Accept Credit Cards on your Nextel Phone! - Swiped Rates

This screen-by-screen tutorial will step you through the process of accepting credit cards by keying the card number in. It is assumed you have set up your phone with the instructions in "First-time Setup. Use this ONLY when you cannot read the customer card through the reader. The bank charges a penalty (typically .9% to 1.5% see your merchant agreement). Buttons actually on the phone, marked with a legend or text on the bottom of the screen are shown in RED. Selections on the screen are inside "Quotes".

		First, turn the phone on, and let it establish it's service. When you see the screen to the left, press the MENU button on your phone.

		The main menu will appear, with the first option "Net" already selected. Press the SELECT button.

		From the "Bookmarks" menu, select the "Merchant ID" that we set up earlier. Press OK. (if you did not come directly to this page, Press, Hold, and Release the MENU key, and scroll down to bookmarks)

		Enter your Merchant ID. Press OK.

		Enter your Password. Press OK.

		Use the DOWN ARROW to select "Keyed" and Press OK.

		Input the cardholder's name, and then Press NEXT.

		Use the DOWN ARROW to select the card type (if necessary). Press OK.

		Enter the account number from the card, and press NEXT.

		Enter the expiration date from the card, and press NEXT.

		Now, we will enter the amount of the transaction. To make keying easier, we do not use a decimal point. 1050 equals $10.50, and 50000 would be $500.00. When done, press NEXT.

		If your business accepts tips, you can enter the tip amount here. When done, press NEXT.

		Now we display the charge to be made (With decimal points). If everything is correct, press CHARGE.

		Congratulations, when you have received an approval, like the one shown here, you have completed the transaction! (Of course if you get a decline, you will need to get a different credit card from your customer!)