Wireless Fever Spreads... Here's an amazing story. Last week I received the following e-mail, after sending a message to a friend.

"Hi. Would u please give me the phone number of this device owner? I am a taxi driver, and he left it in my car. Thanx." (Sent from a BlackBerry)

Was this a hoax? Was somebody trying to break into my friend's bank account? Was he being held hostage? All these thoughts quickly raced through my mind. But I decided to try to help. So I replied with my friend's business number in California and received this second message from the cab driver.

"Ok. I live in new york city and I think he still in here. I mean he must be here because I can't go to california. So please if he has a cellular number give to me. Thanx."

It turns out that my friend, who saw this exchange on his desktop computer, had recently moved to New York. He replied with his New York phone number in the subject line. A connection was quickly made and the BlackBerry returned.

Wow. This whole episode reinforces the spread of wireless technology throughout our society. Where does real estate fit into this picture? What wireless devices do you use? What's your biggest success story?

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