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Credit Card Terminals

  • 31-12-2010 4:08pm
    #1
    R3al
    Closed Accounts Posts: 303 ✭✭


    I wondered if anyone had any experience of purchasing their own credit card POS teminals rather than renting one from their bank, if so what are the issues, where/how can they be programmed, best place to purchase etc. Any other advice appreciated


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  • #2
    johnsmith13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭johnsmith13


    R3al wrote: »
    I wondered if anyone had any experience of purchasing their own credit card POS teminals rather than renting one from their bank, if so what are the issues, where/how can they be programmed, best place to purchase etc. Any other advice appreciated

    The best advise is to contact your ePOS company as they may have a built in credit card option. This way you just purchase the PED from them.

    I assume you already have a merchant number, if not then your ePOS company will guide you through this process.

    Please PM me for further advise


  • #3
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Here's a unique new way of accepting credit cards. Comes from Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. Rates are pricey but you can't say it ain't innovative.

    https://squareup.com/


  • #4
    johnsmith13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭johnsmith13


    RATM wrote: »
    Here's a unique new way of accepting credit cards. Comes from Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. Rates are pricey but you can't say it ain't innovative.

    https://squareup.com/

    I have seen this before and I like the idea, but is it not just for turning your iphone/ipod into a credit card terminal?

    This is only possible for certain retail markets.

    What retail market are you in?

    I dont like the swipe used by squareup! if going this line i would do a google search for the type that are used in the apple stores, they provide more protection for the iphone/ipod have the swipe at the back and come with a barcode scanner.

    Im sorry i dont know the company that makes them but I am aware that it isnt apple its another company who will sell them to anyone


  • #5
    Seperate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 774 ✭✭✭Seperate


    RATM wrote: »
    Here's a unique new way of accepting credit cards. Comes from Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. Rates are pricey but you can't say it ain't innovative.

    https://squareup.com/

    If a card has a chip, the authorising bank won't let it be swiped, so no good in this country.


  • #6
    johnsmith13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭johnsmith13


    Seperate wrote: »
    If a card has a chip, the authorising bank won't let it be swiped, so no good in this country.

    Correct me if i'm wrong but there is a swipe fall back on all cards. you can force it to go into this fall back mode by inserting the card the wrong way around 3 times, if they are willing to allow this fall back then they will allow swiped cards to be authorised.


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  • #7
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    johnsmith13 wrote: »
    Correct me if i'm wrong but there is a swipe fall back on all cards. you can force it to go into this fall back mode by inserting the card the wrong way around 3 times, if they are willing to allow this fall back then they will allow swiped cards to be authorised.
    So how are you going to deal with the chargebacks?

    Blog | Tweets



  • #8
    johnsmith13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭johnsmith13


    This is only possible for certain retail markets.

    i have already said this can only be used in certain retail markets.

    this wasnt my idea i was simply agreeing that it was a nice idea as you can see from my earlier threads i have recemended that R3al contacts the ePOS company that they use to see if they can provide them with an option.

    In my last response i was just pointing out that swipe will work sometimes


  • #9
    Seperate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 774 ✭✭✭Seperate


    johnsmith13 wrote: »
    Correct me if i'm wrong but there is a swipe fall back on all cards. you can force it to go into this fall back mode by inserting the card the wrong way around 3 times, if they are willing to allow this fall back then they will allow swiped cards to be authorised.

    Well I've not tried it specifically by doing that, but I've had a few customers in with faulty chips, which couldn't be swiped. Luckily they are good customers of mine, so I was comfortable putting through a 'Customer Not Present' transaction, but that's neither here nor there.

    Either way, the point being that the Square Up device wont work here. Seems a good idea in theory though.


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