Questions tagged [cellphones]
Issues with taking your mobile phone with you, and buying a phone, SIM card, or cellular data plan in another country.
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Sending a 'blacklisted' phone from Kos to England, will there be any issues with customs etc.?
When visiting Kos, Greece, recently, my travel partner lost their phone at the hotel. When we returned home, we contacted our mobile network provider. They have 'blacklisted' the phone.
We contacted ...
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Is there any way to buy Google Play money in Taiwan without a credit card?
I've seen Google Play "gift cards" on sale in convenience stores in several nearby countries, but for some reason I don't see them in Taiwan. Convenience store displays show cards for Apple'...
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Worldwide phone number
So, I travel and what to be able to be reachable by phone wherever I am.
What I want is to
have a single phone number that I can give to everybody (people and services like banks or WhatsApp or Uber) ...
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Getting Short code SMS texts to US VoIP number from Panama
I am a non-techie, and I can't fix this myself. I use Amazon pharmacy for getting my prescriptions and they are using short texts to verify my phone number, which, of course, isn't working. Are there ...
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Activate Verizon SIM Card While In Canada
I am in the middle of a long term trip in Canada (~6 Months). Until now I have been using
a Verizon plan which allows me to roam on Canadian networks free of charge. I recently lost my phone and have ...
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How do I activate my Vi sim in UAE?
I moved to UAE 45 days ago and i missed on activating the roaming pack on my Indian sim card. Though i would do a online recharge when in UAE, but now i see there is no network and iam not sure if i ...
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Is there a way to get a US phone number in Europe that allows one time code texts from banks, etc.?
I live between Europe and the US, but spend the majority of my time in Europe. I still have several accounts in the US that require a one time use code texted to me every time I sign in (even if I ...
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Can I travel to Dubai without a smartphone?
The United Arab Emirates is currently open for tourism, subject to certain COVID-19–related rules, which are set out on the government's travel website and which vary slightly from emirate to emirate. ...
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Calling foreign phone number that happens to be in the same country [duplicate]
I am French but currently living in the US. I have a French cell phone number (+33XXXXXXXXX).
Would someone calling me from the US be charged an international call (the +33 prefix being more important ...
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Can I use a personal satellite phone/Internet connection as a passenger in a plane?
I am reading some contradictory statements regarding the use of a personal satellite phone/Internet connection in a plane. E.g.:
https://www.bluecosmo.com/satellite-phones
Hardened structures, ...
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Is it ever useful to allow access to phone data when connecting one's phone to an airplane USB plug?
If not, then why is the USB plug configured to ask to access data, which is typically the case?
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International Cellphone Network Coverage Map/API
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I am trying to find a map, or database/API, which shows the cellphone network coverage given an arbitrary point for anywhere on the planet.
This is in the context of planning a hypothetical ...
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How can I know whether some parts of a path are not covered by cellular network?
Given a path on some navigation program such as Google Maps or Waze in the United States, how can I know ahead of time (= before driving) whether some parts of the path are not covered by cellular ...
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Forwarding a Canadian number abroad?
I have a Canadian and French phone number. Soon, I may also have a US phone number.
I'm looking for the cheapest way to keep all my phone numbers and have their calls and SMS forwarded to whatever ...
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Buying a sim card for two weeks (in the UK) for Australia
I am travelling from UK to Australia and my UK cell-phone provider (giff-gaff) doesn't support roaming. I will be quarantined in a hotel for two weeks and need to have a sim-card during the quarantine....
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