Comments on: Can BlackBerry Erase Magnetic Card or Electronic Car Key? http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/ For new BlackBerry (BB) owners, owners with a new BB,...or anyBBody else! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:35:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kelly Carter http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8606 Kelly Carter Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:10:30 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8606 Wendall, Thanks so much for that enlightening information. I can't tell you how many people wrote me that I was dead wrong about what I saw with my own eyes. Info like what you just provided helps substantiate my findings. Kelly Wendall,
Thanks so much for that enlightening information. I can’t tell you how many people wrote me that I was dead wrong about what I saw with my own eyes. Info like what you just provided helps substantiate my findings.
Kelly

]]> By: Wendall http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8586 Wendall Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:18:12 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8586 We use ID cards for students and have found that all cards are not equeal. There are HICO and LOCO cards. HICO is what credit cards are encoded with and LOCO are what a lot of hotel/generic uses are encoded with. There is a good article on wikipedia on mag cards which explains the differences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_stripe_card. We have also found that our printer is set to encode by default in the HICO format but we had bought LOCO cards. Most of the time the printer would write the data but there was a HIGHER than normal rate for the cards to be ereased. We use ID cards for students and have found that all cards are not equeal. There are HICO and LOCO cards. HICO is what credit cards are encoded with and LOCO are what a lot of hotel/generic uses are encoded with.

There is a good article on wikipedia on mag cards which explains the differences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_stripe_card.

We have also found that our printer is set to encode by default in the HICO format but we had bought LOCO cards. Most of the time the printer would write the data but there was a HIGHER than normal rate for the cards to be ereased.

]]> By: Kelly Carter http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8506 Kelly Carter Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:09:37 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8506 Hagen, Yes, I think you're right. When I gave my original answer, I somehow overlooked that Deeno was using a laptop. I thought it was a standalone monitor. I need to slow down and read more carefully. Your answer was much better. Danke! Kelly Hagen,
Yes, I think you’re right. When I gave my original answer, I somehow overlooked that Deeno was using a laptop. I thought it was a standalone monitor. I need to slow down and read more carefully. Your answer was much better. Danke!
Kelly

]]> By: Hagen von Eitzen http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8501 Hagen von Eitzen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:22:48 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8501 @ Deeno: I suspect that the laptop might use a magnet to determine whether the laptop is closed or open (and switch of VGA when closed). In that case magnetic effects from the cell phone might have "simulated" closing the laptop (reminds much of Data sending a sleep command to the Borg in StarTrek...) @ Deeno:
I suspect that the laptop might use a magnet to determine whether the laptop is closed or open (and switch of VGA when closed). In that case magnetic effects from the cell phone might have “simulated” closing the laptop (reminds much of Data sending a sleep command to the Borg in StarTrek…)

]]> By: Kelly Carter http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8383 Kelly Carter Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:11:03 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8383 tazu, Myth Busters' test was not like mine at all. It's true that a very strong magnet is required to erase a credit card. My test proved that a weak magnet like that found in a BlackBerry case or the phone itself can easily erase a gift card, but not a credit card. If you re-read my article in full, you'll see the difference. Thanks for reading and commenting on the article. Kelly tazu,
Myth Busters’ test was not like mine at all. It’s true that a very strong magnet is required to erase a credit card. My test proved that a weak magnet like that found in a BlackBerry case or the phone itself can easily erase a gift card, but not a credit card. If you re-read my article in full, you’ll see the difference. Thanks for reading and commenting on the article.
Kelly

]]> By: tazu http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8379 tazu Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:10:46 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8379 myth busters tested it and its nto possible to vipe data off the cc or any card. it required really strong mag , and its not easily available myth busters tested it and its nto possible to vipe data off the cc or any card.
it required really strong mag , and its not easily available

]]> By: Kelly Carter http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8103 Kelly Carter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8103 Pat, That's odd. I don't know if it's the magnet or if the case is squeezing the phone and pressing a button. Thanks for sharing. Kelly Pat,
That’s odd. I don’t know if it’s the magnet or if the case is squeezing the phone and pressing a button. Thanks for sharing.
Kelly

]]> By: Pat W http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-8093 Pat W Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:46:56 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-8093 I found this site while trying to find an answer to my cell phone problem. I have a Samsung a 737 cell phone and am using a DLO leather case made for a Blackberry with a magnetic closure. When I open the case to answer a call my phone will hang up on about 90% of the calls and I get a missed call message. This never happens if the phone is not in the case. The disconnect happens immediately, before I even remove the phone from the case - seems to be related to seperating the two magnets. I found this site while trying to find an answer to my cell phone problem. I have a Samsung a 737 cell phone and am using a DLO leather case made for a Blackberry with a magnetic closure. When I open the case to answer a call my phone will hang up on about 90% of the calls and I get a missed call message. This never happens if the phone is not in the case. The disconnect happens immediately, before I even remove the phone from the case – seems to be related to seperating the two magnets.

]]> By: Kelly Carter http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-7807 Kelly Carter Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:31:37 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-7807 Deeno, Now that's odd. After doing a little research, here are a couple of things you can try. (1) Maybe the monitor is thinking it needs to power down to save energy. See if you can find a way in Windows Power Options to disable the monitor shutting off. (2) Maybe the monitor is thinking the refresh rate is too high and shutting down. See if you can change the video refresh rate to something slower, like from 75 Hz to 70 Hz. Please let me know if by miracle one of those fixes the problem. In any case, thanks for sharing this very strange phenomenon. Kelly Deeno,
Now that’s odd. After doing a little research, here are a couple of things you can try. (1) Maybe the monitor is thinking it needs to power down to save energy. See if you can find a way in Windows Power Options to disable the monitor shutting off. (2) Maybe the monitor is thinking the refresh rate is too high and shutting down. See if you can change the video refresh rate to something slower, like from 75 Hz to 70 Hz. Please let me know if by miracle one of those fixes the problem. In any case, thanks for sharing this very strange phenomenon.
Kelly

]]> By: Deeno http://newbbie.com/2009/01/31/can-blackberry-erase-magnetic-card-or-electronic-car-key/comment-page-1/#comment-7804 Deeno Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:23:11 +0000 http://newbbie.com/?p=821#comment-7804 Set wy BB9530 Storm on my laptop next to the mouse pad.......my monitot shuts iff. Remove it....the monitor comes back on. Anyone else have incedental interactions with electrincs? Set wy BB9530 Storm on my laptop next to the mouse pad…….my monitot shuts iff. Remove it….the monitor comes back on. Anyone else have incedental interactions with electrincs?

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