If im at an event where i dont have cell service, will square app still work for me?

[AnR]

If im at an event where i dont have cell service, will square app still work for me?

[PartyManiaMD]

Square does offer an offline mode, you can learn more and activate it here .

Just be careful when it comes to taking cards offline, you may want to consider checking to see if there is wifi available, it might be worth purchasing for the event for peace of mind.

"When you take offline credit card transactions, you take on the risk of any expired, declined, or disputed payments. Basically, Square Point of Sale can’t talk with the banks during offline payment processing, so when you use Offline Mode, you’re responsible if any cards are declined. While offline payments are automatically processed when your device has connectivity again, it’s important to note that transactions expire if they’re not processed within 72 hours.

If no payment goes through, Square doesn’t charge a transaction fee, but you would unfortunately be out of pocket for the cost of goods or services you sold and didn’t receive funds for. And unfortunately, Square isn’t able to contact any customers on your behalf or supply their contact info if an offline credit card transaction is declined. So to reduce risk for offline payment processing, we recommend you:

• Check the name and expiration date on cards to make sure they’re valid.

• Set a per-transaction limit.

Please note that Offline Mode is only for card-present transactions made with magnetic-stripe cards. Manually entered payments as well as chip card and contactless payments aren’t currently supported. Lastly, it’s good to keep in mind that offline credit card transactions can’t be canceled while they’re pending. Instead you need to connect to the Internet, allow the pending payment to complete, and then issue a refund. You can learn more about offline credit card processing here."