xEM and xM1 in L0 and NExT in R0 is also my current installation, can confirm its pretty great if your readers are good enough to couple well with glassies. xMT in R-WATCH (?) position rounds out the set for me on the applications that needed further range.
Possible ones I’m considering for next steps are Apex and maybe flexClass in L3 and R3 positions.
Personally I’m not the biggest fan of the idea of a glass bump in my wrist, more a fan of flex implants there. I also avoided my left wrist since I didn’t want any trouble with my Apple Watch NFC.
We will!
I just got my order #
Got the “ultimate” bundle and added an xEM and a HF x field detector to have 2 full sets.
Probably not gonna install the spark (I’m not installing something I don’t have full understanding of what it does…)
How long do you need to keep them splinted?
I was thinking side by side, along the metacarpal of each fingers.
Some people do just that, in fact, I’m planning to get an xDF2 and an xEM installed in L0. But do keep any chips that run at the same frequency separate, this doesn’t apply to the xLED Field Detector as it’s just a light with no chip.
Also, there’s a X-ray thread and it contains examples of people with two chips in position 0:
But that brought up some wired questions …
I can’t read through all the packaging and the needle (as expected), should I try to read before injection to confirm proper operation?
Also, are the needle lubricated?
As a side note, is there any other applications of the Spark2 than the 2FA through vivokey?
Basically, what can I do with it?
I want to know what I can do with it before deciding to inject it or open the packaging and use the implant for testing …
Nope…Just trust that it will work.
We all did, The chance of getting a failure is extremely unlikely.
There are quite a number of threads and posts by people thinking that their implants are not working, but most, if not all are “operator error”, but you have been around long enough to know this.
Yeah they are, lightly, I havent had an issue with penetration, but more lube would make it even easier ( I have never used additional lube for an xSeries )
Are you planning on getting an Apex? If so, your Spark will act as a backup to your account.
So you are aware of using your account for logging in to the forum and Vivokey Forum, also if you have a wordpress site, you can do the same etc.
The Spark will also provide you another means of sharing contact info or url links.
Glad to hear there has no been any problem with it.
Well that’s a good question … I’m not ready to go flex (yet) and will probably never be for the ones that cannot be installed with the g5(?) needle.
What size will the Apex be?
Thanks for the info on the functions. At this time I do not see me using it much, having the possibility of it getting more functionality is interesting. I might keep it sealed and safe for now and re-asses when we have a better picture.
Mind that I mean very limited in the way that the Apex can do everything and the Spark can “only” do authentication between the chip and VivoKey.
This trust that the Spark can provide enables lots of things, e.g. login via VivoKey, which is the main feature. But I suspect there are limits of what you can do just because the Apex can do crypto and like so much more.
You can decrypt stuff on the Apex, so VivoKey can just store encrypted data. Think private notes stored on VivoKey servers. I don’t think it’s so smart to make that stuff work unencrypted aswell just to support Sparks.
And even if they wanted to it’s quite some work to do so I’d say.
And then it turns real clusterfuck for people having an Apex and a Spark.
Let the flow of dumb idea continue …
I saw a few people use magnet to locate the implants. Does this damages the implant?
And it go me thinking …
Would it be possible to use a magnet to hold the implant in place while it gets encapsulated (to prevent/mitigate migration)?
(Put a bandage over the magnet to keep at the same location)
Thanks again everyone for all the (detailed) info.
Got the NExT installed in R0, will do teh xEM and xM1 next week in L0 …
I try to read teh NFC right away, and it read it perfect (on the phone), the T5577 is having a bit of a harder time on the PM3, it bounce around as indala with random UID …
So everything is good and i should be up and going in a few weeks
PS: Is there a password for the NFC side or is it the exac same as a blanc Ntag216?
This is quite common, but sometimes T5577 random outputs can be firmware mismatch on the PM3, have you checked yours? Have you tested on your “test card”?
Also a common occurrence is, being able to read your implant for the first [period of time] then after some blood pooling and inflammation, you may not be able to read it again for up to 2 weeks.
It is taken care of before even being sent out to you.
the Password is to protect your implant from you, rather than blocking access. So while you could remove or Change the password, I would reccomend you don’t…IF you still really want to, just ask again and I will shake my head at you but give you the password anyway.
( It really is best just to leave it, and forget about it )