Glad to see someone else lagging behind... One impact might be a steep jump in your phone bill if you want seamless internet access (which mobile phones can also give you), but as an outsider to that world I am not sure how the billing works. I have never once read a "plan" and understood it. Mark Dr Mark Stevenson Senior Lecturer, Asian Studies College of Arts Victoria University Phone 61 3 9919 4652 Fax 61 3 9919 4164 -----Original Message----- From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margaret MacDougall Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2014 8:55 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: iPhones in Higher Education Hello I would be interested to receive examples from list members of where owning an iPhone, as opposed to a basic mobile phone, has enhanced their working lives. i have decided to do a little research before making any decision to invest in my own iPhone. Many thanks Best wishes Margaret -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Margaret MacDougall Medical Statistician and Researcher in Education Centre for Population Health Sciences College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3211 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6909 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/cphs/people/staffProfile.php?profile=mmacdoug The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects.