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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:35:43 -0400
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To: Alex Kotenko <alexykot@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Payment Protocol for Face-to-face Payments
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Let's not pull out silly examples.  Of course you can find locations
that lack Internet.

Those locations are completely unsuitable to bitcoin transactions,
since the receiver cannot verify double-spending or anything else
about the transaction.


On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Alex Kotenko <alexykot@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2014-03-21 10:28 GMT+00:00 Andreas Schildbach <andreas@schildbach.de>:
>>
>> On 03/20/2014 06:31 PM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>
>> >> Afaik, BIP73 needs an external server (the web server).
>> >
>> > Yes.  Internet connectivity is not a rarity these days.  Near-field
>> > web servers also work fine.
>>
>> Unfortunately it still is. At least here in Germany.
>
> Yes, it is a problem. Even in the middle of London you often can get into
> situation when cellphone network connectivity is not good enough for quick
> and reliable payment. Basement pubs, old buildings with thick walls,
> overcrowded places with overloaded radio environment. We should not rely on
> mobile connectivity in things like making payments.
>
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