https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Do-you-need-wifi-for-square-register-Does-hot-spot-work/m-p/683336#M60571 <P>Hi <SPAN style="color:var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/628948">@Nursenovie</a></SPAN></SPAN> - Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Square Seller Community<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span> Happy to help you with this.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Square requires an active Internet connection to process payments. For the <A href="https://squareup.com/ca/en/hardware/register" target="_blank">Square Register</A>, this can be either a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. You can also process payments with <A href="https://squareup.com/help/ca/en/article/7777-process-card-payments-with-offline-mode" target="_blank">Offline Mode</A> if you find yourself in a situation where you're unable to connect to Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi is not available in your environment. Just be aware that offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and may be declined if not processed within <STRONG>24 hours</STRONG>.</P> <P><BR />I hope this information is helpful but please do let me know if you have any additional questions.</P> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:05:36 GMT _Violet 2023-09-20T18:05:36Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Do-you-need-wifi-for-square-register-Does-hot-spot-work/m-p/683141#M60570 <P>Do you need wifi for square register? Does hot spot work?</P> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:39:17 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Do-you-need-wifi-for-square-register-Does-hot-spot-work/m-p/683141#M60570 Nursenovie 2025-09-21T16:39:17Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Do-you-need-wifi-for-square-register-Does-hot-spot-work/m-p/683336#M60571 <P>Hi <SPAN style="color:var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/628948">@Nursenovie</a></SPAN></SPAN> - Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Square Seller Community<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span> Happy to help you with this.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Square requires an active Internet connection to process payments. For the <A href="https://squareup.com/ca/en/hardware/register" target="_blank">Square Register</A>, this can be either a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. You can also process payments with <A href="https://squareup.com/help/ca/en/article/7777-process-card-payments-with-offline-mode" target="_blank">Offline Mode</A> if you find yourself in a situation where you're unable to connect to Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi is not available in your environment. Just be aware that offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and may be declined if not processed within <STRONG>24 hours</STRONG>.</P> <P><BR />I hope this information is helpful but please do let me know if you have any additional questions.</P> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:05:36 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Do-you-need-wifi-for-square-register-Does-hot-spot-work/m-p/683336#M60571 _Violet 2023-09-20T18:05:36Z