Eleanora Eden on fri 24 aug 12
I would appreciate some further information on using a smart phone to do ch=
arge
sale processing, as I am terminating my relationship with the processing ou=
tfit
that is robbing me continually as soon as I can get them on the horn.
Not holding
my breath.
Although I may not be able to get phone service at the annual event where I=
do
the vast majority of my charge sales, there is now WiFi service up there. =
So,
can I scan the credit card and use the WiFi to connect and do the
Square Up process?
Alternatively, would it be possible to use my Paypal account and the
WiFi hook up
to process the charge sales?
Or any other options I haven't asked about using the WiFi and a smart
phone without
a contract with a processing outfit.......
Thanks,
Eleanora
--
Bellows Falls Vermont
www.eleanoraeden.com
Bruce on fri 24 aug 12
Yes, either Paypal's smartphone solution or Square will work over
Wifi. (or over the 3G/4G data plan). It'll probably be faster over
the wifi too.
Square has a couple of different plans - one is a flat rate $275 per
month, the other is 2.75% of the total - so if you do $10K a month (if
I've got the math right), the flat rate is better. Me, I *wish* I
made enough pottery to even HOPE for that volume (but I'm still
solidly in hobby mode).
Paypal's fees are a bit higher - 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction.
Both work with a gadget that you put in the earphone jack of the
phone. Paypals is a bit bigger (and, I think, more stable). I've got
the Square and love it.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Eleanora Eden wrote:
> I would appreciate some further information on using a smart phone to do
> charge
> sale processing, as I am terminating my relationship with the processing
> outfit
> that is robbing me continually as soon as I can get them on the horn.
> Not holding
> my breath.
>
> Although I may not be able to get phone service at the annual event where=
I
> do
> the vast majority of my charge sales, there is now WiFi service up there.
> So,
> can I scan the credit card and use the WiFi to connect and do the
> Square Up process?
>
> Alternatively, would it be possible to use my Paypal account and the
> WiFi hook up
> to process the charge sales?
>
> Or any other options I haven't asked about using the WiFi and a smart
> phone without
> a contract with a processing outfit.......
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eleanora
>
>
> --
> Bellows Falls Vermont
> www.eleanoraeden.com
Dick White on fri 24 aug 12
Eleanora, yes that will work. Your smartphone is a multipurpose multimeth=
=3D
od
wondertoy. It will do what it needs to by whatever method is available. I=
=3D
f
you need to connect to the telephone network to make a voice call to anot=
=3D
her
telephone (landline or cell), your phone has only one way to do that -
connect to the nearest cell tower, if there is one. If not, no call.=3D20
The SquareUp transaction does not involve a phone call (despite occurring=
=3D
via a cellphone). It is an internet transaction. Your smartphone only nee=
=3D
ds
to be able to connect to the internet. If there is an open WiFi connectio=
=3D
n
(or a secured one for which you have the password) available, your phone
will use that. If there is no WiFi, your phone will use the celltower dat=
=3D
a
signal to access the internet. If there is neither, SquareUp won't work.
dw
Lee on fri 24 aug 12
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Dick White wrote:
> signal to access the internet. If there is neither, SquareUp won't work.
>
This is incorrect. I use the Square on my iPod. When I don't
have a Wi-Fi connection, use the knuckle buster to record the credit
card info, including 4 number code and zipcode. Next time I have
Wi-fi, I enter the data. Where it asks for a signature, you write
something like (non-card) for non-card transaction. Costs only a
little more.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Jim Willett on sat 25 aug 12
Check out PayPal Here. Works really well for us.=3D20
Jim Willett=3D20
Out of the Fire Studio=3D20
Edmonton=3D20
Jim Willett on sat 25 aug 12
PayPal Here rate is 2.7% Advantage is you can accept PayPal payments and=
=3D
=3D20
cheques(in the US) as well as Master Card, Visa, American Express and Vis=
=3D
a. Here=3D20
in Canada we have had great success with it, even on a 3G connection.
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/credit-card-reader
Jim Willett
Out of the Fire Studio
Edmonton, AB
www.outofthefirestudio.com
Stephanie Young on mon 27 aug 12
The square is great, tons of people using them. Can't beat the fee reall=
=3D
y, and you can take=3D20
American express. Last show I did had no WIFI day 1. Had to knuckle bus=
=3D
t the cards, with=3D20
cvc and the zip codes... Typed them in that night, no prob. They'll only=
=3D
give you 2k a day=3D20
with the manual enter, they hold the rest for 30days. Unlimited sales fo=
=3D
r swiped cards. You=3D20
can send an email to raise the 2k limit if you know you'll be without wif=
=3D
i a lot.
I thoughts customers wouldn't trust it. I was totally wrong. Got the fr=
=3D
ee square in the=3D20
mail, bought a second at Target as a backup. Must get the stylus tool! F=
=3D
ar more=3D20
conveinient for customers.
Elisabeth Maurland on mon 27 aug 12
I never use WiFi when I use Square. It just uses the cell phone signal.
I love the Square too, by the way.
Elisabeth=3D20
www.elisabethmaurland.com
On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Stephanie Young wrote:
> The square is great, tons of people using them. Can't beat the fee =3D
really, and you can take=3D20
> American express. Last show I did had no WIFI day 1. Had to knuckle =3D
bust the cards, with=3D20
> cvc and the zip codes... Typed them in that night, no prob. They'll =3D
only give you 2k a day=3D20
> with the manual enter, they hold the rest for 30days. Unlimited sales =
=3D
for swiped cards. You=3D20
> can send an email to raise the 2k limit if you know you'll be without =3D
wifi a lot.
> I thoughts customers wouldn't trust it. I was totally wrong. Got the =
=3D
free square in the=3D20
> mail, bought a second at Target as a backup. Must get the stylus =3D
tool! Far more=3D20
> conveinient for customers.
Jeff Brown on mon 27 aug 12
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:47:15 -0400, Stephanie Young=3D20
wrote:
>The square is great, tons of people using them. Can't beat the fee real=
=3D
ly,=3D20
************
It will be a while before we use the square...3G/4G service is above our =
=3D
budget=3D20
for the time being...We will stick to our Store-Forward Nurit that works =
=3D
great at=3D20
1.56 percent, and a lower monthly fee than smartphone service...
I still have a dumb phone...but technology has a way of catching up with =
=3D
us.
Jeff
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