PayPal Beacon and Bluetooth location beacons

[airbelchris]

see https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/beacon

is paypal uesing the fabled bluetooth location that is under NDA and wall it work? i am going to try to register for one.

 

[SanjeevRana]

see https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/beacon

is paypal uesing the fabled bluetooth location that is under NDA and wall it work? i am going to try to register for one.

It will work now also with just Bluetooth turned on and you can connect to it once in the store ... and then use the Paypal app ...
See Question #7 at end of the page :

Doesn’t Bluetooth deplete your battery life too quickly?
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a new technology that draws minimal power from Android and iOS smartphones, making it an excellent solution for connecting PayPal app users with their favorite merchants. It is available on all Bluetooth Smart Energy phones, including Android phones and Apple iPhones (4S or later).​