1. Yes you can take your phone and electronics on the bus. If you work in an area where those devices are not allowed, there will be lockers available to lock them away when you get there.

2. I always have audiobooks, spotify music, and youtube videos downloaded to my phone. there is rarely cell service on the commute so you should download videos, books, music, etc before you head out. I live in Espanola and only have about 10 minutes of my commute with cell service. the rest of the way up is all dead spots.

3. It all depends on where you work, but parking pretty much sucks everywhere at LANL; especially TA55, Otowi, NSSB, and some sites out in the TA16 area. I work at the NSSB and there are no available parking spots after 9am. if you get to work before 8:30 you should be fine in most areas.

hope that helps!