Network requirements for cloud POS

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Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our salon

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.

Gregory Bailey 👑 Master

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Mike Martin

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Oct 5, 2025

Had the same problem, support was very helpful when I contacted them.

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Laura Davis

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Oct 6, 2025

Training took about 4 days for our staff.

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Eric Sanders

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Oct 20, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Tom Cook

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Oct 26, 2025

I've been using NCR Counterpoint for 6 months and it has been working well for us

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Megan Clark

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Oct 26, 2025

This is why we switched to Simphony. No regrets.

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Benjamin Turner

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Oct 30, 2025

Great question! In my experience with PayPal Zettle, it has been working well for us

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Nathan Foster

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Nov 2, 2025

This is why we switched to Lightspeed Restaurant. No regrets.

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Sandra Taylor

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Nov 2, 2025

The membership management is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Rebecca Powell

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Nov 6, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was reconfiguring the network settings

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Kyle Thomas

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Nov 6, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Joyce Chen

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Nov 6, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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Marie Foster

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Nov 6, 2025

Had the same problem, support was hit or miss when I contacted them.

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Paul Graham

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Nov 12, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Cumulus Retail, it has been working well for us

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Brenda Walker

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Nov 16, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Eugene Rogers

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Nov 18, 2025

Cost us about $82/month all in. Worth it.

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Luis Zhang

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Nov 23, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Kevin Robinson

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Nov 27, 2025

The waitlist feature is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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