# Backup phone for travel--suggestions

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940 "2025-05-06T02:22:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940/41 "2025-05-09T03:22:09Z")

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Because there are two threads on phone travel, and this is important enough advice, I’m putting it in both. The longer (though probably not better) information is [in the other thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868/54).

When talking to the people at immigration **DO NOT LIE**.

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