I RTFF and have a few outstanding questions
Hello all,
While I don't have any posts on ISG, I am very experienced with USASG. I tried to RTFF and got about 15 pgs in, but was unable to find.
I am in Medellin for the next three days and am looking for some of the best FS girls money can buy. I greatly enjoyed Loutron in Bogota but felt it was too nickel-and-dime; I'd rather they just tell me the full price straight up. Is Loutron in Medellin the same? What would a full HR, all inclusive go for? I do not care much about long term connection, and I'm solo and relatively short, so I do not anticipate having much street luck (categorize me as an Incel, if you wish).
Also, if there are any FS massages that are recommended like Abejitas in Bogota, I'd greatly appreciate info.
I inquired to Hotel M but am still waiting to hear back from them.
Also, I have no thoughts on the supply / demand issue but found "Puta Economics" hilarious.
Cheers.
Good Advice For Others To Consider.
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2665357]I thought you were going to get a spare SIM and an unlocked smartphone you don't mind losing. Why continue to inconvenience yourself this way? You can activate a spare SIM within minutes of realizing your primary phone is lost, stolen, or damaged beyond use. An hour of inconvenience at a mobile phone store the next time you are in America will take end the worry and deprivation. Depending on the carrier you can get a spare at one of their retail outlets or at a big box retailer or electronics store of the Walmart or Best Buy variety.
I'm no tough guy. I don't want to have my phone stolen and I would never put up a fight to keep it in the event of robbery. I just prefer the convenience of my dual SIM phone with always on data service.[/QUOTE]I'm old school, and not technical.
I have three phones in Colombia. Two of them are USA "I" phones, and with Verizon. And I also have two spare Verizon SIM cards I brought from the USA as you mentioned.
The two "I" phones basically stay locked up, except when I'm travelling around the Country.
My USA phones are my lifeline to my family / business in the USA, and I know I'm paying a lot for them, but need the security of not losing contact with the USA.
To illustrate how much of a problem it can be for a visitor to lose an American cell phone in Colombia, I have a buddy that last month had his American cell phone stolen in Centro.
He basically was hosed, being cut off from the USA in regards to all his contacts and other things like online banking, online boarding passes, until he returned home.
So your advice is good for others to think about as I have done exactly as you suggested, having immediate back-up in the event of losing one of my American cell phones.
However, when I'm in Centro, and most places in Medellin, I have a $ 20 USD Nokia burner phone with a Colombian number registered with Claro.
It costs me less than one USD dollar a month to maintain.
Again I'm old school, and don't need a smart phone to navigate and conduct my activities in Medellin, yet know most need a smart phone and / or are totally lost or handicapped without one.
I thought about upgrading my burner phone to a cheap smart phone, but I like having all my contact information on my primary USA phone number.
My Colombian burner phone is more just for emergencies then anything else.
My situation is perhaps unique, I'm just an old fart, and maybe should step up to the plate and just get a Colombian smart phone. I know they are in-expensive, and data is cheap.
But you know the saying, you can't teach an old dog a new trick.
Another alternative for visitors is to get a cheap Colombian smart phone upon arriving, and just use it in Colombia, this is what my buddy did.
So my advice to other board members here is very simple. If you you only have a USA cell phone in Colombia, and don't have a back-up phone you can activate within Colombia. You need to be very cautious about losing it.
I have basically only two things of value when travelling abroad, my Passport and my USA cell phone in that order.