How to scan and validate tickets without internet access
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Founder & CEO of SimpleTix.com, the World's most flexible e-Ticketing Platform. Entrepreneur and software developer by trade. My current role is SimpleTix is to seek out partnerships with other e-commerce platforms, payment gateways, and channel partnership opportunities.
So you’re hosting an event in the country side far away from WiFi, 3G, 4G or any type of internet access. No worries!
With CodeREADr and SimpleTix you can still validate tickets with a “local database”. This works on almost all mobile devices!
ou will only need internet access on your device for a single brief moment to download the “database” of barcodes. After this is downloaded you will not need to be online during the ticket scanning.
Ideal Use Cases
- Venues where the internet is not reliable
- A festival with a single entrance where online ticket sales have ended
- Scanning pre-paid parking vouchers
- Scanning flex passes like beach access
Widely Compatible!
- Android Tablets
- Android Phones
- iPads
- iPods
- iPhones
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