Phone

A cell phone is your basic first-line communications tool.

Secondary Functions

A cell phone can perform a number of secondary functions.

• Camera: You can use a camera phone when a higher-quality camera isn't available. You have to figure out how to transfer pictures from your camera to your computer notebook to make this useful. Motorola phones must be set to capture to the card for the files to show up in phone/mobile/picture/ via USB cable.
• MP3 Player: Some phones like the SLVR are serviceable mp3 players that can sync with iTunes. Carry your charger and beware of draining your batteries and suffering COMMS failures.
• Email: Many phones provide mobile email, keeping you connected to updates from Empowerment.
• Web Browser: Some phones allow you to browse the web, connecting you to important web sites like empowerthyself.com.
• Video Camera: Many phones can even capture short video clips.

Phone Tips

• SMS Texting: Texting is a valuable communications tool. It can be used to announce events.
• COMMS Discipline: Stay connected to avoid inconvenient and potentially disastrous COMMS failures.

Types of Phones

Basic Phones

Basic phones are devices which primary and only function is it's use as a mobile phone.

Smartphones

Phone Plans

• Always pay your phonebill to avoid disconnection

Satellite Phones are also available for operators in remote locations.

Phone Internet Access

Some phones can be used for wireless internet access.

COMMS Radio

If you are doing a large event with a team, equip everyone with radios to stay in touch in a crowded environment.

SMS Text Messaging 

SMS(short message service) messaging is a powerfulform of communications because you can send a simple silent message toall your contacts very quickly and easily. It has played aninstrumental role in a number of disruptive world events:

• Citizens in Spain used it to counter government spin claiming that Basques were responsible for a terrorist attack
• Citizens in Ukraine used it to coordinate a recount campaign that won
• Several major riots and insurrections have been SMS enabled

Texting is the vernacular term for sending an SMS message.

Phones

iPhone

The iPhone is the ultimate mobile phone, iPod and internet access device.

iPhone Bluetooth Beadset

Reports about Apple's slim black iPhone Bluetooth Headset suggest that it will be the ideal headset.

Jawbone does have military-grade noise cancellation technology.