Just my two-cents but I honestly like that this game doesn't have a true game-wide network comm and actively encourages face-to-face interaction? It's refreshing and honestly a lot less stress for me OOC-ly because I don't have to keep close track of what's being posted "online" nor do I have to come up with too many excuses for why my character may not see or react to the "network" posts that are there (she doesn't Internet much if at all so she doesn't see them lol).

If a long-distance mode of communication is going to be needed in the future because of missions or characters going beyond Waverly Bay perhaps, instead of trying to finagle internet and the like sort of devices into the setting, could Gem-to-Gem communication become a power everyone can gain upon entry? Sorta like how Fusion was unlocked for everyone?

That way any Gem can communicate with any other Gem(s) if need be on a personal basis.