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Dick Betts National Real Estate Speaker
Blog by Dick Betts
Bentonville, Arkansas
National Speaker specializing in Smartphones, business building skills, management programs and keeping agents up-to-date on the latest technology. Covers North America. SubscribeRecent Comments
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Posted at Dick Betts National Real Estate Speaker by Dick Betts
Jul. 3, 2008
This post was originally posted in our group, "outSmart your Smartphone". Please join, go to groups and you will find our group close to the top of the list. Many folks have seen my "Everywhere is my Office" presentation either live or webinar. My goal is not to persuade anybody on what phone they should buy rather what features they should shop for to get the most out of their purchase. Some of the big features are does the phone work well, does it have email and data, can you load it with MLS info both static and live, does the organizer sync with your contact and time management software on your computer, what else is in the box, MP3 player, does the Microsoft bundle work on your Smartphone, can you print directly from your handheld, does it have a build in Financial Calculator, can you add 3rd party software to help you with your career and does your area use IR lockboxes. Whew with that said there's more, are you color blind, have you used a PDA or Smartphone in the past and here's the biggest question you should ask before you; Can you turn your Smartphone into a wireless modem giving you Internet access on your laptop any place in the country for free? Yep, not wireless rather pulling the data from the tower converting it to give you Internet anywhere. Can you say goodbye to wireless cards? Can you say goodbye to that $15 to $20 a month tethering fee. A one time fee of $34 and you can buy a program which I bought 3 years ago and enjoy having your laptop on the web looking at full computer screen when doing open houses, showing homes and they say what about that house, staying in hotels that charge you $12.95 a day for Internet. These are things I look for in my Smartphone, so next time somebody says I love my Smartphone give them the test to see if they are aware what functions and features that device offers. Sorry for the run on sentences, my mind was in overdrive! Dick Betts National Speaker Real Estate National Real Estate Speaker Mobile Technology Trainer
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1. RE: Keep getting the same question asked, What's the best Smartphone
Dick, as usual, your advice is right on the money...by focussing on the features you need, you can eliminate a large part of the dilemna of choosing your tech. For example, I need to access the electronic lockboxes in my area. For that I needed a device with an infrared port. That helped un-muddy the waters considerably, for me.
I loved your course, by the way...and PDANet is quite useful in a pinch. (slower than the high-speed access the hotel want me to pay for, but a lot cheaper -- and that is another example of being "right on the money!")