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Am I the only one who found it odd that the author had internet access, but there was no phone signal? Maybe it's because I'm Kenyan, where phone penetration is
by DavidWanjiru 10y ago
Am I the only one who found it odd that the author had internet access, but there was no phone signal? Maybe it's because I'm Kenyan, where phone penetration is much higher than internet penetration, and where internet access over GSM has the biggest share of the internet access pie chart.
- dkopi 10y agoThis often happens when I'm travelling internationally. If I plan on buying a local sim card instead of purchasing a roaming plan - I might not have access to my SMS until I get back home.
- 45h34jh53k4j 10y agoGet a next gen phone; They should all do Wifi Calling now. This causes your phone to tunnel the cellular via internet link, and you get full call and sms coverage. Of course, 2FA via SMS is a bad and deprecated pattern and needs to die! But! you can get your phone overseas without roaming which is pretty neat.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoNot really. If you're American international roaming fees are usually pretty steep so many times if you want phone service you get a local number. WiFi is ubiquitous, especially hotel wifi.
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago> Am I the only one who found it odd that the author had internet access, but there was no phone signal? This happens to me at home. Poor cell reception, but WiFi.
- gargravarr 10y agoThe author mentioned being in a hotel, so I assume he was using their wifi.