I'm a US citizen and there's no way I'd dare to take my actual phone (or computer) with me on an airplane in the US, and I'm not even going through customs. If

I'm a US citizen and there's no way I'd dare to take my actual phone (or computer) with me on an airplane in the US, and I'm not even going through customs. If I can't avoid flying, then I send those things on ahead through a parcel service.