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kristen@oreilly.com 3 years ago
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@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ At first, there are no open channels, so as we see in <<eclair-channels>>, the L
.LIGHTNING CHANNELS tab
image::images/mtln_0207.png["LIGHTNING CHANNELS tab"]
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Alice presses the plus symbol and is presented with four possible ways to open a channel:
* Paste a node URI
@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ image::images/mtln_0212.png["Bob's Point-of-Sale Application"]
.Lightning invoice for Alice's latte
image::images/mtln_0213.png["BTCPay Server Lightning invoice"]
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To pay the invoice, Alice opens her Eclair wallet and selects the Send button (which looks like an up-facing arrow) under the TRANSACTION HISTORY tab, as shown in <<alice-send-start>>.
[[alice-send-start]]
@ -441,12 +443,12 @@ The term "payment request" can refer to a Bitcoin payment request or a Lightning
Alice selects the option to "scan a payment request," scans the QR code displayed on the screen of the tablet (see <<bob-cafe-invoice>>), and is prompted to confirm her payment, as shown in <<alice-send-detail>>.
Alice presses PAY, and a second later, Bob's tablet shows a successful payment. Alice has completed her first LN payment! It was fast, inexpensive, and easy. Now she can enjoy her latte which was purchased using bitcoin through a payment system that is fast, cheap, and decentralized. From now on, Alice can simply select an item on Bob's tablet screen, scan the QR code with her cell phone, click PAY, and be served a coffee, all within seconds and all without an on-chain transaction.
[[alice-send-detail]]
.Alice's send confirmation
image::images/mtln_0215.png["Lightning transaction send confirmation",width=300]
Alice presses PAY, and a second later, Bob's tablet shows a successful payment. Alice has completed her first LN payment! It was fast, inexpensive, and easy. Now she can enjoy her latte which was purchased using bitcoin through a payment system that is fast, cheap, and decentralized. From now on, Alice can simply select an item on Bob's tablet screen, scan the QR code with her cell phone, click PAY, and be served a coffee, all within seconds and all without an on-chain transaction.
Lightning payments are better for Bob, too. He's confident that he will be paid for Alice's latte without waiting for an on-chain confirmation. In the future, whenever Alice feels like drinking a coffee at Bob's Cafe, she can choose to pay with bitcoin on the Bitcoin network or the Lightning Network. Which one do you think she will choose(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_02_getting_started-asciidoc16")))(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_02_getting_started-asciidoc15")))?(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_02_getting_started-asciidoc14")))(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_02_getting_started-asciidoc13")))
=== Conclusion

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