Instead of quickly sending out a signal to disable pirated access cards, DirecTV management waited for the company's weekly disabling blast.
Then there have been subtle but important barriers: For instance, Macintosh computers have long been incompatible with a security keycard-reading system known as Common Access Cards system, or CAC, which is heavily used by the military.
Devices that use Verizon Wireless approved Bug Labs' modules and that connect to the Verizon Wireless network via pre-approved Verizon Wireless Broadband Access cards or removable modems do not need to be submitted for any testing by Verizon Wireless before they may be activated on the Verizon Wireless network.
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Creating an Android app named "UltraReset" and using it in tandem with an NFC-enabled Android phone (a Nexus S, in this case), security researchers Corey Benninger and Max Sobell were able to reset and reuse -- free of charge -- transit access cards in both San Francisco's MUNI system and New Jersey's PATH system.
Greendot was one of the pioneers of the reloadable prepaid cards bringing the convenience of card-based paying online and offline to those who lacked access to credit cards or even bank accounts.
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These features are also supported with the GALAXY Core's Dual SIM technology, enabling users to access both SIM cards simultaneously.
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But the lack of a speedy internet structure and limited access to credit cards still make crowd-funding a challenge on the continent.
In this our customers, especially those who can no longer access traditional credit cards, can now put cash on our cards (we have tie ups with MasterCard and Visa) that can be then used as debit cards.
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As always, paying players will enjoy longer sessions, larger inventories, and access to higher quality cards immediately.
Employees sometimes have the access to exchange real cards for blanks, a particular problem at holiday time, when stores hire a lot of temporary help.
Playing the Alloyin starter can sometimes just be a battle of surviving and outlasting your opponent by having more reliable access to leveled up cards and massive level 3 titans.
Applications include contactless transactions such as payment and transit ticketing, keys, data transfers including electronic business cards, and access to online digital content.
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Sitting in the middle of that strip is the 8-megapixel camera, as well as a covered slot for microSD and SIM cards (SIM access is blocked on this WiFi-only model).
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It could also expand the business of HID Global which up to now has focused on the delivery of secure identity, such as smart cards, for access to buildings and offices.
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The game's scrolls are collectible cards that give players access to heroes, creatures and powers they use to defeat an opponent.
Cuba is not a place where one can access American banks or use credit cards, so if you run out of cash you cannot get anything.
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Each Oasis-class ship utilizes shape recognition cameras, smart cards, 900 wireless access points and other digital technologies to eliminate lines in experiences ranging from dining and onboard activities to excursions.
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Along with Microsoft's new generation of Internet-oriented software, users will need other non-software technologies tailored for the Web, such as broadband access, wireless communications, smart cards, phones with large screens, handheld computers and PCs with integrated microphones and cameras, Gates said.
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The destroying is done with creatures, heroes, siege weapons, structures or enchantments that a player has access to via his collection of scrolls or cards.
The first minister said he will ensure the cards will not be used to access devolved services without the agreement of the parliament and that the debate will go on in Scotland over the coming years.
American Express Cardmembers can sync their eligible Cards with Twitter to purchase products and access content, offers and more.
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Under the arrangement, AmEx customers can register their cards in the Foursquare system to get access to special offers from merchants who are also Foursquare participants.
The PHS300 also connects via USB to cellular broadband cards, allowing more than one computer to access the Internet.
You must immediately change the bank accounts, cancel any credit cards to which the caregiver could have had access and change all passwords in your electronic banking.
If you take advantage of rewards points, concierge services, and all the other benefits of these four credit cards, you can essentially get your lounge access for free.
And he said that Apple, through its iTunes and Apple stores, had access to a hundred and twenty-five million credit cards, which would make it easy for consumers to buy books on impulse.
As proof, Dusche pointed to the smart cards issued to Microsoft employees for network and security access.
Mr Daling expects Sanlam policyholders to be issued with bank smart cards offering a menu of investment products, and access to policy surpluses by the turn of the century.
Last year, MasterCard successfully acquired DataCash and Access Prepaid to enhance its functioning in e-commerce and prepaid cards.
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