Smartphones and credit card readers?

Anyone use them? I do masonry work in a financially depressed area of the country and was thinking this might be a way for people who are putting off needed work can pay instead of forking over cash. Anyone have any experience with them?

I've not used it but Square has a good reputation

My wife used to sell these. Get a new one, not a used one. The tech/support/costs is getting better and better.

Make sure you have a good carrier. You will need good coverage or else it won't go through.

Appreciate the input, guys.

Personally I haven't but know several who use Square my church also uses Square foot their coffee shop

I use the quickbooks equivalent. It works really well and the equipment is free if you are already using quickbooks.

Square is pretty much as anti gun as they get

That's true 10Bands !!

PayPal has one also

I have a square reader for my tree business and it works great and a lot cheaper than the last I had. Never knee they were antigun. It's a shame because it's been two years and I've been very pleased

PayPal is anti-gun also.

I use square. I’ve been satisfied with it. Very easy to use. . The reader and app are free.


Hate to hear they’re anti-gun. Are there any comparable devices/services that are pro-gun? When dealing with customers that will not pay with anything but a credit card, options are limited.

I use square. You can even use it to send invoices that the client can pay on their end, I never have to touch their card. You can also store a card on file to charge from my end. Very convenient for all involved.

yourbluedog.com is a good one. There are others you can find with a quick search.