HI ALL THIS SUBJECT IS THE TALKING POINT OF THIS FORUM AT THE MINUTE AND ITS GREAT TO SO MANY OF U SHARING DAY TO DAY INFO. 2 WEEKS AGO WE GOT OUR TERMINAL INSTALLED (A WEEK EARLY I MIGHT ADD). GOT OUR TEST AND VISIT BY SIEMENS REP,THEN THE FUN BEGAN. WE HAVE BEEN MESSING ABOUT WITH IT AND COME ACROSS FEW PROBS. TOOK NI ON 5 MINS TO DOWNLOAD SOME VEHICLE DETAILS ,BUT IF U DON'T TOUCH THE PC FOR 3 OR 4 MINS IT STOPS DOING WHAT U ARE DOING AND LOGS U OUT,BUT WHEN U LOG BACK IN THE CAR U WERE LAST TESTING IS STILL ON YOUR CARD THEREFORE HAVE HAVE TO ABANDON OR ABORT IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT WHEN ALL GOES LIVE THEY IS GOING TO BE MAJOR PROBLEMS LOGGING IN WHICH IN TURN CAN LEAD TO TEST TIMES INCREASING ,MOTS WHICH ARE BOOKED IN NOT GETTING DONE ON TIME. I COULDN'T BELIVE IT WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE EQUIPMENT AND IT HAD EXTERNAL READER AND MODEM. CRAPPY PROCESSOR AND BEST DIAL UP MODEM? THE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK IS WILL IT ALL WORK?IN THEORY IT SOUNDS GREAT ,NO TEST REGISTERS TO FILL OUT WRITING FAILURES AND ADVISE NOTES,MAKING MISTAKES ON MOT CERTS.
BUT THATS MY MOANING OUT THE WAY , WE GET OUR VISIT FROM VOSA AND SIEMENS TOMORROW TO GO LIVE. IS ANYBODY GOING LIVE? I WAS TOLD THAT SIEMENS WERE SHUTTING DOWN ALL NETWORK AND WIPING THEM READY FOR GOING LIVE IN THE MORN.CAN ANY BODY BACK ME UP ON THIS.
SORRY ABOUT THE LONG WINDED POST BUT THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF TALKING POINTS TO COVER SO, I WILL KEEP U ALL INFORMED ABOUT THE GOINGS ONS AT MY END.