I have recently moved into a new apartment that has a RFID key system. This has gave me good reason to finally get an implant!
What I would really like is a T5577 implant with an blinky. As far as I can tell most implants that have RFID and NFC only light up at 13.56 MHz. I would quite like NFC too but it’s something that I wouldn’t mind getting another implant for down the road.
I’m thinking about getting a NExT V2 with a xLED next to it. Anyone have any experience with having 2 x-series in the same hand?
Either that or I get a dUG4T with a xLED. My main concern there is the range of the xLED.
Any tips or things I should take into consideration?
Hmm, let’s try something first. Download TagInfo from your app store of choice on your phone. Then turn on NFC on your phone and do a full scan on the card.
If if scans, show us the result and we can confirm what type of card it is (the UID is the only “sensitive” info there, you can black that out if you feel inclined)
If it does not scan, make sure the app is working. Scan a tap to pay credit card or some hotel key or something. Don’t show us that. If the app is working, but the apartment key is not scanning, it then would be time to consider a PM3.
Some HF cards cannot be cloned at all, so no reason to waste money on a PM3 in that case.
I love mine. LF side I use mine for my work badge, a lot of companies use LF systems for access control.
NFC side I store a bit of text because I mostly use the LED as a party trick. If you write a URL to it, the phone will pick it up and it will stop NFC. If you write text to it, you can still read it by using an app like NFC Tools but when showing off the LED it will blink continuously.
I am going down to Blue Lotus in Newcastle. Hopefully I can get both the NeXT V2 and a XLED (LF) installed in the same day. I want them in the same area so I expect that my installer will just go ahead with the NeXT V2.
I’m not nervous but I do have one final consideration that has been bugging me the last few days. My work is very physical and I use power tools for extended periods everyday. Do you think that hand vibration could impact the healing process. If so, what steps can I take to mitigate or monitor its overall progress.
Not sure if its a difference in the phones we’re using to scan, but I have a URL on my NExT v2 and am able to continuously scan it to show off the glow even after it loads the URL
It has been 4 days since install and it has been scanning well. Only concern is that it may have moved a little (unsure, might be paranoid). Have done my best to keep it clean despite my filthy work environment.
Almost 7 weeks since install! I am not concerned about the placement, I am quite surprised with how visible the implant is. The LED is nice and bright and I can see it well even in direct light.
I am currently carrying out an access control project with the LF side of the NeXT V2. I cannot wait to show it off.
I am yet to go back to install my XLED (LF) but I can’t keep my eyes off other implants. What can I say, I think I am hooked
That’s how they get you. I started with the xMagic then moved towards the flexEM and flexUG4 and now going towards the Apex 2 Conversion with a magnet.
I use an iOS device for daily life, work provides me one. So when I want to show it off that’s how I use it. If I had a link written on it, the iPhone would stop looking for NFC for a bit once it found it. If you write just text to it, the iPhone will pick it up but continue on looking. Not sure why it behaves like that.
This also makes it easier to show people it’s not a weird magic trick, they can use their phone too and see the blinking light.
