Secure Token Batt 05

[worldofneil]

so basically if i remove the serial number from my squenix account i wont be able to use a new physical one?

No, sorry, but I think you misunderstood.

If SE will supply you with a new physical token then you can use it, but each token can only be used on one account and only added one time. If a token is removed from an account it can NEVER be used again, even on the same account it was originally on.

This is why I warned about buying a second hand token because if it was already used then it couldn't be connected to your account and you'd have wasted your money.

But a brand new token would work just fine (once you remove the existing token, but don't do that until you're ready to setup a new one)

Hope this makes more sense?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Why would you when you can use a digital one? Just backup the serials and emergency removal codes.

A physical token can easily be lost but what the odds you misplace your smartphone?

I prefer the physical one personally. I see more people who have issues with the digital ones, plus it never leaves my desk (except on vacations, when i fly home, where it's always on me)

[Nightroad]

I know of a lot more smartphones stolen and broken then of hardware tokens lost.

[sparkajen]

what if the 2 other tokens i have came with my collectors edition of 1.0 and ARR and both of those came from the online store and i havent used either yet

[Vahlnir]

I still have a physical token myself. For me, it is sentiment and habit.

I still have my physical token for WoW. Have had it since I started 12 years ago, and the battery is still ticking somehow. lol That is impressive considering the hundreds, if not thousands of of hours I poured into that game. Maybe if the game manages a turnaround I will have a use for it again.

[sparkajen]

because im a forgetful 50 year old man with sever ADHD problems and forget where i put my phone every 5 minutes while my physical token is chained to my desk?

[worldofneil]

what if the 2 other tokens i have came with my collectors edition of 1.0 and ARR and both of those came from the online store and i havent used either yet

If they've never been on any account ever, then yes either of these would work. You're probably not going to get 7 years battery out of them as they're already quite old at this point, but you'd probably still get at least a few years.

Check that the screen shows a number when you press the button (check its working!) and then you just need to go to the Mog Station and remove your old token and add the serial number of one of the other tokens.

[White_Wolf_X]

Why would you when you can use a digital one? Just backup the serials and emergency removal codes.

A physical token can easily be lost but what the odds you misplace your smartphone?

Your phone is more likely to be stolen/lost then the physical token to be fair, you got your phone with you wherever you go but the physical token will most likely just stay at home near your pc etc.

[Imora]

I still have my physical token for WoW. Have had it since I started 12 years ago, and the battery is still ticking somehow. lol That is impressive considering the hundreds, if not thousands of of hours I poured into that game. Maybe if the game manages a turnaround I will have a use for it again.

Wow no longer issues physical ones though, keep in mind if your battery DOES die.

[Vahlnir]

Wow no longer issues physical ones though, keep in mind if your battery DOES die.

Oh I know. I've got a digital one ready to go in the event it does.