What to do › Card terminal or ATM

A card terminal or ATM on a copper line

Card terminals and ATMs that dial out over a phone line need a new connection before the copper line goes.

First: is the line on copper?

Ask your phone company: “Is this line on copper or on fiber?” They can see it on the account.
A corded phone that kept working through a power outage, with no battery backup, usually runs over copper.
If the phone line plugs into a Verizon Fios box (an optical network terminal) on a wall or in the basement, the line already runs over fiber, and a copper notice may not apply to it.
Lines from a cable company or a mobile company don't run over Verizon's copper.

The plan

Check how it connects
Look in the terminal's settings, or ask your payment processor, whether it dials out over the phone line or already uses the internet.
Ask your processor or ATM provider
Most current machines can connect over the internet, Wi-Fi or cellular. Older ones may need a new terminal or a cellular modem.
Run a test sale
After the change, run a small sale and a refund, and check that the day's batch settles.

Each office's page shows the date in Verizon's notice. Verizon says it may ask customers to move “well before” that date, so it pays to start early.

What to ask

Can this machine connect over the internet or Wi-Fi?
If not, which replacement terminal or cellular modem do you supply, and what does it cost?

After the change

A test sale and a refund go through.
The day's batch settles.

From MeiSIM USA

MeiSIM USA doesn't sell card terminals or payment service.

In New Jersey?

Check whether Verizon has filed a notice for the office that serves your line, and get an email if it changes.

Check a New Jersey number

The other plans

Verizon's New Jersey copper retirement notice names the alternatives itself: “VoIP service from Verizon or a cable company, or fixed or mobile wireless service from multiple providers including Verizon Wireless.”