Best Mobile WiFi HotSpot Options For A Tiny Business
February 23, 2017 12:54 PM Subscribe
I run a lunch counter. I need a secured WiFi network for my point-of-sale system.
Here's the catch: the business is located within a much (MUCH) larger business that has a multiplicity of secured networks and IT systems all humming along carrying millions of dollars of transactions and identifying personal details. So I can't use their network. I can't even use their land-line. I can't, in any way shape or form, get near their stuff.
So. All I need is a secured network to run credit card transactions, EOD batch data, and the intermittent POS software update. I figured I'd use my phone as a personal hotspot, but alas, that's incompatible with my ancient (unlimited, mwah ha ha) data plan.
I saw where a 2 GB plan from AT&T is $25/mo, which seems reasonable. But I honestly have no idea how much data I'm actually using (credit card transactions hafta be measured in kb, right? They're tiny, data-wise, right?).
So help me out, MeFi! What're my options? How much data should I expect to use? What's the best way to do this? I don't care about speed, as long as it isn't 20-30 seconds per swipe, which will kill me during lunch rush. Thanks!
Here's the catch: the business is located within a much (MUCH) larger business that has a multiplicity of secured networks and IT systems all humming along carrying millions of dollars of transactions and identifying personal details. So I can't use their network. I can't even use their land-line. I can't, in any way shape or form, get near their stuff.
So. All I need is a secured network to run credit card transactions, EOD batch data, and the intermittent POS software update. I figured I'd use my phone as a personal hotspot, but alas, that's incompatible with my ancient (unlimited, mwah ha ha) data plan.
I saw where a 2 GB plan from AT&T is $25/mo, which seems reasonable. But I honestly have no idea how much data I'm actually using (credit card transactions hafta be measured in kb, right? They're tiny, data-wise, right?).
So help me out, MeFi! What're my options? How much data should I expect to use? What's the best way to do this? I don't care about speed, as long as it isn't 20-30 seconds per swipe, which will kill me during lunch rush. Thanks!
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posted by Dr. Twist at 4:22 PM on February 23, 2017 [3 favorites]