Originally Posted by
OskiBear
Would it be possible to bring an unlocked phone and, in the event of loss or theft of my primary phone, simply buy a local SIM to at least have a mobile device for use?
Does anyone do this regularly on international trips?
I have a crappy, but workable unlocked Android that I travel with internationally. It's entirely a just in case situation, but it is a old phone that I already owned and upgraded from. You never know what could happen to your primary phone given how we carry them nearly everywhere, and buying a local SIM card to get by costs very little compared with if you need to buy a smartphone.