No, unlimited is not really unlimited. They know

• Unlimited long distance...I know this has been discussed before...but..sm - Worried!!
  • lingo lingo lingo... - LingoMT
  • I don't mean to be rude, but the answer is to work for a company - that pays for long distance.
    • Not always ... as a poster pointed out below, with One Suite, it is $1.80 per hour. sm - LTMT
      • No, onesuite is $1.50 an hour, not $1.80. - I use it daily. nm
        • 1.80 for me ... have to use their access. nm - LTMT
          • Onesuite is an option with MDI? - sm - MTK
            • Sure, you can use it if you don't have unlimited LD. In fact, they will sm - LTMT
        • $1.50 an hour sounds good until you calculate FT at - about $250 a month (nm)
          • And you still end up making more money paying LD. sm - LTMT
  • How in the world did AT&T - find out?
    • No, unlimited is not really unlimited. They know - and list all the calls you made on your bill
      • Wow - that's terrible! (no message)
  • I have unllimited LD through my cable co (sm) - barbv
  • Do not go with Verizon either, they did that to me without - MI-MT
    • I just signed up for Verizon Freedom - sm - MTK
      • Yes, it sure is. I was told on 3 separate occasions that - MI-MT
        • I'm in the process of looking for another job (sm) - MTK
    • 800 numbers - mtathome
  • I changed my line to a business line, talked to a supervisor sm - Long-time MT
    • SBC - Kay
    • I changed ATT LD to SBC business sm - Happy MDI MT
    • That is the response they all give you to get you - sure
      • Been using The Neighborhood or SBC unlimited for the last 5 years now. sm - Long-time MT
    • I am on the phone with them right now...thanks..will let you know how it goes... - Worried!!
    • neighborhood - with MCI
  • I use Vonage - sm
    • I am not too smart with computer technical stuff, but you can use Vonage - MI-MT
      • here's how it works - sm
        • Makes perfect sense. Appreciate the info and I will be - MI-MT
  • Long distance - MT8
    • phones through router - sm
    • What cable company? I am supposed to have - Road Runner digital phone
      • RR Too - MT8
        • Okay, good! You told them you were - using it for transcription? I am debating
          • Didn't tell them, but I'm on it all the time - MT8
            • Thanks! I can't wait till they get it hooked up. - SBC dumped my LD, now I'm dumping them! num
  • I just got a letter too...please post what plans are available to us...TIA - Me Too!
  • I got the same letter. sm - xx
  • I got the same letter from SBC (which is AT&T LD) - last week. So now I'm back to
    • Oh man....that is NOT good...how do you make any money? - Worried!!
      • Gosh - 2.5 cents a minute is only $1.50 an hour. - Imake about $25 an hour. Of course,
        • You are off on your calculations unless you - ??
          • NO, you're off. 0.03 x 60 = 1.80 that's without a direct onesuite connect sm - Becky
            • Onesuite has local access now for 0.025 cents - instead of 0.03. So it's $1.50/hr. nm
          • What in the heck are you talking about? - sm
        • And then consider when you work 9 hours a day 7 days a week...that adds up to way TOO much! - Me Too!

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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. 

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. 

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.  :-)

plan (I don't think they exist), when I needed ULD, I used Qwest on 2 phone lines and split the time between the two lines. 

AT&T offers unlimited, but there is a 5000 minute limit, so isn't really unlimited. 

You can get a digital phone service through cable company for under $40/mo and it is truly unlimited. 

even though I talked with them extensively about this over 1 month ago, they still don't understand why the "trigger alarm" keeps going off on my unlimited plan account since I wasn't using the phone line for "internet" usage.  I dial into somewhere using a lanier and get the voice for dictation.  I do all the transcription over DSL.  They haven't put a block on me yet, but I guess what I am wondering here is....."IS THERE A TRICK" to keep the trigger alarm from going off??  What is everyone else doing about this because apparently they are not going away and I need a place to go if/when they cut me off.  TIA