Who's the processor? U can buy a IP enabled terminal for like $80 on ebay (or less?)
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > Have the merchant tell their processor that they will take their business > elsewhere if they are charged for a IP capable terminal. It's a pretty > competitive market that they are usually willing to send a new terminal in > order to keep collecting revenue. If not then move on. > > 2cents > > > On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agreed.....the IP terminal is infinitely better. However, sometimes the >> merchant will tell us that they don't own the machine, or they'll tell us >> they don't want to pay $xx for a new one. >> >> In any case, we had cc machines on our VoIP service all the time. Like >> any modem, sometimes they'll work perfectly, sometimes not work at all, or >> anything in between. We would always specifically tell people not to do >> it, and half the time they'll try it anyway. >> >> In my experience the cc machines had a better chance than fax machines, >> but there's no point in rolling dice on that. >> >> Why would you want to take 30 seconds for a 2 second transaction? IP >>> terminal is the way to go. I've seen a dialup terminal work over an ATA >>> using G.711, but I don't know if it would work every time. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:32 PM >>> To: Animal Farm >>> Subject: [AFMUG] CCard Machines and VoIP >>> >>> I know this is a loaded question, but looking for experience with CCard >>> machines and VoIP. I have a customer who is using a POTS Ccard machine, >>> They have tried to get it switched over to IP, but it's not working, and >>> the vendor is telling them that there is something physically wrong with >>> the machine, and want's them to buy a new one. Catch is that the vendor >>> is EOL the machine in October. What's the reliability with trying to run >>> CCard data over VoIP? I really don't want to get into a situation where >>> it works 70% of the time, that just seems like it will frustrate >>> everyone. >>> >>> I have ask if they could source another machine elsewhere to get it >>> moved over to IP. >>> >>> Nate >>> >>> >>> >>
