thread Does anyone use a hot spot with the terminal in Hardware Setup & Troubleshooting

Does anyone use a hot spot with the terminal

Dlw21849 — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:06:43 GMT

can anyone tell me which is the best portable hot spot to use for the terminal while at craft shows?

Re: Does anyone use a hot spot with the terminal

TheRealChipA — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:21:39 GMT

Hey @Dlw21849. Square Terminal (in fact, all Square POS) will work with any WiFi hot spot. The issue for determining which is “best” depends on your situation at the show. Obviously, you’ll want to pick a hotspot solution that has coverage where the show is, hopefully has very strong coverage. It could be that your existing phone plan’s hot spot solution works for you. But, in order to determine that you’ll have to test it out.

Re: Does anyone use a hot spot with the terminal

SuJ — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:48:40 GMT

Did you ever figure what hotspot is best for you? I'm looking to do the same and I'm a bit befuddled!

Re: Does anyone use a hot spot with the terminal

TheRealChipA — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:09:25 GMT

@SuJ What is befuddling you? As I mentioned above, Square Terminal works with any hotspot. The trick is to find the hotspot solution that works in the places you will be. If you can explain the issue(s) you are having, I might be able to help. But I wouldn't recommend going with anyone else's hotspot recommendation because it might not work well in your location(s).