Look on eBay...that is where I got my 2 fax machines
Posted By: ER MT on 2007-10-24
In Reply to: I disagree - sm
brand new...$15 each. They are both Panasonics and almost brand new. I have one in my office, and my husband has one in his.
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Can anyone tell me the difference in a C-phone and a Lanier 219? I have found a listing for a DA-128 that can be used with a few different systems. Does that include the Lanier system? I am interested in finding the Lanier XL 219-1 with VTI but I can't believe the prices. I guess actually I can but I want to know if there is a system out there that is compatible or if I need to specifically get the Lanier.
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Your OT goes into slot machines, that's why.
What are we, machines?!?!?! Assimilate or become obsolete, BAH!
MTs should realize medical transcription is a speciality field. Some of us can be considered as experts in intrepreting and understanding the medical language. We are also grammatical experts as well, masters of the English language as well. Yet this trend to VR is completely degrading to our skill level and our dedication to this profession. Some of us have been MTs for 20 or more years. We have taken pride in work, our knowledge, and our expertise. Now, here we are being totally disrespected after all our hard work and years of service. We are being replaced by a software program that lacks the ability to think! Apparently, 4 cpl is the going rate for the ability to think.
Personally, I think the physicians and administrators at the medical facilities should see a VR report without the benefit of human editing. Let some reports go through the VR server and directly to the facility. Let the dictators take the time to correct their VR reports themselves. See how time consuming it is, how much work goes into producing a coherent, professional document. Maybe they'll realize what we do is worth far more than 4 cpl. Heck, it's worth far more than 8 cpl in my opinion!
Transcribers are the people. The machines do not
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Why, I thought they were these indispensible machines
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WE'RE ALL JUST SUBHUMAN TYPING-MACHINES.
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Try EBay
It is going to be very hard to find a new one without Vista. I just got a great deal on a Toshiba Tecra laptop for $300! This will do just fine for me until they upgrade to Vista.
Mom MT going to Ebay!
Just tell me one thing, when you run out of things to sell on Ebay, then what? I don't know that this is quite the way to go for any length of time. Maybe, you could continue to look but I really don't think Transcend purposely 'bates and switches' by any means. They are too professional for that. That statement is unfair, I believe. They have a host of accounts and that is a plus as if one account is not a good fit for you then another might be just perfect. They just need to keep a handle on the ROMs and find out who are sending the MTs away and replace them. Enough cheerleading for the suits for 1 night, lol I just didn't want anyone out there to think that they do this - no way.
don't always trust ebay
I prefer pricewatch.com. You can get awesome barebones systems there, build as you want, for about 300.00. I've bought 2 there. I don't trust Dell at all. I was helping an MT with her computer and she needed more RAM and has a Dell. She had to call them to find out what type of RAM she has. They told her and told her it was a rare kind and would be very expensive but they had it. Yeah right, pricewatch had it for 29.99. My ex called Dell to buy a basic system and I had actually looked at it online and told him it would be find for what he needed it for, basically just emailing and looking up stuff, it ran 399., and they told him no it wasn't, it wouldn't do anything, and that what he needed would be 799. I wrote a letter to them to complain about their dishonest high pressure sales tactics and didn't even get a response.
LOL I just sold one on Ebay!
If they are going for only $40 new I did really well! :)
ebay too, and profiles most anywhere
Half the things I see online show rampant illiteracy, and woe to you if you try to point it out - people will defend their laziness and stupidity as if they're proud of it; and really don't want to learn to spell.
eBay intrigues me, but I have nothing to sell! (nm)
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I just bought one for $150 on Ebay. If you don't want to do it, don't apply. sm
Plenty of us want to work somewhere that has a lot of work and pays well. I have been with Keystrokes for 22 months and find that to be true. I just bought a c-phone to have a back-up one in case my old one has a problem.
My long distance is through my cable company and is the same as my regular bill was from AT&T that did not cover long distance and charged me to call my sisters who are all within 50 miles of me.
SELL on Ebay and start over
By the way, even if KS is responsible for giving you bad information about Vista, you still would have had to get a computer to do this work. So that investment is a given.
Save yourself more headaches: Sell your computer on ebay (keep the peripherals) and buy a new computer with XP. You are likely to lose $ but you will probably lose more trying to replace Vista with XP UNLESS you call in a professional to do it for you who guarantees their work.
Thanks, totally forgot about EBay, looking there now. nm
I seen a book on ebay or amazon once...sm
and it tells you how to start your own MT business. I was looking for reference books and it popped up. I had typed in medical transcription books or something like that.
I'll be looking for those bell bottoms to end up on eBay! NM
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I have tons of reference books, all specialties. Going on ebay if not sold. nm
You must be psychic. I just ended up going on Ebay today and bought a Dell with Windows XP on it.
I originally went through Dell directly but they charged $400 more for the same computer because they were customizing it with Windows XP as now all the computer came standard with Vista. Apparently not so customized..haha.. better deals on Ebay.. I LOVE EBAY..
It will get better, I hope. Too much time on my hands means too much time on ebay! lol nm
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