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mobiles provided by RM ?

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eastie
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mobiles provided by RM ?

Post by eastie »

According to the new Code of Business Standards booklet that arrived today it states on page 37
"We provide Computers, mobile phones and a range of equipment as work tools for many of our people."

As I don't use my mobile at work as its PAYG , can I ask for one for my round ??
ratty3k15
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Re: mobiles provided by RM ?

Post by ratty3k15 »

I think that the pda's have a phone function built into them if im not mistaken, i remember someone calling me on it randomly once :neutral:
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

eastie wrote:According to the new Code of Business Standards booklet that arrived today it states on page 37
"We provide Computers, mobile phones and a range of equipment as work tools for many of our people."

As I don't use my mobile at work as its PAYG , can I ask for one for my round ??
use your PDA if you need to contact your office
eastie
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Post by eastie »

zx135 wrote:
eastie wrote:According to the new Code of Business Standards booklet that arrived today it states on page 37
"We provide Computers, mobile phones and a range of equipment as work tools for many of our people."

As I don't use my mobile at work as its PAYG , can I ask for one for my round ??
use your PDA if you need to contact your office
asked my DOM about using the PDA to ring the office and he said you couldn't
If anyone knows how, to can you tell me
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

eastie wrote:
zx135 wrote:
eastie wrote:According to the new Code of Business Standards booklet that arrived today it states on page 37
"We provide Computers, mobile phones and a range of equipment as work tools for many of our people."

As I don't use my mobile at work as its PAYG , can I ask for one for my round ??
use your PDA if you need to contact your office
asked my DOM about using the PDA to ring the office and he said you couldn't
If anyone knows how, to can you tell me
you press the phone button, then go into the phone book, select the helpdesk number, it takes you through to an options menu, press the one about speaking to your office, it will then ask you your six digit office code, its the one your supposed to check when your logging into the pda, type that it and it will call your office

you should have been trained in all this when you got your pda training
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Post by Biker Mouse »

you should have been trained in all this when you got your pda training[/quote] :left:
eastie
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Post by eastie »

no we were never trained how to use the phone facility
Plus what is this 6 digit number you refer to??
We just put our name in and put my personal 4 digit password in to use it and scan the barcode stuck to the side of my frame
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

I ll bet you signed to say you got the training though :)

When you login in you supposed to check it has the correct 6 digit office number in, next time you login look at the screen you will see the number
eastie
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Post by eastie »

zx135 wrote:I ll bet you signed to say you got the training though :)

When you login in you supposed to check it has the correct 6 digit office number in, next time you login look at the screen you will see the number
our training was for 5 minutes showing us how to log on and to scan a recorded item, if we weren't told about any other of the functions how are we to know.
I thought it was just a scanning machine brick
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

It's also got a sat nav built in which when you scan your collection route in will take you to the boxes
trevjim
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Post by trevjim »

I got a call on it saying I had been pocket ringing 999! opps!
Glenno
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Post by Glenno »

I ll bet you signed to say you got the training though :)

Idiot's guide to using phone on PDA's

Press phone (green Icon on left side)
PDA Directory (press) it will tell you that this call will be charged etc, etc
Listen for PROMPT: MC,DO,HUB, Breakdown etc, press appropiate number
Enter the I D Number for YOUR DO,MC,HUB etc (ie 000123)
Connects you to the place you want

IIRC... :wave :wave
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Post by bigcol »

Glenno wrote:I ll bet you signed to say you got the training though :)

Idiot's guide to using phone on PDA's

Press phone (green Icon on left side)
PDA Directory (press) it will tell you that this call will be charged etc, etc
Listen for PROMPT: MC,DO,HUB, Breakdown etc, press appropiate number
Enter the I D Number for YOUR DO,MC,HUB etc (ie 000123)
Connects you to the place you want

IIRC... :wave :wave
... phone rings until answer machine comes on. :d'oh!
redandblue
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Re: mobiles provided by RM ?

Post by redandblue »

bigcol wrote:
Glenno wrote:I ll bet you signed to say you got the training though :)

Idiot's guide to using phone on PDA's

Press phone (green Icon on left side)
PDA Directory (press) it will tell you that this call will be charged etc, etc
Listen for PROMPT: MC,DO,HUB, Breakdown etc, press appropiate number
Enter the I D Number for YOUR DO,MC,HUB etc (ie 000123)
Connects you to the place you want

IIRC... :wave :wave
... phone rings until answer machine comes on. :d'oh!
Surely a manager will be there to answer any queries :left:
Lincox
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Post by Lincox »

What manager?, What training? What signed for training?

PDA given to us and get on with it. No manual, no idiots guide, nothing.