Same here. Too much fuzz and static on the lines. Redid the hard drive, new phones, new sound card,
Posted By: nothing helped. nm PsgThru on 2005-11-16
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- Same here. Too much fuzz and static on the lines. Redid the hard drive, new phones, new sound card, - nothing helped. nm PsgThru
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Is the sound clarity as bad as it is in the test files? Lots of static
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Agree, lines are hard to get. I also think the sound quality doesnt help things. nm
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hard drive
If you just delete the icon or link to it, yes, it will still be on your hard drive. If you go into Control Panel and Remove Program it will be deleted from the hard drive.
won't it still be stored on the hard drive?
or do you not need to worry about that?
You will have to completely format the hard drive first
delete any partitions and create a new partition, format the C drive and then install Windows XP. I have done this a ton of times and have had no problems.
Are you sure the sound quality was the platform and not your sound card? Also, I don't know of ma
services that pay "down time" if the platform is inoperational. ALL software has its share of problems. It's the nature of the business. When you were hired, did you sign a contract accepting the terms regarding PTO? If so, what could you possibly complain about since you did, afterall, sign the agreement? Did you have a good relationship with your QA Editor/Team Leader that you could ask questions about account specifics?
My understanding of the VR is that it has been in development for a number of years not to be released until the fine tuning was complete. It would seem to me, and I am in no way affiliated with Transcend, that provided that VR is good then earning a line rate as an Editor would be beneficial, if that's how Transcend is planning to compensate.
All in all, I would say that if anyone is interested in working for Transcend or any service for that matter, make sure to ask the services Recruiter specific questions. If what you're hearing sounds good and makes sense, go for it. If what your'e hearing is not all that you thought it would be, move on. However, you MUST take what you read on forums boards with a grain of salt. While some posts regarding various services may be legitimate, others may not be.
Good Luck!
MT Manners 
Sound quality depends on card too sm
Dictaphone Extext usually comes across with very good sound quality, but if you're using your own PC and have the basic sound card that comes in most PCs (unless you opted for the bells and whistles when buying) then that could be the problem. We spend more for lots of memory and disk space but high-end sound cards need to be included, too.
I meant to say rerecord does not sound good on DQS. Very hard to understand even when
doctors dictate into a recorder and put in on the system.
I experienced the no-reply thing AND the sound quality for me was crap. Had to redo my whole hard
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the lines are hard
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Is it hard to get lines in.
or is it just me. I have been typing all day and only have 300 lines. I am using their Merit system. At my other job, usually after 4 hours I have 500 to 600 lines. Maybe I am just not used to their plateform yet. Good thing I am still on hourly. I would starve to death if I were on line count. 
It is hard to get lines anyway, but....
It is easier for a company to manipulate lines if you have to go to the Dicataphone web site you get your bulk lines, with reports not broken down, i.e., 1000 lines, 25 reports. At least if you can verify you have 25 reports on their line counter and what you wrote down, you can always copy your reports from Ex-Text (it is word based), go into your Word (outside of Ex-Text) and verify the line counts, maybe spot check them, or you can ask your trainer how to check the line count after you have finished it and click on the doctor or the patient, it gives the line count for that job. (to me a lot of wasted time but it is a way to verify). I'm sorry, I do not trust a company who will not let you verify the # of reports with the amount of lines you have done. What if 2 to 3 reports are dropped? You have no way of telling them that report did not show up on your line count. That means your WORKED FREE, and they got the total line count, or someone else redid your report.
I found if I had to go the Dictaphone web site to get my conglomerate line count for the day, at the end of the pay period and I got my check I was usually shocked, it was way lower than if I can go into Sessions, the same screen you click on to go into the demographics. There is shows how many reports (the # of reports for that specific time and the line count) you have done and the total lines and it is quick.
There must be a reason some companies don't use it and I think it is because they know you can't verify how many reports you have done. To me that is dishonest with a capital D.
You will find with most companies using Ex-Text that Sessions is blocked for your use, thus, you cannot get the # of reports you have done in a day.
Hard to make lines
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I found it hard to get lines with them. It might of
been their line counting system or the typing program they used. But it didn't feel like it was counting right. I started at 9 cpl with 8 years experience. But otherwise, they paid on time.
It would be hard to come up with 2 lines worth of headers..nm
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Is it hard to get lines at Precyse? Does work run
nm
lines are REALLY hard to get. no way to keep track, you have to ASK for them. it's a pain and not
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I think it's a lot slower. I'm having a hard time getting lines, but I'm
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EDMAT is very hard to make lines.
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weird pay scale, hard to make lines, can't
make money, currently training women in Trinidad to do our job.
TOO much information, fuzz. I suggest you read sm
your policy and procedure manual. The things you are mentioning regarding the platform are considered proprietory information and you could get fired for talking about this stuff on an internet board. Keep company business private, please.
Cowsills redid this hit from the musical "Hair!"
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Incentive tier isn't so good when it's hard to make lines. I'm about
nm
UPDATE: CARD AND GIFT CARD ARRIVED TODAY FROM TRANSCEND. USPS STINKS...
It tooks what looks like over 2 weeks to get there. It could have been shipped to a third world country is that much time. Shame on USPS. I guess you get what you pay for..even at 41 cents.Yikes. Sorry to my employer.
Transcend always sends a nice handwritten card and a gift card
I just got my card today, and it is still five days before Christmas.
You really cannot please all the people all of the time, even when it comes to gift giving. I am so surprised at some of these comments.
Merry Christmas to all!
Our gift card and Christmas card were appreciated.. Check this out......
I have only worked for MDI a few months, but I can tell you they appreciate their MTs. Compared to the doctor I have worked for 9 years for and whom USED to give me a $1000 bonus, but this  year.. NOTHING.. I had been working both jobs, but that made me decide to tell the doctor to take a hike and devote all my time to MDI.. where I'm appreciated...
I received a Christmas card and a gift card 2
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I appreciated the Christmas card and gift card..
I don't feel that the MDI/Transcend plays favorites at Christmas. I appreciated the thoughtfulness of the signed Christmas card and gift card. Also, I work the holidays when someone on my team wants the day off. This is a good company to work for. I agree with the above posts--if you're not happy, there are other companies who may suit you better. Happy Holidays to all! 
I got a card and a gift card They are always very good
to us. Transcend has nothing to do with it.
Got a card but no bonus or gift card.
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phones
I have three lines, all AT&T discounted for all three ULD
A lot of MTs don't have C-phones (nm)
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Which companies still use C-phones?
TIA
Company that uses C-phones
A Transcriptionist who used to work for me just told me about your post. I use a call-in system that is accessed with a C-phone. My workload is a little light due to the doctors taking last-minute vacations, but if you want to contact me in a few weeks, it should pick up by then. I have a few surgery center accounts, pain clinics, and a plastic surgeon and am looking to pick up a few more accounts.
Dianna Lazan
diannalazan@yahoo.com
Ewww, still using c-phones...sm
Sound is HORRIBLE.
didn't know they could dial phones yet..sm
but they ARE pretty smart! Yeah i knew about dogs liking cat food, but you could chase my kitties around the block with dog foot. that's weird.
Sennheiser head phones
Love them. They are not as expensive as the Bose, but they are just as good. They are, however, a little more expensive than your average headphones. They are lightweight, noise cancelling, and very comfortable. I bought my on ebay last year and got a great deal.
they have accounts that require C-phones sm
and also accounts on high speed internet. Not every account is done on the same platform. Full time is 1200 lines per day/12000 pay period. Part-time (if they still hire part-time) is 600/6000. They offer insurance but I can't remember what it is. There is something through AFLAC but I think that might be disability or something.
You could hear from them down the road some time. They try their best to match you up with an account that matches your experience.
Don't work for them and don't drive them.
nm
Yes, it drive me nuts too
I think I work for the same company as you!
But if you don't drive as part of your MT job,
then why would there be a reimbursement? Or do you pick up and deliver tapes? Or work in house?
How can 1 person drive someone away sm
from a job when everyone works at home? At least I think everyone is working at home. I have worked places where I didn't like the people I worked with, but as long as I don't have to look at them all day what do I care?
I am starting to believe there is a certain percentage of people in MT (at whatever level) who are unbelievably sensitive to the point where they cannot work with or for anybody, either because they get upset over some imagined insult or because they are trying to be the top dog and aren't.
Not answering their phones would be a big turn-off for me. I wouldn't take the job. nm
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Why? I am an MT. I don't want to file or answer phones, and if they gave me something else to d
they would have to take the work from someone else. Why would they do that? MTs make a lot more than Med Rec clerks. Make the MTs take their PTO and pay the Med Rec clerks their lower wage. Not pretty but realistic.
They have to drive a whole 10 miles. I am so jealous.
WOW. They have to drive a whole ten miles. I am so jealous. Since MANAGEMENT is based in Madison, Wisconsin and it takes 20 minutes to travel from one end of the city to the other, I do not think driving through the snow for a SPA weekend is all that much of a bonus. Now Cancun. That would be a bonus.
That's where they are, on Park Place Drive according
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Wow, are you blessed! I have 3 hospitals in a 25-min. drive &
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We want companies to advertise - not drive them away.
Please do not mock their offers.
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Residents and PAs drive me crazy
I have a resident who NEVER, EVER gives the patient's name.
I have a PA who can't pronounce meds let alone spell them ~ she says solatol, Spivira ~ and one time on a discharge summary, she listed 50 diagnoses. Took up a whole page. It was insane.
I'll take drive-bys any day over beheadings
Do they have any internet accts or are they all accessed with C-phones or Laniers? nm
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