Maybe they are shooting for giving the guests several options... instead of a single solution.
John;2512724 wrote: Hilton has this - and I don't really like it. It's a bigger pain getting out my phone, navigating to the app, going to the unlock screen and pressing unlock than tapping a key that I pull out of my back pocket is!
John;2512725 wrote: Interesting in the promo video - no one has a magic band on? Maybe a precursor to using the phone and not needing a magic band down the road?
What happens to all the Luddites out there who do not have, and refuse to get, smart phones? And possibly foreign visitors who would have to pay out the wahzoo for data to use this app (as well as the MDE app)???
I guess you can't fault them for trying, but I'm not getting a warm, fuzzy feeling about this one.
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nope too much trouble. I see no advantage to this. I would rather stick to my magic band. I just hope they don't get rid of magic band's and force us to use this to open the door. I mean my phone is my personal device. Why should I have to use it for my hotel. SOOOOO since I have to pay to use there parking lot for my room which I paid them for can I charge them to make me use my phone to open the door. :thumbsup:
I wonder what great attraction they could have built with all the money they will waste on this 'guest enhancement'.
This might not be too expensive for them to incorporate, but the cynic in me thinks they have figured out that this will be an even better way to separate people from their money and/or track guest habits.
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So I wonder if you can use your phone instead of your MagicBand to charge purchases to your room account?
I actually doubt you can (would be a headache for people that also have Apple/Android Pay on their phones) but I am curious if it has been published one way or another.
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PopPhan;2512680 wrote: I can see your point with this, but maybe it would be time to get one of those 'key fob' type keepers for the MB2 insert. In any event, I can see this as a possible test for other phone/MDE functionality, or possibly some new (upcoming) in-park experiences.
there is absolutely in-park experiences coming. RFID proof of concepts were done a couple years ago.
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