It's getting to be a wireless world. Vantage offers solutions for mobile commerce merchants depending on your card transaction volume, how well you know your customer (or how risk adverse you are), cost factors, and coverage areas.

Mobile wireless solutions speed up transaction times using a secure always-on connection. With wireless credit card terminals, merchants use advanced terminal technology that includes both internal wireless service and battery power so neither a phone line or power outlet is necessary to run credit card transactions.

Wireless is a fast evolving technology and a sensible choice for many merchants. Its portability is particularly applicable for service industries. Wireless benefits include fast transaction times of around three seconds combined with ultra fast thermal printers to generate customer receipts. Wireless units are qualifying for swiped "card present" transactions at the lowest possible Interchange rates. With instant approval and decline codes, completing secure transactions is quick and easy. Ideal merchants will be high volume to offset the expense of the state of the art terminal hardware and activation, monthly service, and transaction cost of the wireless service provider. Merchants facing financial losses from risk of fraudulent and declined cards would also benefit from wireless processing. Merchants who need extra fast transaction speeds or incur lost sales opportunities should move to a wireless system.

Wireless Coverage
Selecting the right wireless device comes down to network coverage, so always start by finding the coverage area that best meets your mobile merchant needs. Just as you encounter coverage problems with your cell phone, you can encounter receptions problems with a wireless terminal. Actual service area will vary due to location, weather, network traffic, terrain, signal strength, obstructions, building density, construction, environmental conditions, and other factors. Remember, there is no guarantee that coverage will be available from all spots (even if the maps say so). 

Wireless Credit Card Terminals
There are several credit card processing terminals on the market that support wireless services. We recommend the Lipman Nurit 8010US11 GPRS wireless credit card processing equipment. The NURIT 8000 series is a flexible, lightweight, handheld terminal that enables fast, secure, error-free transactions for on-the-go merchants. The sophisticated multi-application platform supports a range of payment & value-added services - including credit, debit, T&E, EBT, smart card, gift and loyalty cards. The unit supports GPRS and includes an easy-to-load thermal printer, with optional a touch screen, built-in PIN Pad, and EMV smart card reader.

Please note that GPRS service is not supported on these older technologies:
8010US12 =Motient (Now Dial Only- there will also be a sticker with a LLI number)
8010US13 =Mobitex (there will also be a sticker with a MAN number)

GPRS is the next generation wireless for merchants and offers greater coverage area. GPRS works with a SIM chip like your mobile phone and can roam network providers operating a GPRS tower. Because large carriers support these new networks, you’re assured coverage almost anywhere. With GPRS, the merchant can "roam" at no additional cost on all the GPRS carriers: AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile. Canadian roaming for a small premium. You can check the Lipman Nurit 8010 GPRS wireless unit coverage through Apriva at (http://www.apriva.com/coverage.cfm).