Scanning 2D barcodes

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 05 Apr 2016, 00:07

Couldn't get a single one of the 2D barcodes to scan today. I'm sure part of the problem was the codes smudging in the rain, but the PDAs are just terrible. I know for a fact a couple of my tracked items didn't go through because the PDA decided to freeze right when I was trying to press "delivered." These PDAs really really get on my tits most days, the new ones better be a hell of a lot better

enskied · Post by **enskied** » 05 Apr 2016, 05:13

Did it yesterday for the first time, there were so many of them it added about 40 mins to the duty. Most of them scanned ok but the PDA's are crap for the job. Mine has an almost unreadable screen a keypad that doesn't work. With D2Ds and election material it is going to be HARD WORK.

Post by **greengiant** » 05 Apr 2016, 05:55

Could be worse, the election materials could come with 2d barcodes as well!!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 05 Apr 2016, 16:19

Gave up when it would not scan tried to manually input the number above the 2D code but to no avail just gave it to the customer as they were at the door because they could hear my frustration at this ill thought out system! Managers said it would take no longer I beg to differ as the code is twice as long with gaps hyphens and is very small in form whoever thought of this should be hung drawn and quartered!

Decky Boy · Post by **Decky Boy** » 05 Apr 2016, 17:30

Usually give them (2D Barcodes) two or three attempts... if no result I scan 1D Barcode (if there is one ?) ... and proceed as per Standard Operating Procedure.

Darren Bent · Post by **Darren Bent** » 05 Apr 2016, 19:02

i find in last few days there is one failure every day. I am not a fan of it as ink jet print out usually not good enough.

motherhubbard · Post by **motherhubbard** » 05 Apr 2016, 19:23

k979aaa wrote:Gave up when it would not scan tried to manually input the number above the 2D code but to no avail

Who told you to even try manually imputing the 2D code?

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 05 Apr 2016, 19:36

We've not been told anything about scanning other parcels so AFAIK nobody bothered.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 05 Apr 2016, 19:49

motherhubbard wrote:
k979aaa wrote:Gave up when it would not scan tried to manually input the number above the 2D code but to no avail
Who told you to even try manually imputing the 2D code?

Nobody but I am one who will try but gave up the same is true of this half-hearted-scheme-which-royalmai l impose upon us all

OnAFlyer · Post by **OnAFlyer** » 05 Apr 2016, 21:14

enskied wrote:Did it yesterday for the first time, there were so many of them it added about 40 mins to the duty. Most of them scanned ok but the PDA's are crap for the job. Mine has an almost unreadable screen a keypad that doesn't work. With D2Ds and election material it is going to be HARD WORK.

40 minutes? If you had 40 (which you didn't), how can it possibly take 1 whole minute to scan every packet? I know the pda's are complete shite, but if it's adding 40 minutes on you're doing something wrong.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 05 Apr 2016, 23:19

OnAFlyer wrote:
enskied wrote:Did it yesterday for the first time, there were so many of them it added about 40 mins to the duty. Most of them scanned ok but the PDA's are crap for the job. Mine has an almost unreadable screen a keypad that doesn't work. With D2Ds and election material it is going to be HARD WORK.
40 minutes? If you had 40 (which you didn't), how can it possibly take 1 whole minute to scan every packet? I know the pda's are complete shite, but if it's adding 40 minutes on you're doing something wrong.

Try imputing the numbers digits hyphens and spaces when a customer is waiting someone with a f****d up mind put us all into this and I would gladly skin the bastard's!

meercat · Post by **meercat** » 06 Apr 2016, 00:06

Decky Boy wrote:Usually give them (2D Barcodes) two or three attempts... if no result I scan 1D Barcode (if there is one ?) ... and proceed as per Standard Operating Procedure.

SOP? Would that be a de-camp to the nearest RVP (boxing round any enemy) where you can do a head-count and request an air-evac?

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 06 Apr 2016, 00:09

An air-evac out of RM territory doesn't sound like a bad idea.....

motherhubbard · Post by **motherhubbard** » 06 Apr 2016, 14:32

k979aaa wrote:
OnAFlyer wrote:
enskied wrote:Did it yesterday for the first time, there were so many of them it added about 40 mins to the duty. Most of them scanned ok but the PDA's are crap for the job. Mine has an almost unreadable screen a keypad that doesn't work. With D2Ds and election material it is going to be HARD WORK.
40 minutes? If you had 40 (which you didn't), how can it possibly take 1 whole minute to scan every packet? I know the pda's are complete shite, but if it's adding 40 minutes on you're doing something wrong.
Try imputing the numbers digits hyphens and spaces when a customer is waiting someone with a f****d up mind put us all into this and I would gladly skin the bastard's!

You don't have to imput the numbers/digits/hyphens.
If it doesn't scan then it doesn't scan.

Hicksville · Post by **Hicksville** » 06 Apr 2016, 15:29

Tried scanning the 2D codes for the first time today.
100% failure with my PDA, had to get my mate to scan them with his PDA before we started a new loop
(that's for the ones that we know would go through the letterbox) Any we missed, I just gave up on.
My PDA does scan all other barcodes though, so it's obviously the PDA at fault.
PS, my mate had 62 items on his PDA when we finished