reading RFID

[bjlockie]

I'm looking at buying a new wallet and I'm wondering if I need the kind that blocks RFID.
I downloaded an app for my phone that reads RFID and it needed to be right on top of my existing wallet to work.
Are the readers thieves use more powerful?
I haven't tested my existing wallet to see if it is still readable through layers of material.

 

[Dulanic]

Nfc or rfid? Nfc is a type of rfid, but only works a max of maybe 1 inch. I've never been worried myself....

 

[Rifter]

most RFID can only be read from a few inches. There are three RFID frequencies and both the low and high range only have a few inches range, you should be fine. The UHF rfid frequency has a range of many many meters but this type of rfid would never be used on any bank cards or anything like that.

 

[customerservice]

There are high and low range frequency RFID. These must be read at an extremely close range, typically a few centimeters. For longer range or any other type of RFID/active RFID, I must use an external reader for handling them with mobile devices.