A travel expert advises tourists to always take extra on trips for border of old smartphone. Why exactly this should be done, he told Stuff NZ.
Kyle Hotchkiss Carone is the CEO of Grand Tour Hospitality in New York and a big name in the hospitality industry. He travels a lot for work and always takes his old phone with him. The fact is that Kyle has already faced several situations when he was left without communication abroad.
“Once in Paris, I lost my phone and I had to spend $ 2,000 on a new one. On a beach in Rio, a whole gang of kids swooped down on me and stole my phone right out of my hand. Another gadget drowned in the Aegean Sea. Since then, I have never thrown away my old iPhones, and always put one in my bag when packing for a trip,” Kyle explained.
In addition to the phone, an experienced traveler takes with him an additional SIM card. You need it so that you can call the carrier if necessary, switch your number to this card and use it in your old iPhone.
Kyle is not the only person who recommends taking an old phone with you in case you need a spare one. Traveler and blogger Lisa Garcia claims that sometimes she even takes a few gadgets.
“I can't count the number of times my boyfriend and I have had our phones damaged or, even worse, stolen while traveling. It happened so often that we used to put old, unlocked phones in the bottom of our bags just in case,” said Lisa Garcia.
Her partner, who works as a teacher, added that this habit also came in handy during his school trip to Colombia with 16 students. “We took a total of four backup phones for two. And they were all used! – said the young man.
Another advantage of a spare phone can be saving battery power on the main device. A Reddit user and seasoned traveler explained: “I love filming and taking photos with my advanced phone, but it drains the battery a lot. Because of this, you need to take the battery and cables with you, which is inconvenient. The second – usually old or cheap – phone can be used for maps, text messages, route planning. Thanks to this, I often end the day with both phones at 50% charge.
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