Because, all of my contacts, my Twitter, Facebook, and all four of my email accounts were hooked up to my phone. My main way of finding out the news and getting in contact with people was down for the count and I did not even have a land line to compensate. And while tragic, I did realize something quite meaningful when I decided to get a new phone, that the quality of your cell phone and the reliability of it can be life or death to a small business owner.
Business moves at the speed of thought now-a-days. If your phone doesn't allow you to surf the web, you might as well be sending out snail-mail. Really...