I am just about ready to open my doors for business, but before I did I needed a business phone.
Up until now I have avoided getting a cell phone... My thinking was - if you can't get me at home... I can't be got. I've also thought, that if I really need to make a call from outside of the home - payphones work well... and the price is right $0.25 per call - unlimited use.
I've also avoided getting a PDA for a long time. My thinking was - I don't want to be a slave of technology. I can walk around without having a computer strapped to my hip. I really don't have enough appointments to warrent carrying around a digital appointment book (with a lot of extra bells and whistles).
I've also been waiting on going wireless with my home network. My thinking - I don't have any wireless devices to network.
Now, all of a sudden, this is all changing. I decided that since I was going to work from home and travel to client sites I would need a business phone that I can take with me. Cell phones go with you.... So I decided I would get a cell phone for all business calls.
I also decided that I would really need to keep track of appointments lest I annoy my customers by missing meetings. I also would need a way to take notes and store voice messages. I also need to carry that around with me... PDA's do that... So I decided to get a PDA.
I started researching my options and wouldn't you know that Telus offers a nifty super cool Samsung i700 phone/PDA combo... And it happens to be one of the most popular convergant devices out there... Verizon users in the states have been raving about this thing... And BONUS - the affinity program between the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and Telus gives me an outrageously good deal on airtime and features.
Done and done.
And now that I will have this device and its really easy to wi-fi enable... I will be upgrading my home network too... and start roaming the streets of hamilton in search of the best free hotspots.
And ooooh ooooh ooooh - I get to lease this bad boy and have a 100% deductale business expence.
andre
Posted by andre at September 18, 2004 04:24 AM