----------------------------------- Neo Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:49 pm Residence Computer Consultant at Waterloo ----------------------------------- Any of you guys here an RCC? What does it take to be an RCC, I mean do you have to be a crazy h4X0r? And is it worthwhile? ----------------------------------- md Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:57 pm ----------------------------------- Martin was a RCC, so he should be able to give you a good idea what it entails. I did a lot of helping people to get things working on my own (probably just as much as martin) and it was quite easy most of the time. The big ones I had to deal with were 1) no network cable 2) plugged in moden thinking it was network and 3) freakishly long delays before plugging in and getting an IP from the dhcp server. I'd recomend that if you value highspeed and you can aford it that you get rogers. Resnet is ok speed-wise; but it get's really bogged down when you really need it, like to register for classes during the winter. Rogers on the otherhand if fast (like faster then resnet half the time) and suffers none of the slowdowns during registration time. And if you split it with your room mates it's like $20 a month. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:07 am ----------------------------------- If I remember correctly, most of the RCCs (other than Martin) didn't really know what's going on. Though most of the time it's as simple as plugging in the wire for them (some are incapable of matching a wire to a similar sized opening) and perhaps removing spyware.. You get some money out of this, perhaps enough to buy yourself a new phone with mute option. Because you will get annoyed by intellectually challanged people attempting to get themselves online. Though if you've got a blank resume, it's something to put on. ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:43 pm ----------------------------------- My advice: unplug your phone. Being an RCC sucks. You help people connect to ResNet. Not much more...it's pretty easy stuff. You can put it on your resume at least. ----------------------------------- Andy Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:10 am ----------------------------------- i sent them my resume a week ago, and got no reply, how long should i wait before asking them if they got it? ----------------------------------- lyam_kaskade Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:35 pm ----------------------------------- i sent them my resume a week ago, and got no reply, how long should i wait before asking them if they got it? Me too. They probably won't send any confirmations until August or something. There wasn't really a deadline, so resumes might still coming in. Maybe Martin will know.. ----------------------------------- Andy Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:43 am ----------------------------------- it should be an elegant solution.. it's been proved already ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:45 am ----------------------------------- Yeah, as I recall, they didn't tell me until right before the semester. Don't worry, I don't think they say no to any applications. ----------------------------------- Neo Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:31 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, as I recall, they didn't tell me until right before the semester. Don't worry, I don't think they say no to any applications. Even to those that are taking art? ----------------------------------- Paul Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:47 pm ----------------------------------- Martin was a RCC, so he should be able to give you a good idea what it entails. I did a lot of helping people to get things working on my own (probably just as much as martin) and it was quite easy most of the time. The big ones I had to deal with were 1) no network cable 2) plugged in moden thinking it was network and 3) freakishly long delays before plugging in and getting an IP from the dhcp server. :lol: Things I deal with at home often >_