I have unlimited for my aircard -sm
Posted By: Laura E. on 2009-03-10
In Reply to: Okay, I decided to try mobile - in the boonies
I asked about a cheaper plan but I exceed anything they offer and need the unlimited. I am on my aircard probably 12+ hours a day though. I am not downloading files constantly but I do stay online so I can google, look up addresses, etc. I average 100-120 minutes of work a day.
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Their unlimited plans aren't really unlimited, which is
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.
aircard
I too have a USB aircard which I got through Sprint. A Novatel and it works great, even with VPN connectivity. I have unlimited access which is roughly $60 a month and I got the card free through another carrier who was "offering a promotion." I believe that Cingular and Verizon also offer the cards as well, but please take into consideration that your speed will depend on how close you are to a tower, and also if it is EVDIO card and tower -- just a fancy tech term for enhanced service.
Good luck and hope this helps.
AirCard
I love the idea of the air card! AT&T has one and they currently have a rebate deal wherein the card is free! But the service is $60 a month and you have to sign a contract for the next 2 years! There is a company in Seattle that has a similar service, sort of like a huge area wide wi-fi that you can access from anywhere within Seattle and they have terrific plans, like monthly or daily plans with no contracts. Unfortunately, they are only in Seattle.
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Who is your aircard through and
how much is it per month?
Aircard....
Hi, I use ATT wireless aircard for when we go out of town, vacation, evening ball practice, etc. I love the flexibility it gives me. It is 60.00 a month for the service. As far as the limit, I have never gone over, so I don't think you would have a problem with that. It seems a little pricey, but considering I make around 110.00 for 6 hours of work or so, a weekend of working, week-long vacation, etc, pays for it, plus, I can write it off on my taxes. Hope this helps.
Aircard
Millenicom is unlimited, no contract. They lease Verizon towers. It's the same price $60 a month. Do a search.
Aircard
Alltel has unlimited minutes. I live outside the city limits, so it is all I use on my PC. Last time I tested my aircard it was 945 kbps. Tried Verizon first but it was very slow in my area and used up all my minutes in 3 weeks.
Aircard questions also
I have been wanting to ask questions about an Aircard also. I was at BestBuy and was thinking of purchasing a laptop and one of the computer geeks helping me said I could cancel my cable internet and just use the phone service for the aircard if i was looking to cut cost,but by the sounds of the other post it sounds like this could be expensive to use daily. Would this be very expensive to use everyday? It just does not sound feasible to me to cancel it all together.
Aircard questions
I bought a laptop about 4 years ago and purchased an aircard through Sprint due to the fact that I was staying in a very rural area and satellite was not an option. An air card works on the same concept as a cell phone. Your upload and download speeds will depend on how far you are from a cell tower. I had lag time occasionally with my air card through Sprint which was $60 a month for unlimited usage.
Also, another thing to consider, is the platform that you are using. I am currently working for a company that uses Meditech and was using my roommates connection through her wireless router and it was TERRIBLY slow. I was also told that Meditech would not work with an air card, so there are several things to be considered.
I talked with a representative through Verizon recently, and he told me that the GB usage would be more than enough do be able to do medical transcription.
Also, please take into consideration that an air card, like a cell phone is a 2 year contract, so if you would only use it occasionally, might really not be financially feasible.
Sorry this was so long but hope it clarified a few things.
WIRELESS AIRCARD - sm
Thanks to all responders. Gives me a lot to think about and check into. I believe in being prepared, so thanks again.
Wireless aircard for laptop - sm
Anyone ever use a wireless aircard for their laptop while transcribing away from home? I am in the process of acquiring a laptop and checking into this form of obtaining Internet access for use this summer. I'm totally confused after speaking to the wireless aircard company. Apparently it is a monthly fee, but not for "per minute" use. I was told that the fee would cover "5 GB or 5 KB" not sure what she said - apparently equivalent to downloading 3 movies or 1,000 songs. Does anyone have experience with this and would you tell me if this is feasible for using to work away from home? It would not be everyday, the occasional long weekend, and while I know it depends on how much work I do, what I would like to know is this amount sufficient for my needs? Any help, comments, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated. (I will also be getting wireless hooked up at home too, but not sure if this works away from home...need words of wisdom on this also). So, anyone out there willing to enlighten me? TIA
I use a AirCard 875U but costs almost as much - sm
as satellite would. I pay $67 a month for it but is is faster than dial-up, but not as fast as DSL. I live in a rural area and rumor has it we are getting DSL in 2 or so more years, we will see, it is available 4 miles from me, but is not quite reaching out to the farther out areas right now, need to live within a mile of our major highway through the county. Dial up will probably still work for you, just take a lot longer. Hope you figure something out.
I use a Sierra Wireless 875U Aircard - sm
I use it on my desktop and my laptop when traveling. The downside is for me it does not work everywhere, certainly not in the middle of Africa like the commercial touts it. It just does not work in really rural areas. I am lucky as I do live in a rural area but just on the cusp of the dead zone for around here so it works relatively well for me. I pay $67 a month for unlimited service. I had then check for me after using it for a few months if I could get a cheaper plan but my downloads/transfers whatever they call it far exceeded their limit. You might want to sign up for unlimited, then after a month or two of usage re-evaluate the bill. I did get mine from $89 to $67 as the price changed after I locked in for a 2 year plan and they let me switch to the lower price when I inquired about it.
I use MCI unlimited
Had checked into vonage but if your cable goes out no phone and u would have to rely on cell phone don't want to do that in my rural area.
I currently use SBC for unlimited LD ... sm
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!
No, unlimited is not really unlimited. They know
They know exactly how long each call was. I was able to use SBC (which is AT&T long distance) about six weeks before they sent me "the letter." Now I am switching to Road Runner (Time Warner Cable) digital phone with unlimited LD.
Regarding unlimited LD.
I apologize because I've asked for advice about this here before, but I'm really trying to nail down a plan and just have a few more questions. I need this for a Lanier account so I'll be using lots of minutes. I've read about the "unlimited" plans not being so 'unlimited' as in people are getting dropped or charged for going over x amount of minutes. So my questions are these. Is there any way I can keep my local phone service but add a LD carrier? If so, what are best and where can I find them? Also, I've been looking into phone 'cards.' I've tried One Suite which is 2.9 cpm. Good but not a great rate considering how many minutes I'll be using. I've found Penny Talk online and they're 1 cpm. Has anyone heard of or tried them? Of course 1 cpm would be great. They do charge a connection fee of 69 cents, I believe, but even with that and connecting once or twice a day, I'm thinking that would still be cheaper than 2.9 cpm. Any help is SO appreciated. I'm just muddling through trying to figure out how to do this and it be of minimal cost to me. At this point I think the $25/month unlimited LD is probably not an option (with the amount of minutes I'll be using, they'll probably catch on), so even something that's in addition to my regular phone service but even $50/month would be better than phone cards. Thanks again for any help!
Not again~Unlimited LD
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.
Unlimited LD
Our local cable company offers digital phone service for a flat $39.95 a month and LD is unlimited. If you use cable internet, your cable company probably offers the same thing.
Sure, you can use it if you don't have unlimited LD. In fact, they will sm
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.
ATT/SBC has an unlimited package. sm
We use it on 10 lines in our office. It runs $54.99 (or something close to that) every month. It is called Total Solutions or Complete Solutions. You have to ask as they do not offer it unless you ask.
Unlimited LD Service - sm
I use Verizon Freedom. I am wondering if anyone who uses this service and has had it for quite a while has had any problems with them, as in not wanting to cover their usage or receiving an expected phone bill for usage. I use about 8 hours per day.
Netzero.com Unlimited LD
I have this available though have not yet used it. Netzero.com is an internet service provider $9.95 a month. They also have different plan levels depending on your needs from no charge for 50 minute (Ithink it is) to 14.95 a month unlimited. You need to have them as your internet service provider though. I have not really read up on all the details, but didn't notice charging for minutes or whatever. It is good for phone-to-phone, PC-to-phone etc. Go to Google and type in netzero.com
Also need C-phone; don't know about unlimited LD.
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And this is for unlimited LD for business use?
Do you have a guess about how many minutes they allow you to use? I mean, the so-called unlimited really isn't and when asked they will admit that. I just want to know what to ask for when I call. Thank you!
Does anyone know of a truly unlimited long
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.
Transcription Unlimited
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
Still have unlimited with Sprint.
Last time I checked I was close to 6 GB, but I do watch all my TV online.
Quest has a $25.00 unlimited small
business plan that is very good. It is $20 for residential, but to be on the safe side, I got the business plan.
Unlimited long distance...
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!
Does anyone use SBC for unlimited long distance
for transcribing? What do you pay if I might ask? Do they hassle you about using it fulltime? Looking into it before I call and inquire about.
AT &T and other co offer unlimited plans
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.
Been using The Neighborhood or SBC unlimited for the last 5 years now. sm
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. :-)
California Transcriptions Unlimited...SM
No schedule, no line commitment. They presently have an ad on the Job Seeker's Board. All radiology.
Transcriptions Unlimited Denver?sm
In Vegas now, but from Colorado Springs. Miss Colorado too.
Need unlimited LD for C-phone in WA, suggestions?
thanks in advance!
Unlimited Long Distance.
What are the best ULD companies and plans out there that are MT friendly? I've heard horror stories! TIA
unlimited long distance
I imagine this has been discussed, so please excuse me, but can anyone steer me in the right direction for a good unlimited long distance service? I have an offer that uses a C-phone and unlimited long distance- I haven't a clue. I appreciate any information. Thanks.
Unlimited long distance
Check out ACC Business on the internet. I have been using them for 6 years. It's the small business service from AT&T and less than 3 cents a minute.
Try it, you'll thank me!
unlimited long distace
MCI has a plan that you can add to your existing local plan. I've had it a while. When I got it, I it was $12.95 per month. I'm not sure if it's available in your area, they also have plans with local and long distance together at a pretty good rate.
Unlimited long distance
I've been using ACC Business, a divsion at AT&T. I pay less than 3 cents a minute. Check it out on the internet.
unlimited long distance
I have Primus for my residential calls and I hate trying to deal with them because all their people are in India so I would rather not call them. Could you email me specifically what a bill from them for monthly service might be? Your typical work week.
shaunaj@gmail.com
Call and ask them how much they charge for unlimited
Many companies now offer a relatively inexpensive business plan for small businesses with unlimited LD. Shop around. Call several. Then tell your current phone company you want them to meet the lowest price.
Unlimited Long Distance
I knew it was coming. AT&T finally sent me my letter letting me know that I have 5 days left of ULD. What companies out there allow us to do transcription with their ULD? Help!!
Has anyone used Verizon unlimited for MT work. nm
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unlimited long distance sm
I recently joined the Cox network, but if I were to get work over the phone lines, what would be the best way to go without paying an arm and a leg for dictation and being on the phone all day. I am sure Cox would not allow me to just stay online all day - I'm not sure how to even get started. I don't even know how to get an FTP or if it's safe? I would only take dictation from Eastern Standard or Daylight time - no 3 hour delays like the other time zones. Help!
Wow why so much I am only paying $54 with vonage for unlimited.
That is for the small business plan and I am unlimited.
Use an unlimited calling plan
I used to rerecord for 2 years with an old Dictaphone transcriber (standard cassette) that had a telephone record option, and the sound quality was crystal clear. However, that is an older model. When I rerecord using the cables, it has a hissing sound. With the unlimited long distance phone plans avaiable now, it is a lot cheaper and faster to go this route. Besides, using the C-phone foot pedal is a lot easier than working a transcriber pedal, and you will be able to transcribe faster. No more constant backspacing with the pedal because the C-phone stops where you left off. Also, you cannot beat the sound quality any more. Good luck!
Unlimited long distance
Hi, I had the same thing happen at AT&T. I still have them, but switched my account to a business account. Now I have no problems. It is actually cheaper this way and I have two lines. Another benefit is that if there are phone problems you are first on the list for repair service because you have a business account. Call them back and ask for this service.
No version has unlimited autocorrect.
xx
Instead of searching for a true unlimited
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.
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