Mike,
I've found that the trick is to call the MOL phone line and talk to someone. BE POLITE and let them know that you'd like to get the wide-band EID as quickly as possible. The fastest way to make things happen is to call them and politely ask for their help - they can push things along manually and that is often much faster than waiting for things to progress through their system automatically.
- You will need them to approve your account before the training session can even show up in your search.
- Then, you will need to watch the video and take the quiz - it's fast.
- After you've received confirmation that you completed the course successfully, call them again and ask to get the approval acknowledged by the system so that you can order the EIDs.
- Order several EIDs. They're free and each attempt is counted, so if you make a mistake, you'll want several (ask for 20 or 25 - again, they're free).
- You'll get the EIDs via email.
Also, call them to make sure that your software agreement has been acknowledged by the system and your MOL account has been approved for you to download the CPS and firmware.
It took me several calls, but in every case the people were polite and helpful. (this was 3 years ago when I first signed up. The renewal this month went faster....)
*IF* you've already signed the software agreement and have your account set up, it's possible that you could get it all done by Friday - but not without a bit of gentle pushing via phone.