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A POS that keeps working without internet
When the internet drops, staff keep taking orders and kitchen tickets keep printing. All your sales catch up when the connection returns.
Switching to Resto is free, and you can cancel at any time.
Without internet
What works without internet
Service runs on the devices and the local network. What needs the internet waits and catches up on its own when the connection returns.
Keeps working
Orders and payments save on the device. Printers run on the restaurant’s own network.
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POS
Staff take orders, split checks, give discounts and take cash.
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POS on a phone
Servers take orders at the table and send them to the kitchen printer.
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Printers
Kitchen tickets and receipts print over the local network or Bluetooth.
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Self-service kiosk
Guests order and pay when the card terminal has a connection. The kitchen ticket prints at once.
Depends on terminal
Waits for the internet
These need the internet. They update on their own when the connection returns.
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New orders on other devices
Orders already on the kitchen display stay there. A kitchen with a printer gets new orders on paper meanwhile.
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Sales in the back office
You see sales up to the outage. Sales made during the outage show in the reports when the connection returns.
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End of day to accounting
Close the day when every device is back online. Then the settlement includes all of the day’s sales.
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Price changes from the back office
New prices show on the devices when the connection returns. Until then, the old prices apply.
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Room charges in hotels
The server keeps the check open until the connection returns.
Card payments
Taking cards when the internet is down
To approve a card, the terminal must reach the acquirer. You have three options, depending on your terminal and contract.
- 1If the terminal has 4G
Terminal with its own mobile connection
The terminal switches to 4G when the restaurant’s internet drops. Card payments work as usual.
- 2If the acquirer allows it
Terminal that stores the payment
Some acquirers let the terminal store a payment and send it later. A maximum amount applies, and the restaurant carries the risk if the card is declined later.
- 3If neither works
Cash or an open tab
The POS records a cash payment or keeps the tab open. The guest can pay when the terminal is back online.
We check with you which option your terminal and acquirer support. Payments in Resto
Questions and answers
How long can Resto run without internet?
What happens if the power goes out?
Can the same sale be recorded twice?
How do I know the internet is down?
See Resto work without internet
Book a demo. We cut the internet during the demo and show you what keeps working.
We read every request and get back to you ourselves. We also answer in the evening and at the weekend.
Thanks.
We will be in touch within one working day.