Mobile Phone

It is almost inevitable, that when you make that move from having an office to No Fixed Office, there is a need for a way to communicate. While you have maybe used you mobile Phone for some time. You will now be using it more than ever.

To some extent being mobile and having a mobile number as your primary number can make it appear that you are more easily contactable. So it can be a benefit in that respect. However on the negative side, there is also the possibility that people will be wary of your not having a fixed business line (this could be overcome with 1800 or other type of number which is a free call or lower rate call which just directs to your mobile, if available in your area).

There are a number of options which you can choose from when it comes to a mobile phone, so lets take a look.

• Mobile Phone – A straight standard mobile phone, is the most simplest means to make contact for you. Going this route means not really worrying about any features beyond being able to accept and make phone calls. This will be a fairly minimal cost, and makes things relatively simple.
• Mobile Phone with extra features – There are a number of features that can be of benefit to you as a business owner in a mobile phone. Some can be more benefit then others. Things like a Camera, Internet Access, ability to run other applications, can make your phone a more useful tool for you.
• Smart Phone – Effectively a smart phone is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) and a Mobile Phone merged into the one device. These type of devices normally give many more features, and allow use of a wider range of programs. Many include Word and Excel or equivalent, along with a range of other useful tools.

While there are probably any number of other variation’s, these are the main options you have. Making the choice is often not hard as you often tend to make the choice by just using the mobile phone that you already own.

So really the choice comes down to what you want to be able to use your phone for. If you want something that all you need to do is make phone calls, then any phone will do. If you want the additional features of a smart phone you will be spending more money, but if you will use the features this can be money well spent.

A final option that you may like to consider as opposed to a smart phone may be to make use of an existing or a new mobile phone, and purchase a PDA. This can be a benefit if you do not like to rely on a single device for everything. As with any all in one device if one function stops working and needs to be repaired you loose all functions until you get it back from repair, so it can be a benefit to split devices with different functionality.

Being able to communicate with your clients is a very important part of you business and this is one are that you should not look to avoid spending a little extra. As buying an inferior product can easily lead to your business being dramatically affected by having no way for clients to contact you.