Good suggestion Daniel. Our IT guys also said that as well as it maybe needing to be less than 8 characters. Made that change but still no dice.

That may be the route we go if this can't get fixed. Just tried it with a Mifi handheld (looks like a flip-phone but doesn't flip) and it worked fine.

No benefits and working alone would be the deal-breakers for me. That salary is low for what he wants from you, but it might be acceptable if you had ...