Who's the satellite provider?
Posted By: The Gingerbread Man on 2007-08-01
In Reply to: I only have dial-up---actually signed up for satellite - sm - XXX
Did they have a large dish like a TV satellite dish or just a little thing? If they use that little receiver there's a thing called a YAGI that they can use with it to get through the trees. The larger dish should not have a problem with trees because it does not have to see the tower.
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Would definitely not go satellite. Most use DSL or cable, some with reimburse partial $$, satellite
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Transcend, although they said my satellite was too slow, they do allow satellite with some accts. nm
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We have ours through our cable provider...
Wireless here, too. DBF has 2 puters in his office with the router to the main, NIC card in the other, ditto on the NIC card with my stuff in my office. He sure is handy to have around...my own personal "tech support." 
No, I know not every facility/provider is
compliant, but two wrongs don't make a right. I want to keep my nose clean if the facility/provider is ever charged and investigated for a HIPAA violation - if the gov't has done so thus far. You think the gov't will buy 'oh, I was non-compliant because my client signed my checks'?...nope!
Its your internet provider that determines when
you may or may not be logged out. AOL, for instance, has settings to bop you off line frequently, especially if they perceive inactivity (writing long emails, reading web sites). Generally, its the dial-up providers that do this, while cable connection provides an uninterrupted (usually Ha!) connection. You can call your internet service provider to discuss lengthening the time they allow til they disconnect you...some will happily change settings, others pretend they don't know what you're talking about! If you let me know your provider, I might be familiar with their timing policies...
Talk to your internet provider!
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What does third party transcription provider mean?
Ask the provider for an itemized statement of all
transactions since you started treatment. Then audit it and figure out where they made their mistake. Then call or visit their business/billing office and CALMLY discuss your findings. If they agree that you do not owe more, ask for a statement showing the adjustment and a zero balance. Then write a letter documenting the conversation.
G ood Luck!
transcription service provider, I think. nm
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Provider search sites?
I had a terrific, very user-friendly provider search that I had found on this board several months ago. Now my computer crashed and had to be replaced and I cannot find it anywhere. Could someone throw me a few site names? Thanks!
USATasp is application service provider.
TASP - Stands for "Transcription Application Service Provider". They aren't the MTSO, but providing Voice and Text solutions/platforms to MTSOs to utilize.
P.S. USATasp is the subsidiary of MTStars :)
It wouldn't be tolerated from a private provider, right?
It was a privately held company where they depended on referrals from MDs to keep them in business, in today's work environment the normal TAT is 4 to 8 hours. USUALLY there is someone responsible for matching up each days order slips and the reports and goes to medical records if there is any report missing.
I'm sorry but I think disciplinary action is in order for both parties. This really impacts patient care (can you imagine worrying about your mammogram for a month to find out whether that lump your doctor found is cancer??) Where any of these reports for next-day preoperative evaluations? Geesh, imagine your surgery being cancelled because of what she did.
When I worked at an outpatient diagnostic center, the MR supervisor could not leave at night until all slips were matched to either films on the rad's desk to be the first ones done the next morning or all reports were in the couriers bin for delivery or had been faxed to the appropriate office.
If she does not have the time to send out reports and the supervisor does not have the time to manage the work flow, it seems to me they are both pretty worthless.
just my opinion.
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Transcription Application Service Provider.
IOW the smart computer folks who deal with the headaches! :)
They provide HIPAA complaint file hosting/ftp set up for MTs. Some charge per line, other charge per month, it just varies. Some provide a call in dictation service and charge per minute. It's great if you have no capital in invest in equipment. :)
I'm not sure but I think it's what some MTs refer to as a platform?
I had VoIP back in Nov with my cable provider and then went with another IP and just used..sm
my landline because they did not offer VoIP. Now my IP offers it and it works great other than the pedal. Thanks for your help!
Looking for feed back from someone who uses AT&T as their internet provider sm
I get my work over the internet and am just wondering how they are with their services. If you lose your internet, how long does it usually take to get it back up? Do you find them helpful if you have to call? Do they return phone calls promptly? Do they come in and set it up, or do you have to? I'd appreciate any info and feedback about their services. Thanks!
Oh well I cannot stay connected, but my sister uses same provider and has no problem
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I would switch your dial up provider before you spend a lot of money updating computer. sm
that particular provider you mentioned puts lots of unnecessary "crap" on your computer.
Change provider vs change to business plan
In your place, I would seriously consider changing providers if there were others available in your area, but I'd ask around about their service quality first. It may not be any better. If there are no other providers, then consider changing your service package to a business account rather than residential. They're usually more expensive, but they also tend to get faster service if there's a problem.
Last summer, I had no electricity for 3 days due to severe storms, but there were some 600,000 in the same boat with me. We just had to wait it out. It's a downside of working at home.
You might want to look into satellite (sm)
Go to directv.com and there is a link there for DirecWay, I think it's called.
It is more expensive than DSL, but MQ pays up to $50 per month for high-speed and I think they pay up to $75 for installation of same.
DQS VIA SATELlITE POSSIBLE?
Does anyone know if a person can work on DQS other than via high speed cable line? We have a recreational lot and it would be nice to be able to work from there during the summer but there is no cable there, no phone line either, although phone could be installed, but I don't think DQS works off of phone line. Any suggestions?
Satellite
I had that same problem and switched to a satellite company called Wild Blue. Have had no problems since.
satellite
I did buy a satellite. Spent $500 on the dish, more on the service and $60 month on fees and couldn't use it. There is a 10 second lag from the time that you hit the letter on the keyboard to the time that it appears on the screen. Talk about infuriating. They told assured me that it would work fine at the dish company. Then they told me that possibly with the $120 a month business upgrade it MAY take care of that problem (but didn't). Works fine when surfing the web but definitely does NOT work fine for transcription!!
Do you know if DRC can use satellite?
We have high-speed, business-grade satellite which some companies can use but others cannot. That is how we came to be suddenly out of work when we moved.
satellite
Thanks, all!
DirecWay is the only one available where I live. So far, several trans services have said they won't accept satellite because they experiences they've had with it are very unreliable. Some even said they'd prefer dial-up! I live in a single-wide mobile home, so a large dish might not fit on roof along with my TV dish.
I can either pay $600-800 for the equipment & about $60 a month, or $99.99 a month without buying equipment. Don't want to buy due to moving out of area or DSL becoming available...whichever comes first.
satellite
Boy, I know exactly how you feel. I work for a hospital and they are just switching to a new system which requires high speed internet. I live in the middle of no where and cannot get high speed or DSL, so may have to drive back into the office an hour a way unless they can come up with a system that is compatible with satellite as that is all there is out here. :( If you come up with any other options, let me know too. Do you know anything about wave pedal? I also do side work and this is what has been recommended to me by someone, but know nothing about it.
Satellite
I want to know too. What about wireless? Does anybody have that where they have an antenna on their house for wireless?
Satellite
I have been using satellite for two years now since my company sent the transcriptionists home to work. Many say that if you are working with VPN, satelllite will not work, but this has not been the case for me. The satellite dish has been just fine for me for downloading voice files and file transfers, so I'm not sure why some companies don't allow it.
VPN/Satellite
I have the personal 2-way DW6000. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by what version of software I'm running. To upgrade to the business edition, does it entail getting a different satellite?
satellite
My hospital does not allow satellite at all, and some other ads that I have looked at say the same thing. If there is anyway of getting wireless, you are better off, as then you would be prepared if you change positions. I am still working of dial up until the wirelss company that said he thinks he can get us wireless between the hills and trees can get here to do it. Holding my breath, believe me. Good luck.
Satellite sm
Are there a lot of you out there who use satellite and work at home? How does it work for you and what company allows it? Do you use an FTP site, what is the set up? Just trying to find out what exactly will work with satellite. They say a VPN will not work. Thanks!
Satellite
I have used a satellite system called Wild Blue to work for over a year now. Both jobs I work use VPN, and while it isn't quite as fast as DSL or cable, I have had no problems connecting to VPN. The only thing I notice is about a half second lag time. One job I use an FTP and the other I use transnet. I am able to get my work and return it without any problems. You didn't state whether you were looking for employee status or IC, but one place I know you wouldn't have any problem working with satellite is Peoplesupport Rapid Text (IC). Hope this info helps!
Satellite & VPN
Yes - I have used satellite and VPN for the past 3 years - works fine. It does make upload times a bit slower, but I did finally upgrade- which works pretty well now. The only problem I have is the weather occasionally - otherwise works great. Yes - lots of companies don't want satellite - doesn't work with their system or something, but there are plenty others that don't mind the satellite.
Satellite & VPN
I have satellite with Hughes - used to be Direcway. I had the 6000 receiver, and just uploaded this last month to 7000. It has made quite a difference. I just did a test upload and download - here are the stats:
Without VPN on -
430 / 78 kbps
With VPN on -
477 / 40 kbps
It does vary from day to day and minute to minute though - because on December 20, I had 615 / 75 without VPN.
Hope this helps - I have been able to work using this (thank goodness because I don't have DSL or cable in my area yet), so if you have to use satellite - it can work. If I had the option, I still would go with cable or something just for the reliability - don't have to worry about storms or such coming through to interrupt the signal - or snow piling up on the dish, etc.
I have satellite and really like it.
It is all that is available in my area other than dial-up. I had one company tell me they could not work with satellite, and talked them into letting me try and it works just fine. One of the reasons some say they don't allow satellite is that some satellite systems are not compatible with VPNs. Just ask the satellite company you are considering if their service works w/ VPNs. They will know what you mean.
satellite ISP
I have Wild Blue and it is a lot better than dial up. However, beware that VPN will not work in most cases with any satellite provider. Found this out the hard way. Still have to use dial-up for my only account that is totally online because of this. I am getting ready to purchase a Verizon air card and hopefully can discontinue both the satellite and the dial up servers, so will be paying the same monthly fee. Otherwise, it works great. Hope it works out for you.
satellite ISP
Yes. Matter of fact, another girl that works the same accounts and uses the same services I do, got her Verizon air card today and it is working beautifully for her. I should get mine by Tuesday. I can't wait. She said the account we mainly needed it for is just like being at the hospital itself. As long as you are in a range of a cell phone tower, it should work. I believe Sprint offers one as well, but Verizon has one that you can use on either a desktop or laptop with a USB plug. Hope this helps.
satellite
I have no access to cable or DSL either. I use a satellite. I'm currently working for MedQuist, and the satellite works great. However, with all the pay cuts I will be leaving soon. There are only a few companies compatible with satellite. Precyse has the same typing platform as MQ, which is satellite compatible. I will be starting work for them on 08/06/2007. I've seen it posted that TRS takes some satellite. Keep your fingers crossed for cable or DSL!!
satellite
I recently did a search for reviews for satellite internet. The reviews were horrible. Some people paid out all that money and then their connection was not any faster than dial-up. Also, after you sign the contract and the equipment is installed, there is little that can be done. Apparently the fine print in the contract stated that no guarantees of speed could be made.
satellite
I am wondering about satellite as well, as I only have access to dialup. I only pay tops $24.95 per month for dialup, but would pay $50 or more per month for satellite with Dishnet, after buying their equipment for $199. Most companies require high speed so we folks with only dialup have a harder time to find jobs at home. 
VPN and satellite
I used VPN and satellite(Wild Blue) up until about 2 weeks ago when DSL was finally made available at my boonies home. Other than a longer lag time between screens, it worked well for me.
Satellite
Anyone working from home on satellite? Our in-house transcription departments are getting the boot. Need a job.
Debbie
satellite
Debbie - I worked with satellite until I was able to get DSL. I live in a very rural area. Satellite is way better than dial up, but not all accounts are compatible. I have no idea why, but had to pass up a couple of hospitals due to that. As far as speed, the satellite worked fine for me, but of course, DSL is faster.
Satellite
I have had hughes.net for over a year. I do live in the country and DSL/cable is not available to me. I finally switched over to a wireless card through Alltel (AT&T has the same thing) and it works so much better. Very fast and no outages in cloudy weather. If you have this option, I would definitely consider it. More companies will accept the wireless than satellite also.
I have used satellite and sm
with a VPN. Word of caution...because sure that the system you rent/buy is one where the upload is as fast as you can get. VPNs require reciprocal signal (that is up and down the line "pings" to remain connected). When I had DirecWay, I could run 786 in download, but I would run at 48 upload, which is slower than a 56.6 dialup modem! For ages, I had to DL from the dish, UL with the phone line, what a pain!
Ask plenty of questions is the long and short of this. Be sure you have it fast enough uploading to run a VPN.
I have satellite
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anyone using satellite?
I have an account that is Dictaphone ExText. Moving and won't have access to DSL. Is anyone using satellite and how do you like it. Was told I could use it but might be slow. Need to know if it's worth the cost or not. Thanks
I use satellite
and just started using it today. We also moved and recently had to switch. I've been working all day and haven't had any problems whatsoever. I was told that what we have is faster than DSL. We're on a 512 mb download connection. The price monthly is about the same as we had before, but the initial hook up is where they get you. Fortunately, the people we bought the house from had the satellite already installed, so we just had to pay a hook up fee rather than new set up.
satellite
Thanks for info. Guess I'll take the plunge but not happy about the 18 month commitment,but it's either that or looking for another job or renting an office in town which would be more expensive.
satellite sm
I'm getting Hughesnet installed next week. I live in a rural area too with no chance of cable or DSL in sight. I called Wildblue and they told me they weren't doing any more installations in my area due to Wildblue "turning off the satellite beam to my area."
Anyway, to have Hughesnet cost me $99 up front and then I get a $50 Visa gift card rebate. The lowest speed package is $69.99, the highest $199 with 3 in-between. I'm starting out low and will move up as needed. You have to sign a 24-month contract. This is all where I live in Ohio. If you're running VPN, the speed will be cut in half though.
I can't wait. Been struggling with dialup too long and it has caused a lot of problems with work, not to mention its hard to find a job with dialup. Also IMO it seems that everything on the internet is geared to high speed, which I really don't think is right, but that's the way it is. I mean I don't even have fast dialup, usually 26.4, 28 if I"m lucky. I was told that has something to do with the phone line and/or access number.
I would not use satellite for my TV
much less for my work.
Satellite and VPN
I was able to use Juniper VPN with satellite, but not Cisco VPN. Not sure what the differences were. System I was on was Dictaphone and even though it worked with Juniper VPN was very slow and took some getting used to.
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