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Here is a list of the newest phones compatible with CLIP2GO that have an internal GPS**.
There are some sweet new phones in the list that I would love to get my hands on and test (yes, I am a geek).
Click on the name of the phone for more details and for pricing information from your carrier.
There is also a list on our website which includes some of the older models as well as devices without internal GPS at http://www.clip.com/clip2go.asp.
T Mobile:
HTC Touch Pro2 – New!
Sprint:
Palm Treo Pro
HTC Touch Pro™
HTC Touch Diamond ™
Verizon:
Samsung Omnia™
HTC Touch Pro™
Samsung Saga™
AT&T:
LG Incite
HTC FUZE™
Samsung Epix™
Unlocked (can be used with any carrier):
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X1a
Palm® Treo™ Pro
Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone – New!
Traveler 117 GPS Smartphone – New!
* NOTE: This is a just a partial list. CLIP does not recommend any particular brand, service or manufacturer. Devices available in the marketplace will change.
**Update: I was just informed that Verizon has locked their GPS so it cannot be used with third party applications (i.e. Garmin). I will be sure to post if there is a change to this.
Do you have any recommendations of devices that you have used? Click on “comment” to let us know.
This year, one of my favorite and most frequently used productivity services is reQall. It became a perfect solution to a common scenario for me:
Does this scenario ever happen to you? You are driving down the road, a great idea hits you but you are in the middle of traffic and can’t write anything down. You arrive at your destination 10 minutes later and the thought has archived itself in the recesses of your mind. What about when you get a call from a customer or coworker while you are on the road? By the time you’ve reached your destination, do you still remember what it was they wanted you to do? I know I don’t. Well I’ve discovered a free service that will be of value to those who struggle with the same issue.
With reQall, you can record a voice memo on your phone, and within minutes that memo will appear transcribed into writing in your email inbox. ReQall’s simplicity is what makes it so effective. Here’s how to use it (once you have registered):
- Call the service from your phone.
- Say, “add,” and then say your message.
- The service will then transcribe your message and send the written message to your email.
Beyond this functionality it also has the ability to:
- Set up and remind you of appointments
- Create shopping lists
- Create to do lists
- And more…
Check it out: www.reQall.com and sign up, it’s free.
reQall is a trademark of reQall Inc.
Do you ever want to get a message out to your customers quickly but don’t have the office staff to get it done on the phone? There is always email, but it is rare for a company to have email addresses for all of their customers (more on that to come).
Recently, during the spring monsoon weather, I wanted to update my customers on our delayed schedule due to the rain. At the time, we did not have a receptionsit so I needed another option. This is where DialMyCalls.com comes in.
DialMyCalls.com is an inexpensive service that will call any list of phone numbers and play a message that you have recorded when someone (or the voicemail) picks up. It worked splendidly for us and took no longer than an hour to set up for the first time. It cost us $13.00 to send the message to about 200 customers. Although I had been worried about having unhappy customers from sending out a recorded voice message, we received nothing but positive feedback.
Here’s the basics of how it works
- Sign up online for a free account.
- Purchase credits based on how many calls you expect to make (Pricing here)
- Upload an excel sheet with the customer phone numbers (only minutes to create in CLIP using custom reports)
- Record a message using your computer or telephone.
- Choose whether to send the message now or wait until a specified time.
Dialmycalls Review by Lifehacker
www.DialMyCalls.com
Let me know in the comments below if you have any other time saving tips for getting messages to your customers.
