Why I'm bringing my iPhone 4

I already posted about bringing a global phone with me in case of emergency or lack of available internet. But I also decided to bring my Verizon iPhone 4. Even though it seems mostly pointless (Verizon gets no international service) there are a couple benefits to bringing a smart phone, and they all have to do with its wifi capability. The iPhone 4 will be able to connect to the internet when there is wifi around (for example, when I'm in a coffee shop in Singapore) so I don't always have to find an internet cafe to shoot a quick text, email, or Facebook post. But the best part is that I can still use FaceTime, as long as I can get wifi. This is an amazing piece of technology because it enables me to see the faces of friends and family for free, without a computer, any time I can get wifi. No laptop, no ethernet, no roaming. All I have to do (to ensure I don't pay roaming) is go into airplane mode in Asia and turn wifi on to connect to whatever hotspot I have access to. For more info, see here. I feel like I am really going to enjoy using FaceTime--finally, the Apple commercials are living up to the hype!