Personal income tax deductions and use percentage doesn't address the question. Good point concerning the Freedom of Information Act and the use of your personal phone. In addition, from a business liability point of view, your use of a personal phone for business conversations or data exchange (email) could make these records available via discovery. As for the actual question, if your assigned task (one for which you will be evaluated), requires that you have a "smart phone" to accomplish it you should be able to justify such a request. Other staff use of their phones for email is immaterial to the question. The inconvenience of having two phones is also immaterial. If you need the smart phone for museum business reasons then that is why you have that phone. Not for your convenience. Regards Paul On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Leann Rich <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I deduct a portion of my personal cell phone expenses from my income > taxes. I have to figure out what percentage of my usage is for work, then > I can deduct that percent of my total phone bill. I’m sure you could apply > the same formula to your data plan.**** > > ** ** > > There are other mobile devices that don’t require a monthly data plan > (ipod touch, kindle fire) you would just need a wifi connection. These are > both in the $200 range, which could be more in line with a museum’s budget. > **** > > ** ** > > Leann Rich**** > > Manager of Education & External Relations**** > > Mahoning Valley Historical Society**** > > 648 Wick Avenue**** > > Youngstown, OH 44502**** > > 330.743.2589**** > > www.mahoninghistory.org**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Curtis, Nan > *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:11 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] Using Personal Smartphone for Work**** > > ** ** > > Since I work for the state, the main concern we have with using our phones > for anything is compliance with the Open Information Act.**** > > The moment we use our phone for any work related conversation/activity, * > everything* on our phone becomes subject to scrutiny.**** > > We used to get a stipend for our phones (given that we would use them for > work), however that disappeared with budget cuts!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Nan Curtis**** > > Director, Forsyth Center Galleries**** > > 110 N. Main**** > > Bryan, TX 77803**** > > 979 845 9251**** > > http://forsyth.tamu.edu**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Rodgers, Brett > *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:46 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] Using Personal Smartphone for Work**** > > ** ** > > I work at a museum that does not provide mobile phones, phone plans, or > any kind of reimbursment for mobile phone use. I knew this when I accepted > the job. Some members of staff opt to use their personal smartphones for > museum-related work like checking email, and some don’t. Since that kind of > use is optional and our policies are clear, there have been no complaints > that I know of. **** > > ** ** > > I have some work that really requires a phone to do (like working with QR > codes), but that kind of thing hasn’t really been required in the past.. > However, I now have at least one museum-requested project that really > requires a smartphone – namely, managing a mobile-friendly website. There’s > no reliable way to check my mobile pages without my phone that I’m aware > of. **** > > ** ** > > Has anyone dealt w/ this issue at their museums? I can think of solutions > to the problem, but none that I’d really push for...e.g., I don’t really > want a second, “work” phone.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this issue,**** > > Brett**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *National Building Museum** **| 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. > 20001 |** ** 202.272.2448 | **www.nbm.org** ** ** > Follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Building-Museum/11941200803> > and **Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/buildingmuseum>**.*** > > Women of Architecture: Architecture and the Great Recession<http://www.nbm.org/programs-lectures/series/women-of-architecture..html>, > expert panel, March 8 at 6:30 pm at the Museum**** > > **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 **** > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Norman *Paul* Stromdahl Curator, Chief of Exhibits Illinois State Museum; this place rocks! 217 558 3845 (W) 206 251 6354 (M) http://www.linkedin.com/in/npscreates Be paperwise and print only if necessary:) This email may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. 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