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  1. BobDole

    Concerning Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets, and Power.

    Hello all, I love how I am able to bring up this topic amongst you all and not get laughed out of the forum. The fact that many of you understand exactly this issue is one of the best resources! My issue is with regard to power. Im a slightly heavy user of electronics (spend large amounts of...
  2. Dogwater

    Train Hopping without a phone... Ended up in Charlotte instead of Norfolk...the way she goes

  3. plumfae

    Question where to charge your phone when everything is closed?

    so here in ontario we still got most places closed, can't sit inside a mcdonalds or the mall, thrift stores aren't open, everything's shuttered up besides grocery stores and what few things are deemed essential. im sure other people are dealing with similar situations in other places. so -...
  4. NewMexicoJim

    $40/mo phone plan, truly unlimited data, with Visible (Verizon)

    Visible offers unlimited calls, text and data with no data restrictions for $40/mo including tax and fees. It uses Verizon network so coverage is great. I used 23 gigs last month. Customer service is online only. My first Sim card didn't work but they sent a new one which did. Great value for...
  5. David1

    "Stingrays" and Cell Phone disruption by police as a counter terrorism tactic

    Stingrays are a way for police to monitor and jam opposition cell phone communications in a Riot Situation Long-Secret Stingray Manuals Detail How Police Can Spy on Phones - https://theintercept.com/2016/09/12/long-secret-stingray-manuals-detail-how-police-can-spy-on-phones/
  6. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Find Your Way Without the Internet: 7 of the Best Offline Maps Apps

    Find Your Way Without the Internet: 7 of the Best Offline Maps Apps by Dave DeanMay 23, 20192 Comments Whether you’re getting off the grid, don’t have a local SIM card yet, or just prefer not to be connected all the time, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself traveling without the Internet at some...
  7. D

    Some experiences I've had with different phone companies.

    I wanted to share some experience I have with different phone companies, seeing as a lot of people here end up in various places and it can be a handy tool. At&t sucks! They will try to rob you over and over and their coverage isn't good either. Cricket has good prices but bad coverage and...
  8. Skit

    Smart phone vs flip phone

    I've only had flip phones my entire life and honestly it's been great. Very cheap service, basically indestructible, hipster as fuck, and a great conversation starter. Lately, I've been feeling at a loss as I was scrolling through my facebook because I have next to no pictures of myself, my...
  9. DoctorZ

    Book: The History of Phone Phreaking

    There is another sub-culture that existed in parallel to the Vagabond/Hippie/Hobo life style. For the most part it's gone now, but an excellent book has been written chronicling it's whole history. It was Phone Phreaking. For those not familiar with the term, Phone Preaks were similar to...
  10. Pcdhitch

    What up? Old dog new phone

    What's up. I'm Paul . I hitch an other stuff. Bin offline for awhile, but I'm back. Bringing Dog Food Mountain Back to Nationals! Sure I know some of y'all an vice versa. Safe Travels an glad to be back
  11. PAAKS

    E.T. Phone Home

    Long time lurk of this site, first time post. I'm a 27 year old guy from flawda but Ive spent a lot of time in Brooklyn and California (SF / LA ) as well as portland. anyway im stuck in roshell new Mexico trying to leave ASAP for socal.
  12. BadBoBo

    SMARTPHONE aka your best friend

    These things are great. You can see you friend across the world (Skype), Find a job or a gig for a few days with or even a place to sleep. You can check your email, look up your route, find a good camping spot or place to sleep with a birdseye view(google maps), Find free shit on LetGo or...
  13. krynitz

    Phone in NOLA

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone happens to have a spare phone in NOLA that I could have or even just borrow for a month. I'm staying put here for the rest of my US stay duration and realising it'd be useful to be able to communicate with peeps around town. Thanks
  14. autumn

    Best phone for your obamaphone SIM card

    Alright so depending on which company you have your obama phone through, you're going to be running on a subsidiary of different carriers. For Assurance Wireless (virgin mobile/sprint) and any AT&T carrier, this is the phone you should be getting: The Sprint version is the 'Sonim XP Strike'...
  15. T

    Uncapped 4g LTE hotspot from the phone

    A lot of us use those month to month phone plans -- Net10 Wireless, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Metro PCS -- And while most services have like 2gb of bandwidth at 4g LTE speeds (Then worse than dial up speeds after that :( ) , I just found out that Metro PCS has literally uncapped bandwidth at...
  16. stormcrow

    Prepping Your Phone for Life as an Anarchist

    I was very resistant to the idea of getting a smartphone for many years. When I heard about backdoors installed by default like carrierIQ I resolved to stick with my nokia brick for as long as I could. Then I started working at an electronics recycling place and was introduced to both Android...
  17. Mankini

    Which is better? Using your phone as a modem or a Mobile Hotspot?

    I am NOT tech savvy at all. I know nothing about electronics.
  18. thomas mccoy

    good phone apps??

    what are some good phone apps for survival traveling squatting DIYing.. anything useful??
  19. JOJO

    might get a trac phone

    you know those cheap 20 doller phones anyways does anyone know the cheapest places to get them and whats required to activate them just need one to keep in touch while im hitching and riding rails.
  20. Scotty

    free dial up internet - cell phone & laptop

    I can spend a lot of time on figuring out the right question to ask. I failed on using the cell phone as a modem last year.. even bought an old sprint phone specifically for that purpose. But tonight I was able to successfully get on the internet with my standard $15 flip phone. The phone is...
  21. foxx

    phone batteries

    for those of you who bring smart phones along with you while train hopping, do you suggest bringing extra batteries in case you get stuck somewhere and can't charge your phone? also does anyone use some sort of portable solar charger? excuse my n00biness. c;
  22. wokofshame

    help me get contacts off my broken phone

    alright so i broke my old phone by sitting on it a few months ago, yeah i know genius comes to me like that, tis only natural thy dont need to complement. fortunately the only broken part is the lcd screen last time i checked. i want to get the conatcts off of it, is there a program you can...
  23. I

    Free cell phone and air time

    if ur poor and most of us are, goto www.safelinkwireless.com i got a letter w/my food stamps about this. i filled out the shit and got my phone, charger and 68 minutes a month ... it arrived in five days. i'm not sure if u gotta get stamps; they approved a rider i had here and he wasn't on...