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and they have NO benefits package yet.  I've been told for months that they are working on one.  I also was told you get PTO if you type 1100 per day.  Got news for ya.....it's impossible unless you work a couple weekends a month, which I will NOT do.  I found the job on this website, now when they need MTs they advertise elsewhere.  Shhhhh, guess it's a secret.  I'm making 0.085 cents/line and they are advertising elsewhere for .12 cents per line.  Nice eh? 

I'm hoping they fire me so I can collect unemployment. 

provide your computer, which you have to have to do the job, every company doesn't provide a C-phone or foot pedal, which you have to have to do the job, they don't reimburse your internet, which is most cases you need to do your job.

In my case I had DSL, a land line as required by DSL, but which I rarely used and then I needed ULD once I was hired by KS.  I tried to go through my ISP, but they never could get it to work and I was tired of dealing with India.  I switched from DSL to cable internet and then I got digital phone through my internet provider.  Making the switch from land line to digital phone saves me $10/mo on my phone bill and switching from DSL to cable for six months I'm saving $15/mo on my internet expenses and will only save $5 after that 6 months. 

I don't see that I'm out anything as I came out better, but having an additional expense of $25/mo in order to be able to work at home is hardly a financial burden and I don't feel it is unreasonable.  You can always claim it on taxes.  Keystrokes clearly puts in their ad what equipment you need and if you need a C-phone they also state you will need ULD.   If an MT doesn't want to deal with that then there are other companies. 

Does anyone know which transcription companies who supply the pc's offer good line rates and are good to work for?  I am almost burned out trying to find a good company to work for.

I had to turn down a job because I did not have XP on my personal computer.  I only spoke to one supervisor via email and she said I needed my own PC. 

Does anyone know where to find a good deal on XP?

Thanks.

When I applied I was told I needed my own computer with XP.  The computer I have, XP I do not.  I cannot seem to find XP for a reasonable price either.  Is this still what they ask for or has it changed?

Thanks

Are there any good companies that allow part time work and furnish the computer, also?

computers to MTs who work for them?  I ask because I'd rather use my own computer.  I'm a little leary of hooking up someone else's computer to mine even with a router.  I don't want the risk of any viruses or company Spyware or anything like that affecting my own personal computer.  Can anyone shed some good light on this matter?  Thanks in advance for your help.  God Bless.

C-phone and/or foot pedal.  They do not supply computer.  I was hired less than 2 months ago and they provided equipment and had placed an order for more so doesn't sound like they are phasing that out.  Starting pay for everyone is 8 cpl and after 90 days is reevaluated based on quality and difficulty of the account and can go as high as 9.5 cpl.  You should receive a letter via e-mail stating this when you get a response to your resume.  I don't know when the instituted this as cpl varied at one time.

They use ShortHand as an expander.   You can download a 30-day trial from the ShortHand website and KS can give you a key to make it permanent. 

ShortHand.  I never worked for MQ and I've been gone from Webmedx for a month, but I left because there was consistently no work on any of my accounts.  One day I got 4 reports all day long and that was sitting in front of the computer for an entire 12-hour shift and checking every few minutes.   There was plenty of work on some accounts, but I was told I couldn't work on them. 

They have their own platform called Enterprise and I there were several issues with slowness, it locking up, losing reports, etc.  They kept updating promising fixes but I never saw any positive results.  They had production tiers, but because of so many problems with the account and lack of work there was no way to reach them.  I believe they have restructured the way it is done though so it may be easier now, provided there is work.

I am no fan of Webmedx, but from what I've read about MQ there is no way I would consider them.  Check the archives or read the MQ board here. 

Looking for a dependable company that supplies the computer and everything you need.  Are there any ones left? 

Thanks.