The_Cody
join:2003-07-29
Fairview, TN
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| ATT ConnecTech Jobs?
I noticed today that ATT offered this service to all 50 states. They have been since August 2008, but I never paid any attention to that. I have been looking for a new job and that seems like it would be a great one to have. I cannot find anywhere that ATT is looking for a Tech. Usually something like that is noticed somewhere. I mean they service 50 states with this service. Does anyone know anything about this? |
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Tel
join:2001-10-12
Mauldin, SC | They must keep an awful low profile. It says the service is available in all 50 states, but I've never seen them or heard them mentioned in the area I work. |
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The_Cody
join:2003-07-29
Fairview, TN
clubs: | It makes me wonder if they outsource their work with another company. |
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Frohike
Premium
join:2000-07-23
Waxahachie, TX | reply to The_Cody
ConnecTech are contractors and not actual employees of AT&T, so you won't see AT&T offering jobs for ConnecTech. You have to know what Agency is doing the hiring. I know of 1 of the agencies - onforce.com. Check there for jobs. |
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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
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AT&T bought out the parts of CompUSA that TigerDirect didn't take. I hear in other regions (not Southeast) ConnecTech does the DSL installs.
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kremithefrog
join:2008-06-27
Albany, GA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| A mailer I got in the SE said they can do a dsl install but it costs more than a professional install by a dsl tech. I imagine the connectech folks would know a bit more about the computer side of it than your average dsl tech. I sort of doubt that they have any great success with it. |
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rucinskj
@rr.com
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Hello, here is the deal with AT&T ConnecTech. What they do is give subcontracters the work through OnForce. OnForce is a great little community of techs and buyers. I signed up with OnForce a couple months ago and have done over 40 work orders for AT&T, Dell, Verizon, HP, Gateway, you name it. For AT&T you must submit to a background check through onforce and pay for it, also you must have a drug test and pay for it and then get invited to their provider network. AT&T will not give the work out to just anybody either. You must have alot of experience as a PC Tech, Network Technician and all around excellent customer service and troubleshooting skills. You must also be very committed and hard working as the way OnForce works is through ratings. DO a bad job, get bad ratings and you wont get any more work through them. The AT&T pay is not the best either (most other companies are more). For example a wireless network setup will get you $80. Going to someones house to swap out a video card is around $65. These are very simple examples and on an average day i can earn $400 doing a handful of work orders from OnForce. The other day I did 6 Dell calls (hardware swaps) printer maint kit install for HP, wireless network troubleshooting for a hotel and a hardware install at ToysRus and i made about $900 in one 12 hour day. Also in the beginning you will get like 1 work order a week. Take anything you can to build your ratings and in no time you will get 2-8 a day depending on where you live. Pricing always depends on the type of job but the average is $120. I have had work orders pay $700 and i have had ones pay $40. Also a week can go by and you will only get like 4 total but its worth it to be your own boss and not report to anyone! Good luck!! |
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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
/dev/null | So confirmed that AT&T is using On Force... interesting... I know Embarq does the same.
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Rucinskj
@rr.com
| Yes, infact i have done work for them. The thing is though there are some really knowledgeable people on onforce and then there are the 10$ an hour pizza techs. The companies who are greedy and will only spend $40 on a $100 job will most likely get a pizza tech and that makes the company and the good onforce techs look bad. Lately i have been insulted at the price of some of the work orders. They will have insane demands, be hours away and have a price of $40. The sad thing is they get scooped up in less than 2 minutes and its driving the market way down. Alot of people are doing this stuff and i am considering switching careers. Im certain that skilled trades are gonna be some of the higher paying jobs in the near future(mechanics, electricians, plumbers, contractors). I have been seeing alot of pc tech jobs paying around 12$ an hour and they want 3plus years exp. I was making 17$ an hour 8 years ago entry level just installing pcs. Its getting worse too. Im done complaining. Gonna go fill out my mcdonalds application now. |
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