Is anyone having problems with there QC now that it is so cold out? This thing is starting to get me into trouble. Load offers take 10 or more minutes to come over and just as long to go back. I have put myself out of service twice to take care of stuff at home but then they call me at night to take a load because the QC didnt tell them I was out of service? This all started happening just last week or so when it began staying cold longer.
QC and the Cold
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I've noticed a slow Qualcomm startup during cold like we're now experiencing, but after a short warmup period of a few minutes, mine has always worked normally. My machine is several years old so perhaps the newer models react differently
EagleRiverWI
Seasoned Expediter
I live in northern Wisconsin and after letting the truck sit for a few days, I get back to the truck and the status section says
bad 1200. After the truck gets warm, it changes to good or quiet.
bad 1200. After the truck gets warm, it changes to good or quiet.
kangar0085
Seasoned Expediter
My qualcomm is fine when sending or recieving messages but when I start up the truck it takes about 20 minutes for the black screen to disappear so I can finally see the message.
We have observed unusual slowness with QualComm. Our sent messages appear to send but many times I have to call dispatch because they haven't replied and they still haven't received the messages. I think it's the aliens. What do you think? You know, those little green guys delight in disburbing our way of life. 
India Hamner
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D Unit
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India Hamner
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D Unit
A shut mouth gathers no foot.
Fr8 Shaker
Veteran Expediter
Kangar, You have a brightness control on your QC. when you have a black screen because it's cold just press the bottom left button on your QC to lighten it up.
Fr8 Shaker
Fr8 Shaker
kangar0085
Seasoned Expediter
I doubt that's it but I'll try.
I wet my Garmin suction cup to keep it stuck to the dash disc
kangar0085
Seasoned Expediter
Yeah you were right about my QC freight shaker thanks man lol!!
About the garmin just blow your breath on the bottom of the rubber suction to make it moist and it should stick to the windshield.
About the garmin just blow your breath on the bottom of the rubber suction to make it moist and it should stick to the windshield.
In the middle of a long run the other night, I stopped for a nap, and requested a wakeup call at 0200, just as a backup to my alarm. At 0228, I sent a msg saying to never mind, as I was up & running. One minute later, the wakeup call arrived, followed by a msg from dispatch saying it had been sent at 0201, and reported as received. I don't think it was due to the cold temps, as I was in Florida, or sunspots, which is my usual explanation for the unexplainable stuff. Sometimes, msgs just get lost in cyberspace for awhile, and it can be a definite PITA at times. Sure hope the new units, whenever they get here, will be better. Are they here yet? Anyone have one yet?
I don' think the cold affects Q Comm,probably atmospheric or other sunspot type disturbances. I had a very early Q/Comm address 458 made in 1989 and it was never affected by temperatures. But in and around Washington DC my polling location was frequently off.I attributed that to all of the government satellite activity going on in that area.
hondaking38
Veteran Expediter
it takes 20-30 minutes for some of my buttons to work when its freezing outside, i guess only half of them need to warm up...
My problems with the QC are like Cheri's. I called panther and the guys that install the QC were really good about telling me where to take it locally to have it looked at if it kept acting up. I'll give it one more chance and it goes in. The only problem now is, theres someone on the space station wondering why I wanted him to know I was out of service today.
panther_art
Expert Expediter
Ok now I see what happened to the load that got messed up last week.
Those out of space expediters got the message send it to Tims van to mess everything up then while he was headed to pick up load they turned there space ship into a van came down and got the load.
Isn't Maryland where most of the strange things happen on the X Files.
And here I was blaming dispatch.
Thanks Bryan
Cherri don't hold your breath waiting for the new qc's the tt n st will get them first us vans are always last getting anything new.
Panther Art
Those out of space expediters got the message send it to Tims van to mess everything up then while he was headed to pick up load they turned there space ship into a van came down and got the load.
Isn't Maryland where most of the strange things happen on the X Files.
And here I was blaming dispatch.
Thanks Bryan
Cherri don't hold your breath waiting for the new qc's the tt n st will get them first us vans are always last getting anything new.
Panther Art
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
>Is anyone having problems with there QC now that it is so
>cold out? This thing is starting to get me into trouble.
>Load offers take 10 or more minutes to come over and just as
>long to go back. I have put myself out of service twice to
>take care of stuff at home but then they call me at night to
>take a load because the QC didnt tell them I was out of
>service? This all started happening just last week or so
>when it began staying cold longer.
if you notice,in this cold all the electrical toys take a while to warm up; calculator,lap top,and the most important,qc or c-link what ever you call it,been thisthe 20 years ive had one
as soon as it gets warm in your truck,it will go back to work
>cold out? This thing is starting to get me into trouble.
>Load offers take 10 or more minutes to come over and just as
>long to go back. I have put myself out of service twice to
>take care of stuff at home but then they call me at night to
>take a load because the QC didnt tell them I was out of
>service? This all started happening just last week or so
>when it began staying cold longer.
if you notice,in this cold all the electrical toys take a while to warm up; calculator,lap top,and the most important,qc or c-link what ever you call it,been thisthe 20 years ive had one
as soon as it gets warm in your truck,it will go back to work