Top Real Estate Applications for the Android Cell phones

I am a cell phone junkie and have been through them all (from the car mounted radio phones 18 years ago, to the brick style cell phones, the Kryocera 7135, Nextels text based webphones, to five versions of a Treo and now a Blackberry.

This new EVO has me salivating waiting for the release tomorrow.

Gary, you are right that the EVO has the ability to work as a WIFI hotspot, but I am curious if you can use PDA Net without having to pay for their "extra" hotspot service package at another $29 a month.  I used to use that on my Treo's instead of paying for a second set of all you can use data.

Teral, I will be getting my phone in the AM and will see if it comes with a Facebook app.  I saw some Beta versions if nothing else.

Mark, I will definately have to check out Google Translate since all the Spanish speaking people will be moving to Idaho from Arizona due to the pressure they are getting in Arizona (grin).

Just picked mine up at the Sprint store and getting it set up.  The new keyboard shortcut for "Ubercool" is "EVO"!  I think I need to change my voicemail greeting to say "Sorry I can't take your call right now, I am too busy playing and downloading apps with my EVO"!

The local store sold out by 9:10 this morning.  Only two people that didn't preorder and prepay got one!

Mine went pretty seamless.  The store converted over my contacts for me.  I have not yet converted over my calendars, etc. but anticipate it going fairly smooth too.

I took some video at my sons basketball game today and plugged it into my 32" LCD and it was a bit grainy but acceptable video.  Would have never thought of that with my other cell phone!

I am loving the speech to text converters!  I use it to find things on Google and to text message.  It is only about 80 accurate but my typing is only 90 so that's not bad (grin) 

Two Words = LOVE IT!

I eat the battery way too quickly because I live on the phone but that is not the phones fault.  I like being able to use it to connect to my Tablet PC without carrying cords or having to attach anything for the internet.  The 4G is still spotty and doesn't work well inside some buildings.

Supra is working on a Bluetooth to infra red adapter so in two months that issue should be resolved so I can use it to open my lockboxes. In a year, they should release the bluetooth IBOX's so that will be even better, but of course by then I will be using a newer phone again.

I need to look into Eduardo's comments about Docusign.  I also need to see if LPS has applications for Transaction Point.

I have used the Kryocera 7315; Treo 600, 650, 700P, and 800W; in addition to a Blackberry and this phone beats them all!

They are always adding more apps so these phones will just keep getting better and better!

@Edwardo, I can read DocuSign documents on my phone and can log into my account but have not yet tried to "create" a DocuSign file for signature.

@Marjorie, when I disable the 4G and the GPS until I needed it helped the battery life a ton!

Additional apps I have recently downloaded that apply to real estate (kind of):

• Congress (was beneficial in tracking the Homebuyer tax credit last month);
• Kindle for the Android;
• Flashlight (very helpful for when you forgot a real one)

@Drick, I am extremely pleased still with my EVO.  My clients like the fact that when I meet them in a public place and use my own secure wifi, they know I treat their confidential data and files carefully.

@Virginia, I am glad you mentioned the Realtor.com application.  I also downloaded it last week and and amazed at how you can just draw an area on the map screen with your finger and it pulls up listings within that area too.