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   Hello Charles!   
      
   ** On Tuesday 19.01.21 - 08:01, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> Another popular service is the Square.  It's a pretty good   
    AA>> solution for someone who needs portability. --   
      
    CP> I actually have one of the square devices, somewhere.   
      
   I was poised to consider that as my main payment device. But, at     
   the time, it did not offer Debit payments.  Also, the overall     
   per-transaction fees were at least double for what I was paying     
   using the traditional hardwired terminal.  Also, there was no     
   backup method to conduct a transaction should the internet go     
   down.  The traditional terminals offer dialup as a fallback -     
   and THAT has come in handy numerous times.   
      
   It does seem costly to pay for a tradition POTS phone line     
   (business rate = $80/mo) ...just to accomodate a dialup fallback     
   for the terminal.   
      
   If I truly wanted to reduce those expenses, then I should switch     
   to pure VOIP for my phone system, and use the Square - and hope     
   that all transactions will succeed.   
      
   But.. I'll stick with the traditional method for now, despite     
   paying a monthly fee for the terminal itself.  :(   
      
   Oh.. another way people can pay me is by buying a gift     
   certificate online via  https://Anycard.ca/store/ashlies, and     
   the funds end up in my bank in 2 or 3 days.   
      
   The service takes a 10% cut though.  :(   
      
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     ../|ug   
      
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