It kind of is though. This is me testing how tough it is to blog from just the iPhone with the damn battery case on it. More and more I think it’s going to require some other tool to successfully blog this trip to Japan.
And I’m going to have to make written notes. Now is the time when the tactical analysis kicks in – what do we actually need day to day? Given my record, the vitamin C and zinc need to start today. And I should start setting stuff aside for the suitcase or the carry-on tonight. First time out of the country in five years. And I won’t have cellular or the ability to understand the language At All. This will be interesting.
What carrier are you on, and is it TMobile? Because their Simple Choice plans cover unlimited data coverage and texting in 120+ countries, and Japan is definitely one of them.
That, btw, is one of the reasons that I am never leaving TMobile (that and their customer service has been some of the best that I’ve dealt with ever, and I’ve been a customer of theirs for 14 years).
What he also failed to add is that he rented a portable wifi hotspot, so we’ll be able to tether both of our phones to it. So we should have data access, but only iMessage for texts. Maybe we’ll text you at 3 am. 😉
Texts at 3 am are welcome and encouraged, though I likely won’t respond until after I’m awake. As we’re now in our 40s, the likelihood of me being awake at 3 am is far slimmer than it was even five or six years ago. I’m okay with this development. It’s only a matter of time before I stop sleeping anyway, I’m sure. 😉
Regrettably, only my personal phone is on T-Mob, and even that is on the $3/day pay as you go plan. I’ll almost certainly be packing the iPhone 6 from work on this trip, which should be the correct move from a battery standpoint if nothing else…