Should I work as a Chat Line Operator? (UK Based)?
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hi, if it woking from home & they dont have your direct phone numbers, then go for it, but choose the hours, as you dont be on when your friends call around. forget what the others say, they the ones who use these numbers.....if they want to pay you stupid money, then go for it....you can always have a glass of wine & a laugh afterwoods. if you dont like then so what....go for it.....hope you make the right choice.......good luck
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You said Utilities?\n\nHere is this company. They deal with lots of utilities in telecommunication and cell phone.\n\nWould this be the company you are looking to work for?
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Go abroad, More options better experiences. Call centers suck. Usually you work on commissions.
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I worked for Huntress in UK, its pretty good to work with.\n\nIf ur looking for specfic person to be contact in the firm, msg me at frefin@yahoo.com
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VOIP is ok for residential usage, or if you have your own VPN, but I'd avoid VOIP over the public Internet for any commercial usage.  At least right now.  LD is free, but per-minute LD is so cheap right now anyway, it's not a big deal, especially for small biz.  Seriously, for business usage, there is a high probability you'll end up regretting it and upsetting your customers.  You'll also need to make sure you have a rock-solid Internet connection with a fair amount of bandwidth (ie, no cable modems).  Vonage, all due respect, is scaled for residential usage, and many people are very happy with that.  But for biz grade services, you'll get what you pay for.  If you really HAVE to have VOIP, check out AT&T which has a biz-grade VOIP service.  otherwise call your local exchange carrier and get regular POTS lines.  For small biz, most LECs have unlimited LD plans cheap if you ask for it on POTS lines these days anyway.  From someone "in the know"...\n\nEDIT: I *do* work for a telecommunications firm.  Which is why I think I'm qualified to answer.  If you want medical advice, go to a Doctor, yes?  And before you ask, my company of employ provides VOIP service, so I'm familiar with what I'm talking about, good and bad.  And we have clients that have VOIP from all the major players.  Vonage, Sunrocket, Time Warner, and the LECs, and the major IXCs.\n\nHe is correct that you can blend both VOIP and POTS lines together, it really depends on what you need the phones for.  You can have a couple of land lines, for instance, run DSL over one of them, and the have some extra back up lines (fax lines for instance) as VOIP.   My point is, and I stand by it, overall, I have a tough time recommending VOIP as a primary source of connection to the PSTN for small businesses that rely on the telephone for customer communication.  That's not to say it doesn't work perfect for some folks, especially if they have good internet connections, a good ISP, and the right CPE to support it.  But for most folks home-brewed VOIP solutions have been at best inconsistent.  My 2 cents.
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I worked for Alltel in GA as a call center rep.  I enjoyed it, but I will say that their corporate policies are a little rough.  Everyone I ever talked to from AR seemed to enjoy their job, never heard many complaints.  I think it will depend on what you will be doing.
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if you are someone who works for one of those companies, than no. You guys get paid enough already.\n\nhowever, if you are just wondering because you're looking at a new service provider as a customer, than yes, i'd say go for it unless you find someone with better customer service and it's for free.
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i work as an agent at a call center... call centers handle different customer service based accounts... it ranges from booking of appointments for different companies, directory assistance, tele verification, credit cards, to billing disputes... it's either inbound or outbound... \n\nworking at a call center can be VERY stressful... you deal with different people all the time... some accounts are no-brainers, but boredom and monotomy could get to you... it can be very rewarding though... you get good compensation, and you get to improve your people skills...
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I'd opt for a call center job, only when I don't get any job for my qualification...\n.............................and wd opt for it ,in the case if I don't have any other choice... but still I'd be searching a job for my degree...\nI personally feel that engineer's should not take this call center job....They're the manipulators..they shouldn't be working as operators
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a site called www.voipcheap.co.uk all you need to do is put a tenner on and you can call loads of places free, and get an incoming number
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I do not use Talk-talk but please read on, but the 'prof' who answered first is a bit misleading.\n\nGo to :\n\nhttp://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-LLU-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.TALKTALK.STATIC.TESTHUB\n\nfor the full details of the offer.\n\nIt clearly states:\n\n"Broadband Connection - Free Forever"\n \nand the small type says:\n\nOur broadband service will be offered free for as long as you remain a Talk3 International customer and we provide the broadband service on our network. \n\nA one-off £29.99 connection fee applies when you join Talk3 International. Minimum contract term 18 months. Disconnection charge may apply if you terminate before the expiry of the contract term. \n\nFor full terms and conditions visit talktalk.co.uk.\n\nAvailable as a separate service at £35 per month for up to 8meg. Subject to availability. Alternative services are available."\n\nNote also the 40gb limit states it is for upload and download, which if you are a dedicated' internet user you may struggle.\n\nAnother thing to bear in mind is are you in an area that will get you anywhere near 8meg speeds, I know I'm not, I top out at 2meg.\n\nAlso read around on forums if you enjoy gaming online, downloading or anything other than regular browsing because:\n\nhttp://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/279469/an/0/page/0\n\n"Warning re: Talktalk "free" broadband offer\n\nTalktalk have recently started to offer "free" broadband with one of theirphone packages.\n\nWhat they do not make clear, however, when you are signing up for their 18 month contract, is that certain ports are either blocked entirely or restricted."\n\nThere may be other issues so have a look around before committing anything.  Try these 2 google searches as a staring place.\n\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=talk+talk+free+broadband+problem&btnG=Search&meta=\n\nand \n\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=talk+talk+free+broadband+forum+problem&btnG=Search&meta=
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It's ok as work goes.  Its comfortable, pays ok compared to some unskilled jobs, and once you've had experience it's easy to get other work as long as your record is good.\n\nIt does get boring some days though.  My experience was only in customer service though, as there's no way i'd cold call people.  You have to be at least a little proud of the work you do.
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Thank you. I will try.\n\nWhat are the odds this will get reported for chatting?
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It is true that India is taking over more of the tech support jobs from call centers in the United States but doing a great job? I don't think so. The main problem is language. I had a problem with my DSL recently and the tech center was in India or Pakistan. I could barely understand the woman and had to ask her to repeat what she had said several times. I was on the phone with her for almost an hour. I can understand the people wanting to work in these call centers but they really need to learn english much better before they are hired.
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Do you mean services?\n\nPhone lines are easy - contact BT or alternatinve suppliers in your area like cable.\n\nIf you need water, gas, sewage or electricity that is a more involved process on which I am happy to advise if you wish.
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I think quite a bit about it.  I use it here in the house to provide 6 handsets and three lines out.(2 VOIP 1 landline).  I run it all via an asterisk server.  In the year or so that I have been doing this, I have had a few problems but nothing that was hard to fix. Besides, I like to be able to set what hours people can call me or if they can call me (based on caller id)
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You really need to ask at your local Job Centre (if they are still called that)   Tell them what you would like to do and they should be able to do a search for you and give you all the information you require.\n\nTake a look at this link for Job Centre Plus info.\n\nhttp://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/Helpwithtraining/index.html