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Old Mar 17, 2016, 6:40 pm
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Originally Posted by gonebabygone
This might be an obvious one, but remove the SIM card from your phone. You can then use it for wifi, maps, etc without the risk of receiving incoming text messages.
I just leave my smartphone at home. I'm on vacation. I don't want the blasted thing pinging at me every time someone at work sends some inane e-mail. Instead I keep a dedicated travel phone. It's a Doro Easyphone, which my 68yo mother rejected because it's too old-fashioned for her to be seen with! I, however, think it's great. It has no wifi, no 3g, no nothing. It literally just does calls and texts. On arrival I pop a local prepay sim into it and give the number to family and close friends. No roaming, no data fees, no bills, no getting woken up by colleagues on a different time zone. Bliss!
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