Working at home people are the superheroes of the business world. They have to rely on their own resources, there's no backup coming and they are almost perpetually in a damage control mode - well, at least for the first few years. During these hard times, a well-meaning cell phone can really make working at home much simpler. However, you must understand that only the right cell phone with the perfect features and services will be good for you. Here are some features and services that you require:

GPRS/Internet Connection:

Many freelancers think that they will not require a GPRS enabled mobile phone because they spend most of their time at home and have a desktop - and that is exactly the reason why they want a GPRS enabled mobile. If a person is at home at all times and check their emails and be online, it will be more than a mild irritant for them and their clients on the day when they are traveling and not online. If your clients have a habit of suddenly popping an email and contracting you for a hefty assignment, there are chances that the only thing between you and that big assignment is a GPRS enabled mobile phone. Therefore, make sure that you have a GPRS connected mobile phone. Many of the Nokia latest phone models offer good GPRS connectivity.

QWERTY Mobile Phones:

Work at home individuals have foreign as well as local and national clients, and most of them interact via the Internet. In the event that you do not have a desktop computer and you need to contact your client, you would find the normal alphanumeric keypad a major irritant. Therefore, it would be a very good idea to have a QWERTY enabled mobile phone, so you can click clack out an e-mail earlier than you would with a normal phone. The Samsung Corby, one of the Samsung latest model cell phones have affordably priced QWERTY mobile phones.

Document Reader:

A freelancer's daily work day has them downloading several documents and viewing them. Therefore, it is very necessary that a freelancer has a document viewer that allows them to view the documents on their mobile phone itself. This is another useful feature during the days when the freelancer is not available online.

By Roy Daniel Dsilva