Bad internet speeds, WiFi or business skimping on internet. It's never usually the terminal, it's the connection to their payment provider, or their payment provider reseller's connection to THEIR payment provider.
It's very common for bars and restaurants to have a dedicated line for the terminal, but usually they'll skimp on tech (have seen dial-up over POTS or in a fibre-capable premises). Also very common to use 3G or 2.5G.
It'd take a tech all of 5 minutes to diagnose and suggest a fix for 98% of these slow terminals. It's strange seeing businesses not look to fix these issues. If I was a payment provider I'd probably run diagnostics against my customers terminals every day and force poor performing customers to have someone come in and fix it.
It's very common for bars and restaurants to have a dedicated line for the terminal, but usually they'll skimp on tech (have seen dial-up over POTS or in a fibre-capable premises). Also very common to use 3G or 2.5G.
It'd take a tech all of 5 minutes to diagnose and suggest a fix for 98% of these slow terminals. It's strange seeing businesses not look to fix these issues. If I was a payment provider I'd probably run diagnostics against my customers terminals every day and force poor performing customers to have someone come in and fix it.