I have been pondering getting the eKEY for my phone for 6 months now (that is the main reason why I bought my TREO 755p in the first place).
I decided to wait until my current electronic key subscription expired and instead of renewing I would get the eKEY for my phone instead. I also wanted to wait long enough so that anyone with an older electronic box SHOULD have replaced it with the new blue box.
When I picked the key up at my local board (Greater Waterbury) I was informed that I was one of the first people to make the switch. That kind of made me nervous, it made me think that something was wrong with the eKEY since no one else had gotten one.
The install was easy. I have it setup where it renews the code every night so when I wake up its ready to go. When using it to open a lockbox it couldn't be any easier. Hit a few buttons, put in your code, hold it near the box, and 5 seconds later its open. Very similar to the iKEY.
There are a few negatives though. First, supra charges extra for the convenience of having the program on the TREO ($195 vs. $100 for the regular key). Then there is always the possibility of not being able to open the older style boxes (which I haven't seen any of in 6+ months).
Overall I am very happy with my switch over to the eKEY from the iKEY. I can't tell you how many times I had to drive all the way back home to get my iKEY when i forgot to bring it to a showing. Well at least from now on I hope I don't forget my cell phone.
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