Cost of unlimited phone calling to do MT. What are the best rates. nm

• Cost of unlimited phone calling to do MT. What are the best rates. nm - MDMT
  • bellsouth - 2 telephone lines = $140/month - call bellsouth or even bellatlantic?..nm
    • try with your local phone company!!!....sm - call bellsouth or even bellatlantic?..nm
  • Long Distance - NutzyMT
  • I pay $320/mo with ATT, ATT says no autodialing for personal use, sm - Sharon
    • Wow, I'm getting a huge break compared to others...sm - KyMT
      • great for you *S* but some of us don't like - bundling with one company.....*S*...nm
    • It almost sees like they are charging you as if you were a business. I thought if you worked out of - MDMT
      • Yes, I am considered a business, I am IC and that is for 7500 mins/mo. nm - sk
      • Business line. - mtathome
      • If she's an IC, then she is a "business." - nm
    • Is this the same with Verizon. I have no idea. nm - MDMT
  • I pay $35/month through Vonage for unlimited LD. Local phone co. charges $50/month. NM - MissouriMT
    • Has anyone used Verizon unlimited for MT work. nm - MDMT

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I currently need an experienced MT (at least three years - actual medical typing) to cover a 2 doctor account.  Very simple dictation - SOAP note format.  This account is looking for another doctor, so that could add in.  Currently, very small amount of dictation - approximately 800-1300 lines total per week.  24 hour turn around. 

If you have a c-phone and have unlimited long distance, please send me your resume + 2 references for people you have actually typed for.  Start rate 8cpl (65 character).  This is an IC position.

I am the owner of a small transcription company in Virginia - have had stable accounts and great MT's for over 13 years.  THANK YOU!!!

A high end no minimum volume virtual toll free # is .07/minute. The voice mail goes right to my e-mail in a wav. file. Why can't the tasp do this for less $ with the volume they would get from an MT biz?

I'm just curious why it's so high. :) Is it the security features that cost so much? The file hosting seems reasonable but the phone rates are high.

Hello,

Can anyone give me some information on C-phones for transcribing - Cost of the C-phone itself and phone expense for transcribing, etc.? 

Thank you!

the problem.  Their limit is 5000 minutes and if you work full-time you'll need approximately 10,000 minutes. 

There have been several people who have received enormous bills from AT&T because they deemed their use as inappropriate. 

the different companies out there?  I feel lost and confused.  It seems like everything is changing daily, and I am not being organized enough to keep up.  I am about to actively look for full time employment again but if there was a list, I would be able to sort through a lot more quickly. 

Can anyone help?  I am going to start keeping a chart myself in case anyone needs this in the future.

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. 

When I signed up, they told me that I couldn't use it for telemarketing, faxing, or connecting to the internet.  Fine ... then 6 months later they tell me I have broken the rules. 

However, there is a happy ending.  I just switched to a business line with them.  They have an unlimited plan for business which is $49.95/month (at least here in Kansas), plus tax and of the extra charges that get tacked on.  I specifically told them that I used it to call in to Maryland to access a dictation system and transcribe, and after talking with a manager, he assured me it was okay.  He did say that it will still probably get flagged as "high usage," but they would put a note on my account.

Hope this helps.  I have also used MCI's The Neighborhood, and they never gave me any flack about what it was used for -- I was assured that "unlimited meant unlimited." 

Good luck!

I need unlimited LD to do my work.  We switched to MCI because AT&T wouldn't allow it. BEFORE we switched to MCI, we had a detailed discussion w/them outlining in great detail exactly WHAT I do and HOW I do it, and that I use a lot of LD minutes.  THis was about 8 or so months ago.  Today I get a letter in the mail saying they've realized we're using it for nonresidential purposes and will cut off our LD.  DH is on the phone arguing up a storm with them since THEY okayed this!  Are there ANY other plans out there aside from a phone card?  Does cable telephone work with MDI-MD phone lines?  I'm so discouraged and frankly, quite worried.  The phone cards can get expensive fast and I HAVE to work.  Money is super tight for us right now and I can't afford to lose so much as a day of work.  Thanks for any help. 

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. 

set you up with an account and just deduct it out of your check, if you'd like.  Or, at least they used to offer that option.  I'm not sure now.  I have unlimited LD with SBC, so it is not an issue for me anymore.

distance plan that doesn't involve VoIP?   I'm in the southeast.  I have unlimited LD with BellSouth, but unlimited to them and unlimited to me isn't the same thing and I've heard about the nightmares others have had with the $500 phone bills.  

I've googled and googled and not finding much information about reliable companies that may offer this. 

Hello,

Anyone work for or are familiar with Transcription Unlimited? How much do they pay and what are the transcription systems they use?

Thanks

Blue

I know it's been asked before here, and I am searching the archives for info, but wondering if any new feedback about good, cheap, unlimited long distance plans that won't hassle you about using it for transcription, about 6000 to 8000+ minutes per month?  Oh, in the California area.

Thanks!

We have an unlimited longdistace plan with AT&T for only $35 monthly I know there are a few other companies that also offer these type of plans. I would definitlly check into them if I had to pay longdistance charges.

I was NOT talking to a telemarketer at SBC.  I originally talked to one (I assume) when I called, but when I explained what I was using it for, I talked with his supervisor.  As long as I am accessing voice files and NOT using it for faxing, accessing the internet, or other "computer to computer" things, it is fine.  I have not had any hassle, except for once, and then when I called and talked to them and changed to a business line, I was fine. 

Hope you have better luck than you have so far.  :-)