Travel Tip Regarding Key Cards

[max]

Just back from a weekend in Talladega and my buddy kept having trouble with his key card not opening the door. The manager ask if he had it in the same pocket as his cell phone. Seems that the phones kill the card. After he arranged things differently the card worked fine.

 

[max]

Just back from a weekend in Talladega and my buddy kept having trouble with his key card not opening the door. The manager ask if he had it in the same pocket as his cell phone. Seems that the phones kill the card. After he arranged things differently the card worked fine.

 

[Andy Taylor]

Had that same problem on a trip in December. Cell phone, in same pocket.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Another trick is to keep the card when you check out as it has your credit card info on it. Destroy at your lesiure.

 

[Andy Griffith]

I recommend shredding every magnetic hotel card from every hotel stay.

A friend of mine taught me that a long time ago.

Or, I guess you could just use the same one over and over if you stayed at many hotels.

What gets me, is that Mythbusters did thing on hotel keys, and it takes a very, very strong magnet to make them quit working- but why does a cell phone affect them? I can't figure that out!

 

[BarbC]

Along the same lines, I heard that you should put an RFID shield over your credit cards to keep them from being sniffed.

 

[godlessgael]

I take mass transit every day and have to be careful with my magnetized ticket. I've been told by an engineer friend that the cell phone itself isn't what demagnetizes the ticket, it is the phone ringing on vibrate next to the ticket.

 

[truckemup97]

Just FYI, I'm selling my new and improved tinfoil hats over in the Classifieds.

 

[Ron H.]

Originally posted by truckemup97:
Just FYI, I'm selling my new and improved tinfoil hats over in the Classifieds.

Sir, you might consider branching out. Sounds like there's a ready market for tinfoil wallets and cell phone holsters.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[rcnixon]

I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen but that's just a load of crap. The only thing on a card key is a serial number that the lock reads and passes to the security computer. If the number jibes, the light turns green. Check with Snopes.com or another reputable rumor-buster site before posting. You'll look a lot more wise.

Russ

 

[mtgianni]

One good tip for key cards is to always get two and put one in your glove box.