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Anyone else have Square card reader?

mikelegacy

mikelegacy

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You can't sign in with the app on the beta. Sucks. Oh well.

I'm one of those poor new devs who just started and cant afford a second device.
 
mikelegacy said:
You can't sign in with the app on the beta. Sucks. Oh well.

I'm one of those poor new devs who just started and cant afford a second device.
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Guess I don't know what a square card reader is, but nice avatar! Go Pens! Maybe Jagr next season?
 
VenusianSky said:
Guess I don't know what a square card reader is, but nice avatar! Go Pens! Maybe Jagr next season?
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Yeah I have it, I let them know about it not working in the beta about 5 minutes after it came out. Hopefully they will have a fix before 5.0 goes final.

For anyone who does not have square and could ever need to accept a credit card... get it, it is awesome.
 
VenusianSky said:
Guess I don't know what a square card reader is, but nice avatar! Go Pens! Maybe Jagr next season?
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Dude, we BEST get Jagr next season. I love him and he can relive his best years playing along side Sid.
RafaelT said:
Yeah I have it, I let them know about it not working in the beta about 5 minutes after it came out. Hopefully they will have a fix before 5.0 goes final.

For anyone who does not have square and could ever need to accept a credit card... get it, it is awesome.
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Dude I know, when I tell people who I do freelance web development for that I can accept credit cards and I swipe their card with my phone, they are just like....WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?!?

People love signing with their finger and getting text message receipts. It's really an amazing app.
 
I have 3 Square attachments. Just when they are developing the new card swipers >.<. I wasn't expecting iSquare to work on beta until they update their code anyways. Their app is old as sin :D.
 
i have a square reader and its amazing!!! really dont use it a whole lot but nice to have and ALWAYS have it with me :D i hope they do fix this in ios5 cuz its really nice to have
 
I use it a lot to take cash out with my credit cards. Every time I take cash out of an ATM, i have to pay the ATM fee AND a $10 charge from my credit card company for a cash advance.

This way it's deposited into my checking account and I never have to pay that $10.

Heck, if I need fast cash, i'll take $2.75 charge on $100 rather than $10 anyday....
 
how long does it take to transfer from your square account to your banking account? i only used it once. wish there was a card like paypal to where you can use it instantly
 
rever3nce said:
how long does it take to transfer from your square account to your banking account? i only used it once. wish there was a card like paypal to where you can use it instantly
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Yeah, it takes like one day. So if you need INSTANT cash, it's a no-go, but I'm not normally in a position where i need CASH NOW.
 
mikelegacy said:
I use it a lot to take cash out with my credit cards. Every time I take cash out of an ATM, i have to pay the ATM fee AND a $10 charge from my credit card company for a cash advance.

This way it's deposited into my checking account and I never have to pay that $10.

Heck, if I need fast cash, i'll take $2.75 charge on $100 rather than $10 anyday....
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That's actually not a bad idea... since using an ATM to pull cash from a credit card would be rung up as a "cash advance", and running it through the square reader would be a purchase.

I think my card company charges something like 9% interest on purchases, but 22.99% on cash advances. Good tip if I ever need it!
 
s4yunkim said:
That's actually not a bad idea... since using an ATM to pull cash from a credit card would be rung up as a "cash advance", and running it through the square reader would be a purchase.

I think my card company charges something like 9% interest on purchases, but 22.99% on cash advances. Good tip if I ever need it!
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It's awesome dude. Just my "thinking outside the box" :)
 
Einz said:
Why didn't they just use the build in camera?

https://www.card.io/

Are there more info the magnetic strip other than name, card numbers and expiration date?
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No man, you get sent a magnetic card reader for free. Square just gets 2.75% of each transaction. Not bad though, since you don't have to deal with all the credit card company fees.
 
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