The alternative to a smartphone is something like Virgin Mobile's mifi 2200 which gives you a wifi hotspot that is pay as you go. 10 Days for $10 with a usage ceiling--perfect when you are doing shows two weekends in a row and CC processing doesn't use that much bandwidth. The hotspot can be secured/MAC filtered so only your device(s) can hit it.
I've not tried it yet--it is part of my Comm plan once I finish this degree and am able to get back onto the circuit. But at least in theory it sounds like the perfect alternative to the recurring smartphone data plan.
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--- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Orabona <orabona_joseph@...> wrote:
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> I would like to switch over to square but have 2 things in my way.
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> I don't have an iphone, I have an ipod touch. I have an ipad, but it's wifi not 3G. Most fairs are outdoors and do not offer any internet access. Unless they come out with the ability to save transactions to be processed later, I wont be able to use it most of the time.
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> I've been to 2 events where there were other vendors using square. Both times they've each lost at least one sale that I noticed becuase of not being able to get the program to work properly.
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> I'm really looking forward to using square in about 1-2 years once they've made a few updates and I finally suck it up and get a smart phone despite the extra $30 a month data plan.
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