I use to do this but I decided to hide the card since it is a lot easier to retrieve something I left behind In the locked car.m Used to carry in my swim suit pocket and my wetsuit prevents loss. Very safe as losing would be difficult but what a pain to strip everything off . I have considered having a neoprene slim pocket sewn onto the wetsuit and put two key cards in it.
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Key card failed! A lesson to be learned.
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But they can take the stuff inside the car, including your phone.
And BTW, if you have heavy fingerprints on the display on the areas underneath where the numbers for your PIN are such that people can figure out which 4 numbers you are using, the number of possible permutations can be reduced to 4!=24.
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While this is true, I think one who leaves heavy fingerprints for PIN to drive will have heavy fingerprints and streaks all over. The PIN to drive windows shifts around each time so that it's harder to see those patterns.
Does anyone know if the keycard "normally" survives diving.
I know the keycard "normally" survives water. I doubt it tolerates much bending. However, I don't know how it reacts to pressure.
Personally, when kayaking (White Water, Surfing, Rolling Practice), I wear the ring, carry a key card with me, have pin to drive set, and leave the phone in the car either off, or locked with Bluetooth off. I don't protect either the ring or the card from the water. However, I have not taken the ring or a keycard diving yet.
I know the keycard "normally" survives water. I doubt it tolerates much bending. However, I don't know how it reacts to pressure.
Personally, when kayaking (White Water, Surfing, Rolling Practice), I wear the ring, carry a key card with me, have pin to drive set, and leave the phone in the car either off, or locked with Bluetooth off. I don't protect either the ring or the card from the water. However, I have not taken the ring or a keycard diving yet.
People are not piling on me. All good suggestions but I just have to use two keycards and will carry them on me. While we go under.
PianoAl
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I wonder if the card had a defect. This is what they look like inside:
I suspect a stress fracture in the plastic that eventually progressed to the point where it reached the wiring or the chip and let water get in.
You might not see microscopic stress fractures with the naked eye. It's also possible it's a manufacturing defect in the chip that eventually caused failure and that isn't likely to repeat.
Get a key fob. It's far less likely to be destroyed by bending because it's surrounded by rigid plastic, and it contains a RFID chip and can be tapped on the "B" pillars to enter the car and on the center console to drive just like a key card, even if the transmitter breaks or the battery dies.
walking around a rougher neighborhood lately i was thinking about somebody shoving a gun in my face. They would almost certainly demand my wallet, my phone, and my apple watch, and all my back-ups would be for naught. They probably wouldn’t want a plastic ring, but then again I wouldn’t want to be wearing that around all the time either…
I have a Fob but locked it in the car. Will need to hide a FOB and a Key card or just two key cards,
What about a rougher neighborhood though?If you plan to walk in a "rough" neighborhood, maybe you should have a backup strategy?
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I really liked that ring. I wore it on my right hand's ring finger, and just dropping my hand down would satisfy the MY's prompt to place a key card on the center console. It was also great for locking and unlocking the door when going kayaking. Not to mention saving me from pulling out my wallet to get the Tesla card whenever my phone didn't feel like connecting with the Tesla. I have since learned that Bluetooth signals will NOT pass through a human body, so don't expect a phone in your back pocket to unlock the car reliably.
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