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Re: Accepting credit cards

From Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com>
Newsgroups chi.internet
Subject Re: Accepting credit cards
Date 2015-06-29 20:33 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <mmsa3j$ssj$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
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Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> wrote:
> In article presence@MUNGEpanix.com says...
>> 
>> Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> wrote:
>> > In article presence@MUNGEpanix.com says...
>> >> >> >Aside from PayPal, does anyone else have recommendations for accepting
>> >> >> >credit cards for a nonprofit organization?
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> My Square magnetic swipe reader showed up the other day. I don't have
>> >> >> a smart phone to use it with, though.
>> >> > 
>> >> > Is there a tablet app for it that works with Wifi?
>> >> 
>> >> yes, but it does want GPS enabled during the transaction, at least for 
>> >> android.
>> > 
>> > My tablet does GPS.
>> 
>> Give your tablet to Adam and he'll be just fine.
> 
> They have a 7" Samsung for the same price I paid 2 1/2 years ago and 
> there's an open box special for $112.  Doubt you can touch a decent 
> smartphone for less than $600.  Not sure how you hook up a credit card 
> swiper to it however.
> 
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/428596/Galaxy_Tab_3_70_Lite_Tablet_-
> _Black

if it has a headphone jack with the 4 pins, it will work fine. I've used 
square on a full sized galaxy tab 3 something tablet.

> I have no need for data if I'm out and about and I'm amazed at all the 
> Facebook or Twitter addicts staring at their screens like zombies.  If 
> religion is considered an opiate for the masses, smart phones and data 
> plans are chasing-the-dragon heroin.  

I just use mine for email, and sometimes to locate the nearest divvy 
station. Using the browser to look stuff up is a given too.

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Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-10 20:15 +0000
  Re: Accepting credit cards Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2015-06-10 20:23 +0000
    Re: Accepting credit cards smr <me@shawnritchie.com> - 2015-06-10 15:56 -0500
      Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-10 21:42 +0000
        Re: Accepting credit cards Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2015-06-10 23:22 +0000
      Re: Accepting credit cards Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2015-06-11 12:58 +0000
        Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-12 13:55 +0000
        Re: Accepting credit cards Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2015-06-12 21:22 +0000
        Re: Accepting credit cards Brent <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-22 16:52 +0000
  Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-29 02:59 +0000
    Re: Accepting credit cards Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> - 2015-06-29 11:30 -0400
      Re: Accepting credit cards Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> - 2015-06-29 15:04 -0400
        Re: Accepting credit cards Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2015-06-29 20:33 +0000
          Re: Accepting credit cards Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2015-07-02 22:30 +0000
            Re: Accepting credit cards Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2015-07-03 10:13 +0000
              Re: Accepting credit cards Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2015-07-03 13:46 +0000
              Re: Accepting credit cards Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> - 2015-07-03 13:33 -0400
                Re: Accepting credit cards Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2015-07-04 12:30 +0000
                Re: Accepting credit cards nobody@[127.0.0.1] (DWT) - 2015-07-04 18:05 +0000
                Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-07-04 18:32 +0000
                Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-07-06 18:47 +0000
                Re: Accepting credit cards smr <me@shawnritchie.com> - 2015-07-06 16:32 -0500
                Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-07-06 23:14 +0000
                Re: Accepting credit cards smr <me@shawnritchie.com> - 2015-07-07 09:31 -0500
                Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-07-07 15:35 +0000
      Re: Accepting credit cards Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2015-07-03 13:47 +0000
    Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-29 20:25 +0000
      Re: Accepting credit cards Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2015-06-29 20:31 +0000
        Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-30 02:10 +0000
      Re: Accepting credit cards "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2015-06-30 02:12 +0000

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