Our cable company doesn't offer phone service yet, and anyway,
Posted By: Getting older on 2006-12-06
In Reply to: Call your cable company... - l
I don't know if I'd want everything dependent on their service for all my needs. Even my internet is not as dependable as it should be, yet there is nothing wrong according to them. I already pay for internet and TV to the tune of $147 a month and they are raising it in Jan. again.
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My telephone service is VOIP, but it s through my cable service, along with my cable internet. .
We have had VOIP for about a year now and I love it. I really can't tell a difference in traditional service, except the price. One of the best calls of my life was to Bellsouth to cancel our service!
My company doesn't offer health insurance. I'll buy it at Sam's Store.
BTW, you can eat yourself up and waste a lot of time hating and smearing Walmart. People support the store and it is growing in spite of your MT Stars posts. Walmart shoppers don't care about your posts or if Walmart doesn't offer health insurance to their employees. They are looking for a bargain. Walmart has them. At least half the US workers have lost health insurance and as for my company, it costs at least $200 a month for health insurance if I want to BUY it. Get a grip.
The company I work for said cable phone wouldn't work, just FYI.
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I have cable phone access and my C-phone works - sm
I am not sure about you problem, because it sounds just like I have mine hooked up. The only thing I can think of is that mine has 2 line hookups in the back of the phone. If you have this too, I would just try the other one, which you probably have already done. Sorry that was not much help. I wish you luck
I am wondering if there is a way to use your C-phone with Vonage phone service?
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Call a local camera store and see if they offer this service.
Many times photographers will also provide a similar service. I personally haven't had it done, but have heard of people doing this for a memorial service or a wedding. They can take still pictures/slides and incorporate them too.
have you tried cable phone?
I recently switched from DSL to cable modem and bundled it with my TV cable service and also unlimited local/LD phone service through the cable company. This is probably not available through all cable companies, but so far so good here. Before I made the switch the company I work for told me to check if the cable phone had digital-analog transfer capabilities. I don't know if this is what is going on with your C-phone or not but I am using a Lanier system which I guess is analog, so it had to be able to communicate with the digital phone. I also asked the cable company if this was true unlimited or the sort-of-unlimited LD you get through the phone companies that cap your time in fine print. No, they said, it is really unlimited. I pay about $30 a month for the unlimited local/LD as part of a bundle and so far so good.
cable phone
I think cable phone is handled in a different way than regular phone companies whose ULD isn't really unlimited. I think it's like your TV - the cable company doesn't care if your TV is on all day every day and the phone runs through those same lines. I've been using cable phone for 6 months (not Comcast) at high volumes with no problems. I have yet to see a post from anyone who had an issue with it, as far as the true unlimited minutes goes.
Anyone use/try C-phone with Medicom's phone service?
Wondering if it works?
Lanier/cable phone
I'm guessing you're in the west as you mentioned Qwest before. I use cable phone through Cable One with my Lanier and have had absolutely no problems with my minutes being truly unlimited. I have also had no problem with sound quality. It only has gone out once this year during a storm and they had it back up pretty fast.
We're not a transcription service. We offer toll free call in dictation
service at rock bottom prices. I was only offering you an alternative without having to put out a lot of money by buying handheld units.
but all phone companies offer....sm
Privacy Director - I have had privacy director for years thru my phone company (bellsouth) and I get NO telemarketer phone calls EVER. *S*
If vongae is cable or digtal phone sm
I would not trust it for work. If you are working digital, then you need a decent internet connection. Not vonage. Roadrunner, or something equivalent.
if you already have cable/internet, you should get a deal for having the phone also.
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Some phone services offer CallNotes
Or some variation of them, in which your messages are recorded by the phone company instead of on an answering machine. Usually you can select how you will be alerted (one beep, or they may have a special signal for emergencies, whatever) so that way you can finish the report you are in and then get your message. There is usually a charge for this service, but it should only be a couple of dollars a month.
When I was using a C-phone, I had one of those Tracfone "disposable" phones (you can buy more minutes for it and keep it activated) and gave that number for people to call me during working hours. At Wal-Mart they're about $15 (and up, if you want to get fancy) and it costs about $20 to add two hours of phone time, which you have to do every two months to keep it active. So it's not real cheap, but it's less expensive than adding a regular phone line.
Just something to consider.....
for those running on cable with no regular phone line,
do you still unplug everything and quit working in a thunderstorm with lightening. It's the middle of March, and we're having one heck of a storm here in western NY. I'm thinking of braving this one and keeping working. What would you do?
cable phone and VoIP are the only TRUE unlimited
I can't find a single phone company that has TRUE unlimited. I've used VOiP in the past through Vonage with no problems. I got rid of it only because I didn't need ULD anymore, and they when I started needing ULD again I decided to switch to cable phone and internet. I bundle my cable, internet, and phone all together at a pretty reasonable price. Cable phone works great and no problems with heavy daily use.
Will Meditech work with cable based phone?
Hi all,
I have been offered a MT job with another company that requires me to call into the hospital's Meditech system. I have never worked on Meditech so I don't have the slightest idea how to use it. I am used to signing onto my computer and getting right into the system, not having to dial in anywhere. I'm sure I would get used to it but my phone may be the problem. I have my phone bundled in with my cable/high speed internet through Time Warner and the MTSO thinks this won't work, that I need something like Fair Point as a dedicated phone line. Does anyone out there in MT land know anything about this? The MTSO is anxious to hire and I'm anxious to start a job where I can finally make $ again and I don't want to miss out on this all because of the wrong phone!
The voice clip doesn't offer footpedal capability
It is like the audio clips that music come on. There is only stop and go.
The test is for a company called Teletrak. I asked her and she said you used the mouse to stop and start but geeeesh, that will take all day, especially with the ESL (Tried already), and I am not a bad MT, just used to stopping and typing and you know, rewinding and relistening...
Anywho, thanks! I will try to take it. Figure I will through it all several times times.
I need a ground line if cable goes out so does your phone and if you contact MCI they will give you
with long distance costing 07. cents a minute if you have to. Just use your long distance after 9 pm using ur cell which is free and on weekends. This MCI plan is 26. & taxes about 28. a month. This way MCI gives u the ability to call long distance during the week if you absolutely have to but for .07 cents a minute. Better to have a phone than no phone. Just a thought!
where I live, bundle package for HSI/CABLE/PHONE is $99 a month. nm
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There are some companies that offer dialup and C-phone connections. Try those! I'm in the count
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Wal-Mart doesn't offer health insurance to millions of workers but now they are selling it to
:+
I've changed them between an old phone and new phone, but the same company, i.e. Nextel.
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Is anyone using the new internet phone service through
your local cable company or Vonage or something like that. How do you like it? Any troubles we should be aware of? Thanks for any info.
Vonage phone service
I have been using Vonage for about 4 months now, and I really love it. My bill has never been over 23.00 and the only drawbacks I have seen is that sometimes my voice will have an echo-like quality that is a little distracting and the other is if my internet service is out for some reason, I don't have a phone, but it is very rare for that to ever happen. The low bill more than makes up for it. My phone company bill used to be at least 75.00, and I never could figure out what half of the charges stood for. Even the people who worked at the office couldn't explain it!
RE: Is anyone using the new internet phone service through
I have internet services and digital phone service through Time-Warner, and it is great!
Has anybody tried Vonage for phone service?
Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks
OT: Amp'd Cell Phone Service
I am looking for a new cell phone service, preferably pay-as-you-go or something really cheap because I barely even use 100 minutes a month most months. Has anyone tried this new Amp'd broadband cell service? What'd ya think?
Thanks!
Shelby
you can get a net service through cell phone. sm
i have altel and their plan in the south is $25/mo for unlimited use. it picks up anywhere you would get a cell signal. software was around $99 i think. it isn't as fast as DSL or cable, but would work if desperate. you plug your phone into your laptop via the software/cable and it uses your phone as the modem to dial in and connect. downfall is you can't receive phone calls while using it, calls go to voicemail. do you have to continually download voice files so that you couldn't download before you left? not sure a VPN connection would work with cell if you used that for national.
Phone Service help needed
Just got my new phone bill and freaked out. I'm supposed to be on a $39.95 monthly plan including unlimited long distance. My bill was $74!!!! The LD charges were $45!!! The phone company said I could get local LD and I could save a whopping $5 a month (how nice).
I'm looking for a new provider and used to go to a site where you could compare phone services but can't seem to find it now. Does anyone have that site?
I've thought about Vonage..does anyone have their service and how is it? Would it clash with my KVM switch and router?
Thanks for any help. As my name implies, in the past few years, technology has me going nuts lately and I seem to have "lost it."
I have digital phone service through my
cable internet provider. I no longer have a C-phone account, but used it for a few months without any problems. It is truly unlimited. I tried VoIP through my ISP provider and couldn't get it to work and support is in India and less than helpful. I have read where many people use Vonage and are happy with it.
I have not heard of Comcast phone service
It sounds like a good idea. If service goes down, it is never for long. And most people also have a cell phone for back up.
How much are we talking about? Hmmm?
Does anyone use Mediacom's digital phone service? sm
It is available to me but I do not want to switch until I know more about it. I know some of you use Comcast, so if any of you have any advice for me on the digital services, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! 
What cable company? I am supposed to have
hooked up three days from now. I am hoping their unlimited LD really does mean unlimited.
Call your cable company...
Many cable companies offer phone service. Call them and ask them about their programs; also, ask them about the cost of keeping your old number. If you are already a cable subscriber the cost is lower. I have Yahoo as my email server and I prepay for a phone-line (comes through my speakers)and use it for business. Cost is minimal. Check it out, there are a lot of different options out there. BTW, please forgive any errors - I am not quite awake yet.
Internet service without land-line phone
I recently looked into this subject myself. If you have Verizon available in your area, you can purchase a plan at about $55.00 per month with a two-year contract. You will receive a card that you can insert into your laptop, which will provide you with unlimited Internet access at the speed of DSL. As far as I know, there are no other cell service providers that have come up with this type of card yet, but I'm sure it's bound to happen in the future. Another option is to purchase a satellite telephone and phone cards as you go along, but the cards are really outrageous in price. One last thing that I would suggest is that you phone cell providers in your area to see if they have any technical gadgets you could attach to the cell phone for Internet access. Many of the satellite phone companies have separate packages you can buy, which can be attached to laptops or PDAs. I also have a TracPhone, so I know it does not come with hardware that will do the trick.
Good luck to you in setting everything up. With the way that technology is moving, I'm sure there must be a way to accomplish what you want.
If you use LecStar as your home/business phone service read this....sm
They had a judge sign a Chapter 7 bankruptcy order on 10/2 and have begun cutting off phone service to residental and business customers. I found out about this when I attempted to make a long distance call today (I had the unlimited long distance home phone plan) and got notification that I had no long distance service available. Upon calling them the representative told me that they're working on cutting phone service to everyone and at any time I could lose service. I've called the "mega" phone service for my area, BellSouth, and signed up to switch hopefully before the line is disconnected by LecStar.
Interestingly I had signed up for their service through a cooperation they had with my power company. The power company just found out yesterday about the bankruptcy and services starting to be cut off and is in the process now of calling every power company customer who had phone service with LecStar and telling them what is happening so that hopefully no one else will be caught off guard with a disconnected phone service.
What is the longest you have gone without service? Do they return phone calls promptly?
TIA
SS is the absolute worst company. They offer
you the world to get you to stay, but it is a dead end job. $14.00 is NOT a good rate and twice that is not worth it. You will work like a dog and get treated like one. Not a nice thing to say about them.
Not company - it was a private firm's offer. nm
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I think they are actually dictating to a transcription service (Baker Sten-Stel) via C-phone
then they e-mail back to the doctor's office for me to type. So maybe it will go back to them for QA. Why I don't know. This work cameto me from a temp service and they obviously did not know much. I will find out Monday morning. Thanks for your input. I will more than likely be on this site screaming for help. The AOL question was just in case I can get them to use my home office next time, because I just switched to DSL through AOL and I was hoping that would would work with Express Scribe, my footpedal and their software.
Seems obvious that she is thinking about taking an offer from another company
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My high speed internet is through our local t.v. cable company. nm.
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My phone doesn't go out, just the DSL part.
Doesn't your ISP have a phone bundle?
I used to have a bundle package with Comcast for my cable, phone, and internet. Maybe you could check into that. I've been using Vonage for over a year and have never had a problem with it. In fact, I switched from Comcast phone service to Vonage because I was having so many problems with Comcast. Vonage is only $34.something a month with taxes included and it's flat rate nationwide long distance. It also includes free calling to some overseas countries, but I can't remember which ones because I never use it.
Gotta a question... When you have an offer from a company, is it acceptable to basically..SM
give the company a set of terms. Here's my issue. I have 15+ years experience as an MT and I am finding after I've accepted the job, that I am placed on the crappiest account they have because of my years of wonderful "experience". Then I'm told that they are paying me the higher cpl rate not because of years of experience but because I'm working on the crappy account that no one else can do.
I find it very difficult to earn a living this way and wonder if there are jobs out there where a seasoned MT can just sit down and type carefree 8 hours a day. I'm not saying I don't want to ever type ESL dictation, but can I get an account where the majority is not ESL?
I'm good at what I do. I love OP notes and don't mind challenging work, but it's simply not fair. I feel like I'm being penalized for my years of hard work more than rewarded and I resent it.
Lots of OSI posts on Company board. Supposedly offer low pay. nm
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Agree! This company is great! Fast service. Big selection. Willing to help, too. nm
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I just saw another MT site advertising a service that offshores that boasts the company as
transcription companies in the US! Of course, it doesn't surprise this long time MT considering the owner of the site highly promotes offshore transcription. I am disgusted and have canceled their newsletter.
Marilyn Richardson
If a company doesn't pay, is there anything that can be done to collect?
Trouble again
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