Comments on: Getting A Non-RFID Credit Card

By: Payton F. Gautreaux

Payton F. Gautreaux — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:22:08 +0000

My girls and I we’ve owned more prepaid credit cards over the years than we can count, including Bank Freedom, Greendot, etc. But, the last few years I’ve found that one is the best for are family AccountNow Visa. Why? Because I was thrilled to discover how well-designed and child’s play to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) AccountNow Visa’s are.

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By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:36:34 +0000

As a Washington Mutual customer – now Chase, I too received a unwanted RFID card. All I need is a ATM card that has debit capabiliy (buy groceries without carrying 200 cash with me each time). Washington Mutual provided this.

I called Chase to opt out of this new RFID card. I ws told by customer service and her supervisor that this is the ONLY CARD they now offer.

After requesting that this feature be deactivated, I was told it can’t be done.

After much discussion, they said I could get a regular ATM card for bank use only (that doesn’t help if I want to swipe and debit directly from my account at the grocery store.

This issue was not resolved with Chase.

Upon reading a few suggestions on line as to how to deactivate the RFID chip, I gleefully wacked the chip with a ball ping hammer. Drilling though it is a pleasant alternative.

By: Ron Morris

Ron Morris — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:15:10 +0000

It took me three tries to get a non-Blink card from Chase, without any downgrade or number change. Even the three digit security code was the same, meaning I really did not need to activate the replacement card. Funny also, that I could activate the card from a friend’s phone using information only on the card. Security, WHAT security? This is not optimal, as a thief could have stolen the new card from my mailbox and used it at will. But, this unlikely event did not occur. The first two tries resulted in more than a week’s wait, and each time I was told that the new card was not issued because of “technical reasons.” I would love to believe this is because of huge demand for NON RFID cards. I love technology, but not if it is used in this way. I could have deactivated or shielded the chip, but why not send a message to the corporate *&!!^*^’s who foist this insult on their customers. The only way to be free from credit card safety concerns is to NOT USE THEM.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:07:10 +0000

I have called Chase twice to get rid of this card. Today, after disconnecting me and putting me on hold for an endless amount of time I spoke to a rep. The rep was very rude and offended that I wanted a different card. He didn’t seem to understand that I did NOT want to have this card! He kept telling me that its no different then giving my card to a waiter, but he didn’t seem to understand that I don’t want another opportunity to having my information stolen!

If they dont send me a non-blink card this third time around. I am closing my chase account.

By: lanie

lanie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:39 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this. I just got a Blink card in the mail yesterday. Without this posting I would not have known I had an option to get a regular card. I called Chase and they are issuing a regular one with no hassle at all. They said that my account # and expiration date would not be changed. I also didn’t see any information about that on their website or that Blink is an RFID chip.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:33:07 +0000

As Josh stated, Chase is making it harder to have a non-Blink enabled card. My card (which was originally a First USA, then BankOne) was recently ‘upgraded’ to a Freedom-Signature with Blink. I did not ask for the upgrade and I was not notified of an ‘upgrade’ before receiving the ‘bink-ed’ card. After two tries to get a non-Blink card, I was told that I would have to change my account to get a non-Blink card. If changing the account (and account number) is what Chase requires to get a non-Blink card for accounts that did not sign up for the ‘feature’. When my current non-Blink card expires (I did not activate the Blink card) or is not accepted anymore, my account change will be to move to another bank. Or maybe that hole punch will work just fine.

By: Vernon

Vernon — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:01:14 +0000

Few people realize that the card has to be a few inches away from the reader to be activated (i.e. get power), but when it transmits a response (containing your PII), it can be read across the room. The cards and readers are too simplisitc to to use asymmetric encryption, so the information transmitted is encrypted using a pre-shared key. That means every terminal in the world is waiting for someone to hack into it to get the key and publish it on the internet somewhere.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:31:27 +0000

Just to let you know, I tried calling Chase and getting a non-Blink enabled card and the only way that I could get one is if I downgraded to a non-Signature Freedom card. Looks like I’ll have to do some drilling.

By: "Blink" Technology in my Credit Card - No Thanks

"Blink" Technology in my Credit Card - No Thanks — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:36:28 +0000

[...] our government is also keen on RFID in passports. In the case of Chase, it turns out you can simply request new cards or get creative with a drill. I was going to do the latter, but ended up doing the former, because [...]