Technology

Is high-speed internet access available everywhere in the Quabbin area? Not always. It is available in the urban areas, but not in some of the smaller hill towns. The solution is to buy a wireless internet USB. This allows you to live where you like and not have to worry about hard-wired services. The same is true of cable tv. Cable tv is not offered in the smaller hill towns. I use a satellite service to provide my television needs, called Directv. There is a second satellite service that offers internet access, also, called Hughes Net. I just don't choose to use it as I feel it is too pricey. The nice thing about the USB internet is that it works for every computer I use. I use a personal computer at home and a laptop at my office. The USB internet works for both.

As a customer, can I expect my realtor to return my call or e-mail within a few hours? Of course you can! I have a cell phone with e-mail capability. I also have a laptop with remote internet access. This means that I am available to my customers even when I'm on the road all day. I'm very excited about these two new-to-me capabilities. I live in an area that does not have high-speed internet available, so dial-up is what I've been living with for the past three years. I told this to the clerk who was helping me get e-mail access added onto my cell phone the other day. She immediately showed me a USB that plugs into my laptop computer and gives me internet access with no wires! I bought it. That changed my life. I no longer wait forever for mapquest to load maps and directions, for instance.

So if your realtor isn't available to you at your convenience, call me. I'll be there for you.