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I'm looking for a package to turn interactivity with my customers faster (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, i'm working on a small store for printing documents, but most of time i need to ask my customers to send me the pdf file through Bluetooth to my phone and so i print it from Epson app. The major issue is that doing that takes a LOT of time, probably because my phone has 1 gbRam, this could speed up if i connect it from USB to a desktop, but my usb ports are seriously damaged.

Any ideas? I'm grateful for your opinions.

I've planned to send files through email, as many android users on my town doesn't even know they have an email (gmail bleh).

ps: this does have not to do with my previous question, but it's terrifying that are people who don't know they actually have an email account (gmail bleh).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

Try this (sharing using wifi instead of bluetooth ):

Install an opensource android app called trebelshot
create a wifi hotspot on your android phone (with or without password)
chose a dummy or empty doc on your phone (even a txt file with "hello world" in it)
then on the trebleshot app click send > select that file > then click on "share on browser", the app will the provide you with a link like : 192.45.0.1:45665
when a customer comes to your store, ask them to connect to your hotspot and ask them to visit that link on their browser
the customer can then chose the file they want to share on the browser, and sent it to you using wifi

Hope this will help!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

This just works beautiful, really thank you dude.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

I'd recommend connecting to the same network (WiFi) and using https://snapdrop.net The data does not need leave your network.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

most people have whatsapp, while I really don't condone using it, if you don't care about their privacy, you could give them that option, probably have a good chance they use it. though you should still use email since alot of people must know how to use it.

Usually people prepare USB flash drives when they want print something elsewhere, so you probably have to fix those ports, you probably can't live without usb ports especially for this line of work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

yeah, most of my costumers have a Whatsapp account (to not say all of them), i'm trying to avoid using Whatsapp for my store and their privacy, but sometimes using it is required to give an "out of the box" feel to them. Most people on my town don't have any pc, as they're a bit expensive on my country, even flash drives, that's why i'm not too concerned about my usb ports for now, as it's very uncommon around here, but i'll fix them soon.

Probably email is my main option for now, thank you for your suggestion, really appreciated it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

you're welcome!