After just barley getting the new bluetooth to infra red converter for my HTC EVO (Android phone) so I could access Supra Lockboxes with it, I was blessed with an IPad as a gift. I knew that Supra had recently released the adapter for the Iphone so I was anxious to start using my Ipad in the field instead of my tablet PC since it powers on and off better and is much lighter to carry.
I checked Supra's website for instructions but the Ipad wasn't listed as an option! AAARRRGGG!
Since I have never been one to wait around for approval for something I think should work, I downloaded the software, plugged in a key fob designed for the Iphone (same adapter fits the Ipad), updated the key (via WIFI since my Ipad doesn't have the phone service) and it appears to work perfectly!
I wonder how long it will take for Supra to acknowledge this works? I know back when they first started using PDA's they started with the Palm Vx. I was using a Palm Tungsten C which was a much more powerful device so I wan't willing to go backwards. Their engineers were stuck on the idea that it couldn't work on other devices since they hadn't built "cradles" to hard cable other devices so it couldn't work. Even back then, my WIFI connection kicked in and updated my Tungsten C seamlessly.
When they switched to the Kryocera 7135 Smart Phone, I stayed with my Tungsten C since I didn't have to pay cell phone or data charges and they still didn't acknowledge my PDA would work. I quit using it for a few years when I converted over to the Palm Treo lines but when I switched to a Blackberry for a while, I went back to my trusty Tungsten C instead of paying for the Blackberry Key Fob. I then went to the HTC Android phone and bought that fob which other than the massive size worked fine. However, I traded it in for the Iphone one since I will probably have my Ipad with me out showing homes anyway and it is smaller than the Android fob! Since I am the owner/broker of my company, Progressive Realty Corporation, I am able to get a second key for my brokerage, so I might go ahead and get the Android one again as a backup.
Fortunately, the EVO also works as a mobile hotspot so I can use it to power my internet connectivity on my Ipad while on the road too. Being a road warrior real estate agent just got a lot easier!
By the way, if you are one of my local competitors reading this blog, remember, paper is better since you don't need all this new fangled technology stuff. It's all probably just a fad anyway. LOL
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