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My wife and I are doing the digital nomad thing flying across the US and staying in hotels. I’ve thought about what would happen if I lost my phone and/or my w
by scarface74 4y ago
My wife and I are doing the digital nomad thing flying across the US and staying in hotels. I’ve thought about what would happen if I lost my phone and/or my wallet.
- I have a cellular equipped Apple Watch and iPad that both independently get regular SMS messages along with my phone.
- I can sign into my Mac and get text messages.
- I have a second wallet in my bookbag with a few lesser used credit cards, a little cash and my passport card for ID
- my wife is my backup recovery source if I get locked out of my account.
- boulos 4y ago> I can sign into my Mac and get text messages. Doesn't this actually depend on relaying the SMS from the phone? I don't think delivery works if your phone isn't in range of the laptop. Even the watch seems to require the relay to work for receiving [1]: > To receive SMS, MMS, or push notifications from third-party apps on your cellular Apple Watch, your paired iPhone must be powered on and connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, but it doesn't need to be nearby. You also need to be signed in to iMessage on your iPhone to use Messages on your watch. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547
- scarface74 4y agoWell shit you’re right.