Way
Systems Review:
Back
around 2007, wireless credit card machines were beginning to
increase in popularity. Linkpoint, a First Data (FD) company,
had been having great success with it's LP 9100 and life seemed
grand. That is until it's wireless credit card processing
provider, RIM, went belly up. Any customer holding a 9100 or any
other brand with RIM was left out in the cold, owning or leasing
$800 equipment that no one wanted to support.
And
then while that was going on, a little upstart company called
Way Systems was churning out these little cell phone looking
devices.
What
is so different about Way Systems is this: Unlike the major
distributors or even Linkpoint, Way Systems not only makes the
equipment, they support them too.
What
this translates into is, if you have a problem with the device
after you buy it,
you can actually call the manufacturer and get problem resolved
directly.
Where as with companies like FirstData, Cardservice,
MerchantServices, Nova, Houshold, once they sell it to you, they
won't help you with technical issues if they drop it from their
inventory. However, they will give
you a merchant account for the device.
Way
Systems is therefore the best option, compared to other wireless
devices in the long run.
This is a rare situation. Customers who
own Way System models can count on getting long term support as
compared to Verifone, Nurit or Hypercom terminals.
You
see, those other guys sell the equipment and then leave the
headaches for their distributors. With Way Systems, you get a
full service package. The other guys can choose not to help into
the future.
This
is what makes owing a wireless credit card machine from Way
Systems the best option.
Now that I've
stated my case, there are two recent models that can do
everything you need.
The Way System
1581and the 1531. The main difference between the two is the
types of cards you can accept with each.
The 1581
can process credit, debit and pin-based debit.
The 1531
can process credit and debit only. Pin based debit is not
available in this model.
Which should you buy?
That question really depends on your average ticket and your
client type. If most of your clients pay with a credit card,
there is no use in doing pin debit. Pricewise, the 1531 is going
to be slightly less expensive because it does not contain the
built in pin-pad feature.
For more detail, see
the individual wireless device pages created for each terminal.
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