I have a wireless credit card terminal and they all want at least this level of personal info if not more. Not saying if it's right or wrong, just that if you want a credit card account, that's what's required. I got the terminal for free in exchange for signing up for a 2-year contract, so yes free swipers are available in exchange for commitments, just like cell phones.
Tom - watch out for keying in numbers rather than swiping the card - they will ding you a hefty surcharge for doing that. For online orders, try Paypal - people can pay by credit card without having a PayPal account and their fees are pretty comparable to the credit card processors, especially for casual use. Pete Haworth On Jan 28, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > Yeah that's why I put spam in the subject cause I got the same feeling at > first. But after researching awhile I realized that that was how they keep > people honest with the thing. Still the process was a bit creepy. > > So they are legit BUT I don't know how much info a normal credit card company > reader would ask for and they are not free. > > I can enter numbers directly too and that means I can accept credit card > orders over the internet if by hand any way.... > > YMMV > > -- Tom McGrath III > http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > 3mcgr...@comcast.net > > On Jan 28, 2011, at 8:28 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > >> yeah, I did the same thing - I just closed the browser abruptly before it >> got too personal. >> >> On 28 January 2011 17:24, Mark Wieder <mwie...@ahsoftware.net> wrote: >> >>> Thomas- >>> >>> Friday, January 28, 2011, 3:05:51 PM, you wrote: >>> >>>> FYI -- I am not connected with these guys at all. I just got my >>>> credit card reader from squareup.com for free and can now accept >>>> credit card payments for my work (American Express too.) Very cool >>>> and free. They send you the reader after signing up for the app. It >>>> works on iPhone, iPad and Android. At first I thought it was weird >>>> and suspect but after major research it turns out they are the >>>> creator of Twitter along with the guy from digg and a bunch of >>>> investors offering this. >>> >>> I opted out when they wanted my FEIN and Social Security number. >>> >>> -- >>> -Mark Wieder >>> mwie...@ahsoftware.net >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Stephen Barncard >> San Francisco Ca. USA >> >> more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
