SPAM Square Up

[Peter Haworth]

I have a wireless credit card terminal and they all want at least this level of personal info if not more.  Not saying if it's right or wrong, just that if you want a credit card account, that's what's required.  I got the terminal for free in exchange for signing up for a 2-year contract, so yes free swipers are available in exchange for commitments, just like cell phones.

Tom - watch out for keying in numbers rather than swiping the card - they will ding you a hefty surcharge for doing that.  For online orders, try Paypal - people can pay by credit card without having a PayPal account and their fees are pretty comparable to the credit card processors, especially for casual use.

Pete Haworth

On Jan 28, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> Yeah that's why I put spam in the subject cause I got the same feeling at first. But after researching awhile I realized that that was how they keep people honest with the thing. Still the process was a bit creepy.
> 
> So they are legit BUT I don't know how much info a normal credit card company reader would ask for and they are not free.
> 
> I can enter numbers directly too and that means I can accept credit card orders over the internet if by hand any way....
> 
> YMMV
> 
> -- Tom McGrath III
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> 
> On Jan 28, 2011, at 8:28 PM, stephen barncard wrote:
> 
>> yeah, I did the same thing - I just closed the browser abruptly before it
>> got too personal.
>> 
>> On 28 January 2011 17:24, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thomas-
>>> 
>>> Friday, January 28, 2011, 3:05:51 PM, you wrote:
>>> 
>>>> FYI -- I am not connected with these guys at all. I just got my
>>>> credit card reader from squareup.com for free and can now accept
>>>> credit card payments for my work (American Express too.) Very cool
>>>> and free. They send you the reader after signing up for the app. It
>>>> works on iPhone, iPad and Android. At first I thought it was weird
>>>> and suspect but after major research it turns out they are the
>>>> creator of Twitter along with the guy from digg and a bunch of
>>>> investors offering this.
>>> 
>>> I opted out when they wanted my FEIN and Social Security number.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> -Mark Wieder
>>> mwieder at ahsoftware.net
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
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