I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
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Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#12So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#13Are there any wires needed to hook into receipt printers, cash boxes, etc?
The receipt printer is a network printer; it needs an ethernet cable. The iPad connects to the printer over wifi. The receipt printer is connected to the cash drawer by, essentially, a telephone cable. The printer tells the drawer to open through that line; the iPad does not directly communicate with the cash drawer. Unfortunately I paid $499 for this stuff from Square just last month, and I'm not going to spend $299…
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#14So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#15Is there any chance that Square (or any of its competitors) will open up their service to custom app developers? I want to build a custom application that uses their hardware and payment processing back end. But I can't.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#16So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#17So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
This is just much less ghetto and has a more substantial card reader built into it.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#18So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.
If you have a printer attached they just sign the old fashioned way.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#19Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#20So what happens with signatures? I recently visited a cafe where they were using an iPad as a checkout, and the cashier had to constantly swivel the thing around to let customers sign for their purchase. I know it's not that big an inconvenience, but it just seemed like an awkward conclusion to a transaction that's supposed to be simplified by these devices.