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To dmt who asked, OTI training lasted less than an hour and was a breeze. sm - LTMT


Posted: Feb 17, 2011

The lady who trained me is super nice and very helpful.  So far, so good ...  :-)

You make your own schedule, decide what days, how many lines, etc., so there is a lot of freedom and flexibility. 

Good luck in whatever you do.

Thank you for letting me know! - dmt

[ In Reply To ..]
I think I'll take the leap and try it out for a bit and hope the account is good enough to get decent lines as IC! Good luck to you, too, always enjoy your posts!


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