Sumup really pissing me off

[silverbullet]

I had PIN problems with a sumup terminal a while back, I just bought a new one fer 20 or 30 Euro, delivered the next day.

I do sometimes find that on first use of the terminal some nights it can be slow to start up, which was easily sorted by opening the sumup app on my phone and keeping it on in the background.

I'll try that too. One bonus with Sumup being bad is the younger punters all have Revolut, so, straight into your account. Happy days.

[Belker]

I like sumup. 1.42% commission and only needs to be charged every 3 months or so.

[silverbullet]

My stereo runs off Bluetooth so I can listen to Spotify. I sometimes have an OBD-II connection too. If I also have a Sumup reader I'm guessing it might slow it down considerably.

[Belker]

My stereo runs off Bluetooth so I can listen to Spotify. I sometimes have an OBD-II connection too. If I also have a Sumup reader I'm guessing it might slow it down considerably.

No idea, I just listen to Classic hits 4fm on the radio every night that I'm working.

[silverbullet]

My stereo runs off Bluetooth so I can listen to Spotify. I sometimes have an OBD-II connection too. If I also have a Sumup reader I'm guessing it might slow it down considerably.

No idea, I just listen to Classic hits 4fm on the radio every night that I'm working.

I'm mostly a Blues guy, and came across your namesake, great tunes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SrNMHxPXy8

[taxi1990]

Yeah, I found Sumup increasingly unreliable and you never knew if it was gonna work or not.  So a few weeks ago, I switched to a Square Reader and it has worked like a charm since.  Commission is about the same as Sumup.

Downsides for me are that it's a tiny little thing with no screen so you might get suspicious customers not paying because they can't see a number on a screen.  But it hasn't happened yet.  Battery is small so you need to keep a USB cable in the taxi just in case whereas Sumup seemed to last forever.  And it pays out daily instead of weekly but maybe there's a setting I can change?

But it's reliable and quick to approve cards!

Where did you buy the square card reader?

I was thinking of buying it from amazon uk but im not sure if it will work in Ireland then?

[watty]

https://squareup.com/ie/en/hardware/reader

[silverbullet]

https://squareup.com/ie/en/hardware/reader

Definitely worth a look. Does it have a screen like Sum Up showing the price?

[Belker]

https://squareup.com/ie/en/hardware/reader

Definitely worth a look. Does it have a screen like Sum Up showing the price?

No.
Watch the link above, the screen is on your phone only.
And needs to be charged daily !

[silverbullet]

https://squareup.com/ie/en/hardware/reader

Definitely worth a look. Does it have a screen like Sum Up showing the price?

No.
Watch the link above, the screen is on your phone only.
And needs to be charged daily !

Oh Oh, that's a bit shit. I like the punter to see the price, and the Sum Up terminal does stay charged for months.

[Belker]

...... I like the punter to see the price, and the Sum Up terminal does stay charged for months.

Agreed, I always say to customers; "It will say 'the cost' in the top right hand corner and just tap it".
I always give them the printed taxi receipt aswell, just to put their mind at rest.

I also hate wires trailed over the cab anywhere, I just have 1 very neat phone charger.

[watty]

Oh Oh, that's a bit shit. I like the punter to see the price, and the Sum Up terminal does stay charged for months.

Yeah, because it only works for 90 mins on the Tuesday before a full moon... 

Only joking,  I just bought the Square reader because I like to be different    I also like getting paid 

[Belker]

Sumup works fine fer me and has done since Bill (RIP) from FN set it up fer me back in 2018.

I had an issue with the reader not accepting inserted cards, simple solution, dumped it and bought a new one fer about 30 Euro. Easiest thing to set up, it actually sets its self up.  And I kept the old one as a back-up.

Commission 1.42%. 

Needs charging every 3 months. 

I'm not sure how often they pay out, but just checked my bank account and all last weekends funds are in.

[silverbullet]

Oh Oh, that's a bit shit. I like the punter to see the price, and the Sum Up terminal does stay charged for months.

Yeah, because it only works for 90 mins on the Tuesday before a full moon... 

Only joking,  I just bought the Square reader because I like to be different    I also like getting paid 

Would you consider the Mypos terminal?

It looks like a bells & whistles option: https://www.mypos.com/en-ie/buy-card-machine/mypos-go-2

[Belker]

.... Would you consider the Mypos terminal?

It looks like a bells & whistles option: https://www.mypos.com/en-ie/buy-card-machine/mypos-go-2

1.74% commission.

Paid instantly in to your myPOS account ??

Charging ??

No mention of Revolut ??