C-phone responses

Thanks to all who responded to my question about C-phones. It was most helpful! Not sure if I want to go that route or not; the long distance phone charges seem excessive to me and since I am only on a contingent basis and have already invested in a wav pedal, etc. not sure if I want to invest any more dollars.

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difference.  Also, have you tried a different headset?  Also someone told me one time that there is a microphone under your volume control on the right corner of the C-phone.  It's a tiny hole.  If you break off a Q-tip and stick that into the hole that will squelch a lot of background noise and that worked as well.  As far as getting your C-phone service, I heard that Dictaphone is "sunsetting" C-phones at the end of this year.  Meaning, they aren't going to service them anymore as they are considered an obsolete technology.  So, I would contact Dictaphone and see what your options are.

I know very little about Lanier equipment.  I've not used it as extensively as Dictaphone.  Is there a local appliance repair place in your area?  You might ask one of those places to take a look at your equipment and see what they think.  Kinda scary, cause they could do more harm than good, but maybe worth a shot.

Not much help, I know.  But I thought I would share what tiny bit of obscure knowledge I do have. 

And thank you for your condolences as well.  She, at this point, has decided not to attend the church ceremony but feels she can deal with a period of time at the visiting hours.  This is agreeable to everyone.

Thank you all again. 

Thank you for responding. It is nice to get feedback from other's point of view.

I agree with the poster that said that some large families have entitlement issues, and I think this is what is going on with this mom.  My kids don't usually have a problem sharing, but the amount of requests coming from this family is completely out of control.

Just as an update on this, I decided not to talk to this mom about it.  I discovered a few very alarming things this weekend, and I may need to contact Child Protective Services.  For example, on Sunday she locked the kids outside in the late evening while she went grocery shopping because she didn't want the kids to mess up her house.  (Their ages are 12, 10, 8, 7, and 5).  The oldest was spending the night at a friends, and the youngest 4 were locked outside.  She left at 8:30 pm and didn't get back for over an hour. 

The 5-year-old is also running the neighborhood by himself a great deal.  Last night, I found him outside after midnight and had to walk him home. 

I am also discovering that, although she has food in the house, she is not always feeding the kids.  For now, I have decided to keep a journal of what is going on for about a month and decide then if I need to report this. 

It's just that commas, hyphens, paragraphs, etc., are not a matter of choice.  There is a right way and a wrong way.  I agree with the comment that the doctors don't care.  I know that's true or it wouldn't happen so much.  I'm certainly no expert, but some of the stuff I proof is just ridiculous.  Thanks again for your comments.

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I have been jumping around a bit lately trying to find a fit.  It seems company has it's pluses but there's one big negative I can't live with.  One company paid 9 cents gross lines and mostly templates - sounds like heaven, right?  But there was so much red tape you had to go through to get one report done.  And an invoice for 2 weeks took 2 hours to complete for a full-time person!  That's what I mean about procedural problems. 

I'm at a place now that's only 8 cents/65-line but the work is easy.  The problem though is very poor sound quality.  You just can't seem to win in this field anymore even as an an MTSO because the technological changes keep coming.  This is why I left 4.5 years ago - that and burn out.  Now I need to make some money but geesh - it's taking me forever each day to make very little.  I really think my time in this field has passed but I will continue to work at least through the summer until my kids are back in school so I can go back to school. 

I don't mean to be so negative or discouraging - I know this can be an awesome job at certain times in your life.   It was for me for a lot of years. 

Anyone else experience this problem with their C-phone?  Is there a problem with my C-phone?  At first I thought it was my telelphone line and called the phone company.  They sent a technician out to replace the lines and check the house, but the hum is still there on the C-phone.

It's driving me batty!

through cable, have you tried to take an incoming call?

We only have one phone line.  I rarely get/make calls and when I do we have cell phones.  I just started working with a C-phone and got digital phone.  I can go a month and my phone not ring, so far have gotten 3 calls today, but I'm afraid that if I try to answer the phone that I will lose my report. 

I guess I could pull up a report and have my husband call on his C-phone and test it that way and then if I lose it no biggie. 

My son is 15. He is very intelligent and very popular with his peers that he has been in the same top 10 in the state school system with since he was 5.

He has made honors without any help from the very beginning. He reads it, he knows it and he gets it right. He was adding subtracting and spelling before starting school with no pushing - it just came naturally to him from being read to and having an older sister play school with him. He has won multiple awards for his writing, as well. He was "invited" to test for the the gifted program in 1st grade and horribly failed the requirements because, he later admitted, he didn't want to go to the gifted program. He has no drug or alcohol issues and has never been in trouble with the law.

Bottom line is that he is depressed and suffering from acute anxiety attacks. He has also has health problems which are not major to most, but at his age seem catastrophic. He had major surgery on his left ear a year ago, leaving him deaf in that ear.  He has missed a lot of school. He has been seeing a counselor weekly. He is slipping from honors now with 2 high C's, one in Latin and the other in Science.

His birthday was yesterday and, as I was driving him to school, I noticed he was crying. He just cried and cried and was wiping his eyes with his shirtsleeve. I turned around and brought him home. I asked him what was wrong and, in typical 15-year-old fashion he said, "nothing."  An hour later, he said, "I need help."  I called his family doctor and made an appointment and he has agreed to go on medication if need be. He's just so unhappy. I told him to take a few days off to regroup. He also told me that he doesn't like his counselor but agrees to go to someone else.

I haven't told him that I was thinking about homeschooling and he has never brought it up. He does have a few close friends that homeschool and go to the high school for foreign language classes though and the thought just entered my mind.

That is why I posted the question. If, after he sees the doctor, and we can start on a plan to make him feel better, I might make the suggestion to him. I just needed some information, that is all.

I hope I didn't open a heated debate here.

Thanks

I have been hesitant as well, not only here, but at other MT sites also. 

Are the other MT sites particular about who views the resumes as well? 

Are offshore companies allowed to view them? 

TIA