Mobile Credit Card Processing Questions
Q. Is wireless coverage available in my area?
Do you live in a rural area?
If you answered this question as yes, than there is most likely no coverage in your area. The wireless processing networks do not use the normal cell phone networks, and are subject to extreme blackout areas. Most cities have adequate coverage but rural areas do not.
The TDMA and GSM networks are not yet certified for wireless processing, but will be in the future. This will greatly open up wireless processing for the rest of the country. There are already several wireless terminals that can process on these networks as soon as the networks become available.
Wireless processing is now available on the GPRS Edge Network from Cingular. The terminal that we offer that works with the GPRS Edge network is the Nurit 8000 wireless terminal. Below is the GPRS Edge coverage map. Wireless processing coverage is the dark blue.
Q. How much does wireless processing cost?
Wireless processing uses that most advanced processing terminals available. With this advanced technology comes a higher price tag than land line processing terminals
Wireless Processing Cost:- Monthly Wireless Fee: $20.00 - $30.00 / month.
These fees are in addition to your merchant account fees. Wireless terminals operate on cellular networks similar to cell phones, and thus require an additional cellular fee for using the wireless network.
Make sure your business has a sufficient volume that justifies the extra cost of wireless processing. We recommend that your business processes a minimum of $1500.00 / month or over 100 wireless transactions / month before you look at a wireless solution.
There are other options available for mobile type businesses outlined in our mobile merchant account page.
Q. Do I have to use a wireless terminal?
There are several options that we offer for mobile businesses other than wireless terminals, but for true wireless point of sale processing, you must use a wireless credit card terminal.
The other options are an ARU account, using a manual imprinter, or calling back to a central location where the credit card information is keyed into a terminal.
See our Mobile Merchant Account page for more information about mobile and wireless merchant accounts.
