Built in vs. Stand-alone GPS?
We are currently shopping for a new tow vehicle. Trying to decide whether or not we want to shell out $750 for a built in GPS. As much as I like having the built-in system and not having another scr...
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valhalla360 wrote:pnichols wrote:JaxDad wrote:
My cell phone is ‘local’ (no roaming, no long distance) in most of the world, I can switch between several phone numbers in a couple of key strokes, or switch between most cell providers automatically or manually, again with a few key strokes.
I confess that I don't know, and have never heard of, how to switch the DW's Verizon based smartphone or my Verizon based flip phone to another network automatically or manullly for making calls, sending texts, or accessing the Internet.
Probably most Verizon customers don't how to do that either. When our phones have "no bars", we assume that means no Verizon cellular access is available ... even though AT&T/Sprint/Etc. cellular signals may be present and strong enough for their customers to access.
In the Western U.S. on RV trips we are often not able get out with our cell phones - and I always assumed that was because of Verizon signal strength. I sure wish our phones could access any provider in those places just in case other providers happened to have strong enough cellular signals there. :(
Look for a "dual sim" phone. You can put in sim cards from two carriers and then select the carrier you prefer.
Even with a single sim phone, it only takes a few minutes to swap out the sim card and boom, you are on a new carrier.
That said, I wouldn't keep multiple carriers going in one area but say you are going into canada, switching carriers can make a lot of sense. We travel a lot (internationally) and usually stop in the airport and for $10-30 a local carrier will pop in a new sim card with a phone plan already activated. Only downside is your normal phone number won't work (we have a phone number thru skype that works regardless of carrier and that's what we tell people to use)
No, a dual SIM phone just ties you to 2 service providers.
What you want is an eSim with a global service provider.
This allows the phone to switch between different networks and work "locally" in other countries without changing sim cards.
