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Rainmaker
1,771,867
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

8, that is how long I usually sleep.

Sep 15, 2016 12:32 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,581
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Praful,

I lived fine without it all day...today.  Seriously neither one of us is addicted.  We treasure so many things.  We spent dinner time listening to opera and ballet music for instance, and an hour and a half walking on the beach...no phones are needed.  A

Sep 15, 2016 01:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I made it a whole week when Walt and I were on our honeymoon cruise!

Sep 15, 2016 12:27 PM
Rainmaker
2,784,566
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Loved leaving it home one day but it doesn't let you forget that you did

Sep 15, 2016 11:24 PM
Rainmaker
5,112,471
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I can live without it indefinitely... unfortunately so long as I'm working that's not possible... but I've gone 12+ hours without checking in and the world did not fall apart.

Sep 15, 2016 09:16 PM
Rainmaker
1,056,272
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Minutes? LOLI love getting away from mine. There are a few places I like to go where cell phone reception is zilch. Can't use what you can't use. 3:)

Sep 15, 2016 09:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Seven days from port of departure to return seven days later.

Bon Voyage. 

Sep 15, 2016 12:02 PM
Rainmaker
7,863,184
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I could live without it. 

Sep 15, 2016 08:58 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

as long as needed

Sep 15, 2016 08:51 PM
Ambassador
3,863,255
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

None.

Unlike Endre Barath, Jr., mine must emit  much needed O2.

Correction: I forgot about the 1 1/2  hours that I am at the gym three times a week. No phone  but I do get out of breath

Sep 15, 2016 08:29 PM
Rainmaker
4,477,901
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

very funny question are you trying it out how long you can live without one? last I checked there is no oxygen or H2O that the smart phone emits... so it is a choice?:)Endre

now personally I can go a few hours and not check it, if I am not dealing with  needy clients....

Sep 15, 2016 03:37 PM
Rainmaker
679,404
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

For however long I am sleeping.  I don't get up and answer the phone.  If I'm in bed it stays in another room and I don't attend to the texts or calls until I get up the next morning.

Sep 15, 2016 02:39 PM
Ambassador
3,167,614
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

those 6 or so I sleep each night

Sep 15, 2016 01:46 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Eight, if I am lucky enough to sleep that long.

Sep 15, 2016 01:03 PM
Ambassador
2,071,156
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

hours?  HOURS!?  It can't be no steenkin' HOURS!!

Sep 15, 2016 12:57 PM
Rainmaker
2,375,694
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

definitely 24... that's 24 seconds! LOL - when I am asleep I don't need it

Sep 15, 2016 12:44 PM
Ambassador
5,060,544
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I can sleep all night without it!!

Sep 15, 2016 12:41 PM
Ambassador
5,254,035
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Do you mean DAYS?!

Seriously, sleeping hours and when I'm with other people - I don't pay attention to my phone during those times but, the rest of my life, it's glued to me!

Sep 15, 2016 12:00 PM
Ambassador
2,456,409
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

It gets turned off when I'm asleep. I can ignore it for an hour or so if I'm talking to a client or something. Otherwise it's pretty much attached to me.

Sep 15, 2016 11:53 PM
Rainmaker
4,582,184
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I can certainly live without it but I might develop a twitch.   

Sep 15, 2016 11:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Praful Thakkar That's a good question for people who own the Samsung smartphones. I could live without it.

Sep 15, 2016 11:33 PM
Rainmaker
5,239,001
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

From the time my head hits the pillow until I wake up!

Sep 15, 2016 11:02 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Most often only  when i am sleeping

Sep 15, 2016 10:27 PM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

8 hours per night when sleeping

Sep 15, 2016 10:25 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,177
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I am used to it on long flights to India.

Sep 15, 2016 10:12 PM
Rainmaker
1,846,901
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I don't want to find out. I think when my sets on fire I'll be able to work thru it then .

Sep 15, 2016 10:05 PM
Rainmaker
4,900,966
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

The 8 hours while I sleep.

Sep 15, 2016 09:54 PM
Rainmaker
152,661
Chrissi Chapman Topoleski
Coldwell Banker Realty - Woodbridge, VA
Helping agents live an exceptional life!

I feel like I can't live without it, but on the occasions I leave home without it I feel "free". It is difficult to not have it around during waking hours, though. I turn it off when I sleep.

Sep 15, 2016 09:42 PM
Rainmaker
5,027,077
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I can go a few hours..it depends on how many clients I'm working with.

Sep 15, 2016 09:41 PM
Rainmaker
2,191,798
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

It wears on me after a couple of hours

Sep 15, 2016 09:28 PM
Rainmaker
2,817,727
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

8 - while I sleep.

Sep 15, 2016 09:19 PM
Rainmaker
1,157,791
FN LN
Toronto, ON

I have not tracked such metrics.

Sep 15, 2016 05:07 PM
Rainer
35,258
Andrey Sokurec
Homestead Road - Minneapolis, MN
Owner at Homestead Road a leading house buyer MN

Mostly 5-6 hours only 

Sep 15, 2016 03:21 PM
Ambassador
6,417,434
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

All of them.

Though it is generally with me, it is out of range from time to time, I survive.

Just need to get to a location sometime before the end of the day to do my AR stuff.

Sep 15, 2016 02:55 PM
Rainmaker
1,624,653
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Easily. I take days off if I have to. I'm not addicted or over-obsessive anymore. 

Sep 16, 2016 06:35 AM
Ambassador
2,187,587
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I'm not sure.  I've never run a test.  I know I can last overnight (while sleeping).  I don't look at my phone during a round of golf, so that's 4 hours during the daylight hours.   I'm sure the world would continue spinning without me or my smart phone.

Sep 16, 2016 06:16 AM
Rainmaker
1,728,156
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

.0001hrs.

Sep 16, 2016 05:27 AM
Rainmaker
4,960,497
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Same as Noah 8 the almost I sleep

 

Sep 16, 2016 03:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,153,794
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Unless I missed the app that provides oxygen it'll be good long while Praful.

Sep 16, 2016 03:31 AM
Ambassador
3,349,404
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Indefinitely ... I have a landline for my office phone ... and a PC for Internet, email, etc.  100% do not need a smartphone. 

Sep 16, 2016 03:08 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Probably a long time.  Though, I won't be getting much business done.

Sep 16, 2016 02:45 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

If I leave to run to the store and have left it at home, I make it a very quick trip....

Sep 16, 2016 02:27 AM
Rainer
3,185
Allen Chesbrough
Buyers Protection Group - Napa, CA
BPG Certified Home Inspector serving the North Bay

Only the hours when I sleep! Unanswered phone calls and emails are potential lost business.

Sep 16, 2016 02:25 AM
Rainmaker
1,664,136
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Only my sleeping hours.  Then I dream about it.

Sep 16, 2016 01:27 AM
Rainmaker
902,038
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

That's a tough one. Even in airplane mode, smartphones are still functional.

Sep 16, 2016 01:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,241,754
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

I am not a cell phone fan.  I do OK without one. 

Sep 16, 2016 01:08 AM
Rainer
232,019
Jessie Cochran
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Panama City Realty Group

I don't have a smart phone - so I never have to be without it  - I am always without it LOL

Sep 16, 2016 12:30 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,013
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I can manage a full day without my phone with no problem. I took a cruise and was without my phone several days and actually enjoyed it.

Sep 16, 2016 12:18 AM
Rainmaker
991,252
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Indefinitely - my phone is more a PITA than anything

Sep 16, 2016 12:17 AM
Ambassador
2,684,569
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

What Noah Seidenberg said!

Sep 16, 2016 12:08 AM
Rainer
58,611
Annie Adjchavanich
Secret HQ, Inc - Los Angeles, CA
CRE LA, Orange Co, SFV, South Bay, Inland Empire

I'm sweating just thinking about this question!

Sep 17, 2016 04:43 PM
Rainmaker
472,877
Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL
Broker/Owner, SFR®, e-PRO®, GRI, AHWD, REALTOR®

Good morning Praful Thakkar,

I can live without my smart-phone between 8pm and 7am. 11 hours

Sep 16, 2016 10:02 PM
Ambassador
3,741,885
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Eight - while I am asleep at night.

Sep 16, 2016 01:15 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

i can't stand it when I have to take time to plug it in to recharge.

Sep 16, 2016 12:59 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,308
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

daylight hours or after dark

Sep 16, 2016 12:18 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I can do this, and I have gone a day without my phone. 

Sep 16, 2016 12:04 PM
Rainmaker
913,468
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I can go without one for months. I plan my days, showings, etc ahead of time.

Sep 16, 2016 10:19 AM
Rainmaker
766,079
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

The rest of my life if I had to.

Sep 16, 2016 09:20 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,934
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

 I call this period of time without my smart phone, sleep ....

Sep 16, 2016 06:56 AM
Rainmaker
891,971
Tamra Lee Ulmer
Arizona Resource Realty - Payson, AZ
NRBA ~FORCE~ Over 1000 REO Assets SOLD!

Praful, if I weren't so worried about missing out on 1 critical minute of business and answering my Clients (my #1 priority), I could go with out and put it away for a while.  So the answer to the question is. None. No hours. Can not go with out, unless I am sleeping.

Sep 16, 2016 06:52 AM