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Does anyone else NOT travel with a mobile phone?
We are doing a big trip in a few weeks and were considering taking our mobile with us. We normally travel without a mobile, but thought as a back up it might be a good idea.
Problem is DHs phone is from 2004 and won't work apparently in Sth America, and mine is a work one (and therefore we can't take).
So it looks like another trip without a phone, in this day and age are we crazy or am I really over thinking this (seeing we've never had a problem without one before).
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
Re: Does anyone else NOT travel with a mobile phone?
We do not use our phones on international travel. We leave our hotel information with both of our parents in case anyone needs to reach us in an emergency. We do not have kids, and when we travel outside of the country we leave our dog with my parents - so I'm not worried about being 100% accessible.
When we travel in the US, we both have our cell phones.
For international travel, we normally take one of ours with us for use before we are out of the country and after we get back, but we don't use it overseas. We have Verizon, so they won't work in most countries anyway, and we wouldn't want to pay the roaming charges anyway. On our 6-month RTW trip, we didn't take them at all. Too much time to carry it around for not enough benefit on arrival and departure.
Now that I have an iPhone, I'll probably always take it, but will turn off cell service and use it over wifi.
Until recently we never used it internationally. A few months ago we had a smoke/potential fire issue in our house and didn't find out until we checked our email 24 hour later. That was a wake up call for us. We realized we couldn't go off the grid as much as we wanted to. The hubz now has an international cell for work so we give the alarm company and pet sitter that number (and to the fam of course, too). I feel A LOT better about it. It's also been helpful when I meet him in a city that I fly into a few days after he gets there. We can connect easier than him checking the hotel frequently to see when I arrive. If we didn't have that phone, I would consider some of the international options, like having a pay as you go phone that I get a sim card for at the local airport.
That being said, we've traveled internationally for years and never worried about it. If you have a way for someone to contact you and you are traveling together, I wouldn't worry about it.
Yes, I take my phone, mainly because it is also my iPod. I have never used it for a call when I am out of the country though. I find a wireless spot at the resort to send email to my mom to let her know we arrived safely. (yes, she makes me do that!)
Other than that, i turn off my data and enjoy myself. My office can survive 5 days without me
We spent 3 weeks in France and Italy this summer. We traveled with our iPhones on airplane mode and I bought this phone http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HDZA28/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_details so
so we could be contacted if there was an emergency & to stay in touch with the people that we were visiting. We've never had an emergency, but it was good to know that we had the phone with us just in case.
Ditto above and this!
"We do not use our phones on international travel. We leave our hotel information with both of our parents in case anyone needs to reach us in an emergency. We do not have kids, and when we travel outside of the country we leave our dog with my parents - so I'm not worried about being 100% accessible.
When we travel in the US, we both have our cell phones."
We do generally send an email or two to let our parents know we're safe, ut that's it - don't check other emails, make calls, etc.
Exactly!
Use phone cards, email, Skype instead.