I remember years ago when the Palm Treo was released I was quickly asked to start traveling the country teaching agents how to use it. One of the groups that hired me called and questioned my ability to instruct people how to use the Treo seeing how it was just released. Hmm, that call made me think, why would I think I am prepared to show folks how to get the most out of their Treo? The answer was simple, it only has a few Palm operating system updates and a built-in flip phone. I went out and taught the Treo adding new features offered by the Treo which were new from the M515, Vx or whatever model you had before the Treo. New device, few new features, same technique to get the most out of the device, it’s that simple until 2007 the birth of the iPhone and 2008 the release of the first Android. For those of us with a soft spot in our heart for Palm Inc., they were sold to HP in 2010 and stopped production in 2011.
Before you buy an Android with operating system 10 which is the 17th release of the operating system or you wait until mid 2020 for version 11, or waiting to buy an iPhone 11 or putting it off until September 2020 for the iPhone 12 it’s about the basics! Start learning how to get the most out of the phone you have today, all of us and me included can learn and pick up tricks and techniques so when the next generation comes out we have a better understanding of what we can get out of our investments. For me doing this 10-part series on smartphones has helped me remember or learn so much on how to maximize my phone. In case you missed any of the past articles here is a list and links:
Can You Run your Real Estate Business with a Smartphone? YES
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Text Replacement
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Your Phone’s Contacts
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Your Phone’s Calendar
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Information Management
Run Your RE Business with an Apple Phone using Email, Messenger and Text
Run Your RE Business with an Android Phone using Email, Messenger and Text
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone Building Social Media Exposure
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Video Conferencing
Run Your RE Business with a Smartphone using Cameras, Photo and Scanners
As we roll into 2020 there are very big changes coming in mobile technology and even technology as we know it today! Let me quote Qualcomm which is rumored to be making modems for a 5G phone to be released this year. “5G will redefine a broad range of industries with connected services from retail to education, transportation to entertainment, and everything in between. We see 5G as technology as transformative as the automobile and electricity.” Reread the last sentence, as transformative as the automobile and electricity! Starting with my next article I will be learning and sharing about 5G. My plan is once a month have an article dedicated to 5G. Let’s all learn together and have fun doing it!!
