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My new phone

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Real Estate Agent with Weichert Realtors Appleseed Group, 2043 Richmond Ave. S.I.N.Y. 10314. office phone 718-698-9797, Appleseedhomes.com -

I remember making my first phone call.  We had no dial on the phone.  We would pick up the phone and an operators voice would say "Operator", we would then state the number we wanted to be connected to.

It would sound like this;  Operator please connect me to GI-7-4928, that was my fathers work number.  The operator would then say, "One moment please", and then we would hear the phone ring until my father answered.

That was then.  This is now.

A new iPhone4, connects to "my contacts" in seconds, permits me to "text", take pictures in 5 MG quality, even takes video movies with such simplicity that I made one without realizing I was doing it.  I can check the weather for the next 5 days at the touch of a button, already set up for me.

But this is what is truly amazing, I can take my office with me where ever I go.  No wires.

I can log on to my website, show prospects my High Definition Virtual Tour, or my audio video tour of houses I have listed for sale, which is on youtubeAll from my phone.  It's come a long way in the last few years.

And this is just a small portion of it's capabilities.  When I load my QR code to show buyers and sellers the houses I have listed for sale, I can be anywhere, even on the Staten Island Ferry.

My QR code will be on my signs and flyer's for customers to see what the features are on the houses I sell.

What a wonderful world.

Comments (11)

Eileen Covington
The Charlotte Home Team/Keller Williams - Charlotte, NC
(The Charlotte Home Team)

Congratulations on being at 21st century man!

Jul 06, 2011 02:23 PM
Kenneth Cole
Weichert Realtors Appleseed Group, 2043 Richmond Ave. S.I.N.Y. 10314. office phone 718-698-9797, Appleseedhomes.com... - Staten Island, NY
NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Eileen;  so kind of you for the nice comment. While I was not born before 1900, sometimes I feel like it.  Now I'm on the cutting edge with the rest of "you guys"

Jul 06, 2011 02:28 PM
Ken and Leslye Huebsch
3x Individual Agent of the Year, Luxury Homes, First-Time Buyers, Residential Resales, New Construction - Harrisburg, PA
Realtors - Harrisburg Homes for Sale 717.514.1793

You know... I remember when I thought the Fax Machine was a marvel. Imagine sending someone else a document...........Remember??!! Now the iPhone! What else could possibly be in store for us?!

Jul 06, 2011 02:35 PM
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

It should have a FLASHLIGHT * the VERY FIRST app I used on my EVO Sprint Smartyphone last February....

Jul 06, 2011 02:45 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Kenneth you are really getting your money's worth out of your phone, which makes you efficient and in a position to offer better customer service.

I agree with Eileen you are a 21st century man.

Jul 06, 2011 03:32 PM
Virginia Gingras
West USA Revelation - Gilbert, AZ

Now there aren't many landlines, instead we all carry cell phones.

Jul 06, 2011 04:00 PM
Karen Baker
Sunset Beach and Beyond Realty - Sunset Beach, NC
Professional Help with Rapid Responses...

Kenneth ~ Ha Ha welcome to the world of smartness, don't forget to download all the apps you will need ~

Jul 06, 2011 04:14 PM
Donnie McKinney
Purchase Realty Group - Paducah, KY
Donnie McKinney CCIM, Purchase Realty Group

Now, you'll get so used to the technology that you'll be lost when it doesn't function lol I just spent a week at our high school church camp, and my phone quit charging the first night of camp. I was totally incognito all week.

I borrowed, er confiscated, a teen's IPhone, but I still couldn't call anybody because my mind is totally dependant on my contact list these days. I used to remember every phone number I ever called. Now, I usually forget one between the time I look it up and the time it takes to punch it in the phone lol

Jul 06, 2011 05:06 PM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Amazing the technology. I know my Blackberry Curve is three years old...old technology. I need to get one with bigger keys! Remember those first cell phones?  Big as bricks - and as heavy too! Have a great day, my friend!

Jul 07, 2011 12:48 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Kenneth, Being connected  means better customer service and clients do appreciate up to the minute information. Well done!

Jul 07, 2011 03:30 AM
Stanton Homes
Stanton Homes - New Home Builder - Raleigh, NC
Design/Build Custom Home Builder in North Carolina

Amazing, isn't it.  My memory is rotary phones - my kids have never even seen those!

Jul 14, 2011 12:04 AM