Short answer: Yes, Payment for Stripe works with the Stripe Reader T600. It's a countertop smart reader, so it connects over the internet (Wi-Fi or ethernet), not Bluetooth.
Where to get one
Order it from the Terminal shop in your Stripe Dashboard at dashboard.stripe.com/terminal/shop. In the US it's $329. Stripe sells the T600 in 37 countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and most of Europe. It's not sold in Germany yet. The app lists the T600 wherever Stripe sells it.
Connect it
- Power on the T600 and connect it to the internet.
- Register it to your Stripe account. The reader shows a registration code. Enter it on the Terminal Readers page in your Stripe Dashboard (Register reader). You can also register it in the app from the smart reader list: Register on iPhone, Register new Terminal on Android.
- On iPhone, open the menu, tap Connect Card Reader, then choose Stripe Reader T600 under Smart Readers. On Android, tap Connect reader, then Smart reader.
- Pick your reader from the list. It should show as online.
Your phone and the reader need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Need help with setup? The steps are similar to the S700 install guide.
Run the app on the T600 itself
You can also skip the phone. Payment for Stripe runs right on the T600, the same way it runs on the S700 and S710. You pick products and build the sale on the reader, and your customer taps or inserts their card on the same screen.
Running the app on the T600 needs a Stripe account made through our setup wizard (it has platform controls enabled). An account you created yourself can't be switched over. That's a Stripe limitation, not a switch we can flip. Want to keep your current account? Pair the T600 to your phone or tablet instead (steps above).
To set it up, run the setup wizard. It creates your account and registers the reader with its pairing code. The app then installs on the reader. Sign in and take your first payment. The S700 install guide has the full steps, and they're the same on the T600.
There's no unattended self-checkout mode. Someone on your team builds the order on the reader, then the customer pays.
What's not supported yet
- Itemized cart on the reader's screen when it's paired to your phone.
- Signature collection on the reader.
- On-reader tipping. Tips are collected in the app instead.
- Offline payments.