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Cloud vs traditional POS - your experience?

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Hey everyone,

Cloud vs traditional POS - your experience?

I'm running a food truck in Austin, TX and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Willie Martinez 👑 Master
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Diana Carter
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Jun 10, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Nancy Peterson
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230 posts
Jun 18, 2025
The mobile payments is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Harold Nguyen
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221 posts
Jun 24, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Jessica Price
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220 posts
Jun 27, 2025
Had the same problem, support was slow but eventually helpful when I contacted them.
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Scott Anderson
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205 posts
Jun 30, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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Carlos Ford
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Jul 26, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Paul Murphy
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Aug 5, 2025
Great question! In my experience with PayPal Here, it has been working well for us
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Jennifer Wright
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Aug 16, 2025
This is why we switched to SumUp. No regrets.
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Brenda Johnson
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210 posts
Sep 21, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Jonathan Park
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204 posts
Sep 30, 2025
Check out the offline mode setting, that might help.
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Helen Martinez
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205 posts
Sep 30, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Clover Go, it has been working well for us
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Justin Collins
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212 posts
Oct 12, 2025
The battery efficiency is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Samantha Green
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222 posts
Oct 28, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Stephanie Hill
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189 posts
Nov 1, 2025
Had the same problem, support was slow but eventually helpful when I contacted them.
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Janet Rivera
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214 posts
Nov 1, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was contacting support
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