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Comment by StavrosK | Hacker News Reader

I don't know, have you tried to buy plane tickets with a credit card? It takes me a solid half hour every time, between the "verified by Visa" crap, the merchant not accepting the card and some failure on their system. With Bitcoin, you tap the link and press "confirm".

It's miles ahead of any other payment system I know, including cash (because you don't have to be in proximity of the recipient).

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>have you tried to buy plane tickets with a credit card? It takes me a solid half hour every time

Who exactly are you buying plane tickets from?

The last time I bought tickets, it took less than a minute to pay with a credit card. I spent more time searching for a flight with wifi.

Maybe his country has different rules about this sort of thing? Or maybe airlines/credit card companies have different rules for his country?

Or maybe it's pure hyperbole to support a narrative that Bitcoins are easier than credit cards.

Bitcoin transactions can take up to 10-15 minutes just to complete.

>I don't know, have you tried to buy plane tickets with a credit card? It takes me a solid half hour every time

Funny, because the times I have used Bitcoin it has taken a solid hour, or more, for the payment to 'complete' due to the confirmations required. This for pathetic, tiny payments (like $10 or so), When using a card for airline tickets, for thousands, it takes seconds.

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