• @whosdadog
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    That was probably permanent magnet cards (pre-made credit cards, membership cards, etc) vs re-writable magnetic cards that can be written to with a desktop machine.

    • @[email protected]
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      179 months ago

      Most hotels use reprogrammable RFID cards, not magnetic cards. Hanlon’s razor dictates negligence or incompetence be assumed first. I think it’s more likely that a hotel employee incorrectly programmed the cards, or just didn’t at all before handing them over.

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        They do these days. They used to use magnetic strip. Some low-budget places probably still do. Or even physical keys.

      • @jo3shmoo
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        39 months ago

        I vastly prefer the RFID but several of the Homewood Suites and Hampton Inns I stay in each week are still magnetic stripe. I’ve definitely killed one. Used it to unlock my room, but then stuck it in a pocket with my magnetic headphone case when I went to workout

        • SaltySalamander
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          49 months ago

          Can also personally attest that a hotel room key card & galaxy buds case do not mix.