Cell Phone Discretion
Hey mongers,I’m coming to you for some wisdom based on your many years experience. For background, I’ve been going to TJ for about two years now, and have a significant other here in the states. I live in Cali, so I typically go every couple of months and say I am on a work trip.
I’ve run into some tight spots when it comes to calling home or receiving calls while in Tijuana that have made me rethink my current strategy. About a year ago, I received a call from my SO while in HK. I went back to my room, and called her back. She told me it said a number from Mexico was calling her that she did not recognize when I called her back. She also mentioned the ring tone was different (a beeping noise) when she had called me originally.I played it off, saying something must be wrong with my cell phone. She bought it, but I was so spooked I left TJ immediately and got a room in SD before heading home the next day.
Now when I go, I put my phone on DND. To call my SO, I’ll cross back over to San Ysidro and make my nightly call from my car. It’s an inconvenience, one I’m willing to accept, but I’m wondering if there is an easier way.
My questions are:
-When I make a call from my cell phone in Cascadas, what will my SO see on her phone?
-What will my SO see when she calls me when I’m in TJ? What will she see on her phone?
-Does any of this change if I am on wifi at Cascadas or Ticuan?
If it helps, I have Verizon and she never checks the statement. She doesn’t have access to it.
Thanks in advance!
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Like you said, when you go international the phone won't ring the same way. It'll make the beeping noises instead of a regular ring. She'll know your in another country, especially if she already receives or makes calls to international countries.
I also have Verizon and for me when I called it still showed my number on her phone but it made the beeping sound when her phone rang. It also makes the beeping sound for her instead of the normal ring when she calls.
Not sure if that changes if you change calls to wifi but I doubt it.
Waiting to see if anyone offers you any good advice.
I've only been once in the past two years. My SO didn't say anything, but I will often send her a text when I'm there saying I"m in meetings and will just call her the next day. I'm not really lying, am I ?
It’s possible to explain away an odd ring or other reception issues - but being in TJ and at a brothel - will be a tough one to talk out of.
I will play along and comment on your discussion.
If you have a SO, I would recommend you to work on having her cover your needs, so you don’t have to go outside your relationship, or have an open relationship so you don’t have to worry about sneaking around.
In my limited experience and humble opinion, I just would recommend to use a Burner Phone and a Burner Identity when participating in Adult Industry activities/the-hobby.
Most people – fictional or otherwise – use burner phones because they’re private, they cannot be tracked, and you have a level of anonymity that you simply do not get with a traditional smartphone.
As far as I know Verizon like many other carriers uses other networks when being outside the country, (roaming) and some plans charge extra for it, or it might be included in their plan.
Remember all mobile phones can be traced when they are being used with devices that triangulate the location using the cellular network.
So you should leave your personal phone at your “car/office/work” and forward your calls to your Burner phone
If you really need to be “private/anonymous” get a simple phone that can be bought for cash either in a 7/11 or a store like Best Buy, and can be activated by phone using a land line (pay phone, they are out there) so you can make up your secret Burner identity.
Some “carriers” like US Mobile and Visible cost $10-$15 a month.
Just be careful out there when visiting Tijuana; The Happiest Place on Earth, according to Krusty https://tuscl.net/photo.php?id=1401
You could in principle spoof being in the US via something like Google Voice, but that would mean giving her a completely different number to use and I'm not sure it'll work the way you want it to when you're out of the country.
Recently, the ringtone has changed to a typical American, single bell ringtone. (I have Verizon.) Guessing that it depends on the carrier.
The nightly call is tricky.
Buying a personal hotspot allows for wifi calling on demand from anywhere. Might require a data sim that works in Mexico.
I’ve used gvoice for years. People cannot tell the difference between a gvoice call and a carrier call. It works over wifi when you leave the country. Can also send/receive calls from a laptop or tablet. It’s one number for multiple devices. Android devices manage google voice really well.
Maybe convert your SO to the gvoice number. Conversion is a long haul decision, don’t fuk up and use the carrier number. Gvoice can also relay carrier calls. It picks a number randomly for the relay. This could fuk you over if it relays against a Mexican phone number. Test well before committing.
WhatsApp with SO only if you normalize usage in advance, otherwise red flag. With apps theres a tendency to crave video chats and overshare availability, last login, locations; stuff you are trying to avoid.