card!

Doesn't work anywhere

Nougat upgrade works like a charm. Rock 'n Roll!!!!

Would give 5 if it works everywhere

Very nice place to dine in. Very friendly people.

Awesome product... Hasn't let me down yet...