Apparatus for and system for enabling a mobile communicator

A mobile communicator, comprising:

• a contact operable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and positioned to complete an electric circuit when the contact is in the closed position thereby activating the mobile communicator and providing the mobile communicator with functionality;
• a display;
• a notification mechanism for alerting a user;
• a user interface configured for allowing a user to enter a plurality of inputs;
• a transmitter in operable communication with the user interface;
• a receiver capable of receiving a transmission from a transmitting device;
• and
• an enabling system;
• wherein the mobile communicator includes an initial default disabled state;
• wherein the mobile communicator remains in the initial default disabled state even when the contact is in the closed position and the activating electrical circuit is complete;
• and
• wherein the enabling system is configured to change the initial default disabled state of the mobile communicator to an enabled state when a hands-free mode of the mobile communicator is activated.

A mobile communicator comprising:

• a contact operable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and positioned to complete an electric circuit when the contact is in the closed position thereby activating the mobile communicator and providing the mobile communicator with functionality;
• a display;
• a notification mechanism for alerting a user;
• a user interface configured for allowing a user to enter a plurality of inputs;
• a transmitter in operable communication with the user interface;
• a receiver capable of receiving a transmission from a transmitting device;
• and
• an enabling system;
• wherein the mobile communicator includes an initial default disabled state;
• wherein the mobile communicator remains in the initial default disabled state even when the contact is in the closed position and the activating electrical circuit is complete;
• and
• wherein the enabling system is configured to change the initial default disabled state of the mobile communicator to an enabled state when the mobile communicator receives an enabling signal from a third party source that is separate from the mobile communicator.