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dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a | dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a | ||
Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company. | Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company. | ||
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While the software itself is pretty bug-free, there are a few | While the software itself is pretty bug-free, there are a few | ||
annoyances: | annoyances: | ||
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"Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing your terminal ID. | "Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing your terminal ID. | ||
Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions | Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions | ||
| − | you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file. | + | you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file... but |
| − | + | that doesn't always work, because saving to a file preserves some other | |
| − | + | things which aren't documented, and sometimes you end up just having to | |
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It wouldn't be so aggravating if the software hadn't cost over $1000 | It wouldn't be so aggravating if the software hadn't cost over $1000 | ||
(more than I thought I was going to be paying; see also [[LeaseComm]]). | (more than I thought I was going to be paying; see also [[LeaseComm]]). | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 29 April 2005
Techniques: Software: PTC PTC is a DOS-based program for processing credit card payments via dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company.
Opinions
Woozle 11:36, 29 Apr 2005 (CST)
While the software itself is pretty bug-free, there are a few annoyances:
- First, the fact that there doesn't seem to be a Windows version, or a
version which can connect through the Internet instead of via dial-up.
- Second, the fact that it refuses to run happily under Windows XP (runs
ok with Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE; I use the latter).
- Third, if you have trouble connecting too many times in a row, it goes
into a timeout mode. You can reset the timeout mode by going into "Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing your terminal ID. Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file... but that doesn't always work, because saving to a file preserves some other things which aren't documented, and sometimes you end up just having to re-enter the whole thing. It wouldn't be so aggravating if the software hadn't cost over $1000 (more than I thought I was going to be paying; see also LeaseComm). In my opinion, the merchant processing company -- [[Cardservice International]] -- should provide free upgrades at that price, and more likely should have provided the software for free. Better yet, they should offer web-based processing (as in [http://authorize.net/ Authorize.net]) as a no-cost option.