SKS Fob with Shell easyPAY tag?

kinghuang · 04-23-2005, 07:08 PM

It is okay to put the SKS fob on the same keychain with a Shell easyPAY tag? I have problems opening doors if I put my cell phone and the fob together, but is the easyPAY tag safe? Will it cause inadvertant battery drain in the fob or other interference?

**efusco** · 04-23-2005, 07:13 PM

Dunno, try it! The early SKS definately interfered with the easyPay....but since then there's been a TSB that updates the SKS to address that problem. And, I presume, they've upgraded all the later release Prii with that new-and-improved SKS so it shouldn't interfer.

Only way to find out is to try..

**Tideland Prius** · 04-23-2005, 10:04 PM

It should ok. I had my fob with the tag before and I didn't have a problem.

Also, I never had fob/cellphone issues either so either way, it's ok. Just note that the fob battery may drain faster if it's kept near devices such as cellphones, tvs, computers etc.

kinghuang · 04-23-2005, 10:11 PM

Well, I was just out to run some errands and it seemed ok. But, I think I'll keep them apart anyways. The tag won't fold flat again the fob when they're attached together.

I'm just afraid I'll lose the easyPAY tag because I'll have to use it so seldomly now.

hdrygas · 04-23-2005, 10:30 PM

OK I bite "easy pay" ?

kinghuang · 04-23-2005, 10:56 PM

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OK I bite \"easy pay\" ?[/b]

It's a little tag, about the thickness of a quarter and slightly smaller than the SKS fob, that allows you to pay for gas at Shell without swiping credit cards or using cash, and it also automatically credits your Air Miles account if you have one. You just hold the tag up to a sensor. Basically, it makes buying gas more convenient.

Of course, not having to go to the gas station as often because of the Prius is even more convenient!

Maybe it's a Canadian thing? There's info about it on Shell Canada's website.

8AA · 04-24-2005, 04:33 PM

Next time you walk out to your Prius, take the fob out of your pocket and look just to the right of the lock button. When you're in range, a red light will blink, letting you know that the fob is responding to the Prius SKS signal. This will be a way to confirm that the easyPAY tag doesn't cause your fob to mistakingly send out a signal, and it shouldn't since it is a passive system.

04-23-2005, 07:08 PM	#1
kinghuang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 109 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	SKS Fob with Shell easyPAY tag? It is okay to put the SKS fob on the same keychain with a Shell easyPAY tag? I have problems opening doors if I put my cell phone and the fob together, but is the easyPAY tag safe? Will it cause inadvertant battery drain in the fob or other interference?

04-23-2005, 10:11 PM	#4
kinghuang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 109 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: SKS Fob with Shell easyPAY tag? Well, I was just out to run some errands and it seemed ok. But, I think I'll keep them apart anyways. The tag won't fold flat again the fob when they're attached together. I'm just afraid I'll lose the easyPAY tag because I'll have to use it so seldomly now.

04-23-2005, 10:30 PM	#5
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: SKS Fob with Shell easyPAY tag? OK I bite "easy pay" ?

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04-23-2005, 07:13 PM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,231 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	Dunno, try it! The early SKS definately interfered with the easyPay....but since then there's been a TSB that updates the SKS to address that problem. And, I presume, they've upgraded all the later release Prii with that new-and-improved SKS so it shouldn't interfer. Only way to find out is to try..

04-23-2005, 10:04 PM	#3
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,606 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	It should ok. I had my fob with the tag before and I didn't have a problem. Also, I never had fob/cellphone issues either so either way, it's ok. Just note that the fob battery may drain faster if it's kept near devices such as cellphones, tvs, computers etc.

04-24-2005, 04:33 PM	#7
8AA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 492 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Next time you walk out to your Prius, take the fob out of your pocket and look just to the right of the lock button. When you're in range, a red light will blink, letting you know that the fob is responding to the Prius SKS signal. This will be a way to confirm that the easyPAY tag doesn't cause your fob to mistakingly send out a signal, and it shouldn't since it is a passive system.