Little did I know that for the past few years I had a couple of things around that could have made things a little easier in many situations with Buyers and Sellers - or even spending more time on Active Rain to read, search and comment. (For many people who have smart phones - you've likely been doing this for a while now. So this is geared toward the newbie or "basic-tools" only smart-phone user like myself.)
I've had a Blackberry Curve for a little while and love it! With the exception of a couple features- it's pretty simple for someone like me to use and set up. The downside is that it takes me a while to learn one or two things the phone can do - and then I don't explore the rest!
Talking with a techy friend who has every phone, computer, gaming console, etc., known to man - we discussed my plight about last minute property searches and the difficulty of showing pictures to clients on the phone screen.
Techy friend says to me, "You likely have interfacing capabilities with your Blackberry." "I DO?" "Yes, why don't you just tether it to your laptop?"
Foreign Language. Please speak English.
Translation: make a phone call to your cell phone carrier tech support department and in about 5-10 minutes, they will walk you right through the process of configuring your laptop to use your cell phone as a modem. It's FREE and using it is SIMPLE! Just plug your phone into the laptop then connect to the Internet like you normally do! And surf away! And guess what else? While using the phone as a modem - it's getting charged up at the same time!
Where can this come in handy? Anywhere that you need (or want!) a computer and have phone service. I feel like I struck gold! Especially since I was considering buying a modem and service plan specifically for client-related situations! So if you have a smart-phone - call your carrier and get your phone and laptop
"married up"!
Here is my cell phone hitched to the laptop logging on to Active Rain!
One last bit of information -- there are some individuals - my dad included, who can't use cell phones because they wear hearing aids. There is a newer phone (but has been around under another name) on the market called the Fuze. It's overkill for me (and my dad), but it's a really high end smartphone that appears to be compatible with many hearing aids (but try it with your hearing aid first before you buy it!). Just wanted to pass this information along in case you know of someone that could benefit from it!
Copyright Gabrielle (Kamahele) Rhind, protected by COPYSCAPE 2008. If you want to reprint parts of this - just email me for my permission rhindohana@msn.com . Buying or selling Tucson Real Estate? Click info@gabriellerhind.com and let me know how I can help you!
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