remote dictation machines?

[eSDee]

One of the doctors at my work wants to be able to call to his office and leave a dictation on his secretaries phone. The problem is that the voicemail at our work is limited to a small amount of time, so that won't work. He's requested that I look for a device, I don't know maybe an analog answering machine or something, that he can call from when he's on the road so his secretary can transcribe later. I was thinking that there might be services like a digital answering service, that his secretary could answer via the web or something like that. Really I don't know what will work. At this point I'm just looking for suggestions. I'm hoping that there might be someone here who might have experience with this in the past.

Anyone? Bueller?

[ray]

You might be able to find some freeware that allows you to turn someone's computer into a voicemail box. You can run the telephone line through the computer and if nobody is there to pickup, the computer software will act as an answering machine. Your limits on the size of the message would probably be the size of your hard drive.

I've never done this before, but if you can make phone calls from your computer, I'm guessing you can receive and record them too.

[eSDee]

I found this service:

http://www.teletouchtranscriptionservices.com/dictation.htm

This might be a solution for me. We'll see though this doctor is very very very picky.

[eSDee]

You might be able to find some freeware that allows you to turn someone's computer into a voicemail box. You can run the telephone line through the computer and if nobody is there to pickup, the computer software will act as an answering machine. Your limits on the size of the message would probably be the size of your hard drive.

I've never done this before, but if you can make phone calls from your computer, I'm guessing you can receive and record them too.

Ooh that's a good idea ray. I'll look that up also! Thanks buddy.

[a-10tankkiller]

I know there is something out there that lets a doc call in. When I was at our Surgi center waiting for our youngest to get stitches thanks to his oldest brother, a doc was calling in his dictation. I asked when he was done if it was a person on the other end because he was speaking at about 1000 words per minute it seemed like. He said no, the service uses a recorder program and then a human listens to that and transcribes. I could try calling the Surgi center and asking, but I think it was the anthesiologists group seperate from the Surgi center itself. I'd give it a try if you'd like.

[kgsilvas]

We use the Philips 9850 DTD Digital Call-In System
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/09/15/285940/9850%20DTD%20Press%20Release%20TG.pdf It lists for aprox $999.00

Here are some lower-cost options:
http://www.transcriptiongear.com/store/CALL-IN.html

[Cubsfan]

Does Grand Central have a time limit on voicemail?

[eSDee]

We use the Philips 9850 DTD Digital Call-In System
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/09/15/285940/9850%20DTD%20Press%20Release%20TG.pdf It lists for aprox $999.00

Here are some lower-cost options:
http://www.transcriptiongear.com/store/CALL-IN.html

Awesome kgsilvas thanks! I'll add these to his options to choose from.

[GilbertsGrape]

what about one of those olympus voice recorders that record digital and you can then you can plug the recorder into your usb port and take the files off as WAM and e-mail them. $70 and you are in bussiness

[eSDee]

I have one of those Gilbert. But homeboy wants to call it in. :shrug:

[GilbertsGrape]

I have one of those Gilbert. But homeboy wants to call it in. :shrug:

you have to keep the customer happy