<p>FLMathMom–I have a droid Global. There is voice recognition for typing emails and it works pretty well. My concern for you is how to fix any “typos” that may occur–if the word it “heard” wasn’t the one you wanted. </p>
<p>WiFi is great on the road, as long as you are somewhere that has wifi. Many restaraunts have wifi (mcdonalds, panera, etc) and you could probably find those for the laptop when traveling. Hotels will either provide internet access free or for a fee (although the fees can be expensive). Find out about internet access before booking the room, and you can probably find free internet offered by a similar hotel in the same place.</p>
<p>Find the local Apple store closest to you and go in. Explain what you are looking for and ask them to show you how everything works. Then do the same at any cell phone service you are interested in (verizon, sprint, etc). Think about whether you wish to use the cell phone overseas, since if you do you want a GSM phone rather than CDMA (which is what most verizon phones are, except the global and a few others). If you don’t get the answers you want, find another store in the area and go there. As with anything some people are more knowledgeable and helpful than others. </p>
<p>And last, there are many forums for cellphones and other tech stuff out there. Search for those then search within the forum to see if you can find some of your answers there. </p>
<p>Good luck. All this technology is overwealming even for people who have been using it, since it changes daily!</p>