[chelseytx]

all,

i have been interested in mobile banking and was curious how safe it *really* is. who uses it, what programs, have you had any trouble, etc.

share your thoughts here!


thanks!

[Chrisy]

i've been using Bank Of America Mobile for about 3 years now and have had no issues! i love it. i can pay bills, check balances, transfer funds and see my detailed transactions.

i have the BOA launcher on my home screen.

http://mobilebanking.bankofamerica.c...eBanking42.jad



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[corkie505]

I use Wells Fargo mobile and the site is constantly secured, so I assume its all safe.

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[Duvi]

If you have Chase, you can set it up where you send a message to the five digit code and you can get your balances and last transactions.

It's pretty convenient actually.

[TampaDude]

I use mobile banking with my Curve...it's free and it works great! It's safe...the connection is encrypted.

[chelseytx]

If you have Chase, you can set it up where you send a message to the five digit code and you can get your balances and last transactions.

It's pretty convenient actually.

hummm... i kinda have chase... i have wamu and i know they are switching over to Chase soon.

[db_geek]

Wells Fargo customer here. I've been using mobile banking for years; 2 web enabled dumb phones and now 2 smartphones, so about 6 years with no issues so far.....now where's some wood for me to knock on?

[DPDCrackBerry]

Very Secure. Bank with confidence on your BlackBerry!

[cray1000]

actually, with winmo your making a direct https connection to the bank.

with blackberry your making the connection through BIS-B or MDS-CS proxies.

So is it really that secure? or more like pseudo secure like when you use opera mini or skyfire and they proxy in the middle.

you are using a proxy with blackberry, so idk.

[cray1000]

Wells Fargo customer here. I've been using mobile banking for years; 2 web enabled dumb phones and now 2 smartphones, so about 6 years with no issues so far.....now where's some wood for me to knock on?

how do you like wells fargo as a bank, as a wachovia person, i am interested

OT i know sorry.

[TampaDude]

actually, with winmo your making a direct https connection to the bank.

with blackberry your making the connection through BIS-B or MDS-CS proxies.

So is it really that secure? or more like pseudo secure like when you use opera mini or skyfire and they proxy in the middle.

you are using a proxy with blackberry, so idk.

Mobile banking uses an encrypted, VPN-like connection. It's very secure.

[chelseytx]

okay, so what about these 3rd party aps that verizon offers? or is it better to stick with what the bank itself offers?

thanks for everyone's input!!!

[Chrisy]

the sites are just mobile sites that the bank itself offers.

there are launchers available for most of them.

[db_geek]

how do you like wells fargo as a bank, as a wachovia person, i am interested

OT i know sorry.

I'll reply via PM so that we don't hijack this thread.

[chelseytx]

lol db... thank you very much, but you didnt have to.