iPhone Send iMessages from my AT&T # while abroad w\ Foreign SIM Card?

[shenan1982]

There are many professionals, like real estate agents, for example, and various other let's say small or even somewhat larger businesses use free email providers for their contact information that they provide and use. Many of them are excellent at what they do--in fact can often be better than the various large corporate entities in their field--and judging them by their email address or even domain name would be rather pointless in that respect. It's not to say that people don't do that, but that by no means makes it any more meaningful or worthwhile.

Comparing garbage inside of people's cars to what they use for their email address is apples vs. oranges comparison at best--they might both be fruits and edible, but they are quite different. Taking real life and applying it to the digital doesn't really pan out.

As for the "norm" of the internet, I think we all know how poor of a standard that is be to apply to real life in pretty much most respects unfortunately.

In any case though, everyone can certainly have their own biases, as I mentioned before. This part of the discussion can go back and forth without any particular right answer since it's different for everyone (even if sometimes not for any realistic reasons). Don't want to take more away from the actual subject of the thread though on a side discussion.

You're saying you'd feel the same quality and perception of service from bobjohnsonrealty@yahoo.com as you'd get from bob@johnsonrealestate.com ? Wow, I think you stand alone in that one.

 

[C DM]

You're saying you'd feel the same quality and perception of service from bobjohnsonrealty@yahoo.com as you'd get from bob@johnsonrealestate.com ? Wow, I think you stand alone in that one.

I would, and I have, on multiple occasions. Of course, like any rational person I would know or find out something more about that person in order to do business with them, like their actual credentials, references, way of doing business, etc.--none of which would be impacted by their email/domain, to which I don't even give a second thought. Especially when it comes to the digital aspect of our lives, perception of that nature is generally not very applicable.

I have also done business with many excellent service providers that have local phone numbers and no 1-800 number, while I have received tons of scummy calls or had actual horrible service experiences with many that come from large 1-800 numbers. It's pretty clear that quite a few people can say similar kinds of things, so, by far, not only am I not alone, but part of a large part of population out there.

But, to each his/her own, I guess. So, as I mentioned, doesn't seem like there's much reason to go deeper given that it would still stay around the same things and take away from the actual subject of the thread.