POND Mobile Blog

Back-Up Recovery and Disaster Recovery are on the agenda for 2021. After all, it's part of the theme this year.

If you’re a person who hasn’t traveled a great deal, but you yearn to spread your wings and start exploring this beautiful rock we live on, please read on.

Selecting a mobile business plan has become incredibly difficult. Gone are those days where all you have are 4 major carriers that force you to play by their rules. With a plethora of Mobile Virtual Network Operators or MVNO's, Resellers, and Aggregators, things get a bit wild. Before we get into the various mobility options, we need to understand what each type of provider has and their benefits.

Over the last year, the term “eSIM” has become a part of our lexicon. But not everyone knows exactly what an eSIM is. It is not an electronic SIM card, as some of us think. eSIM is an embedded SIM card inside of your smartphone. Actually built into it. Or any other device that supports this technology. It is easy to activate an eSIM. You just scan the QR code, which is generated and then sent to you by your carrier.

It should become easier to travel with the arrival of eSIM technology. You won't have to use international roaming on your home carrier anymore. Which has some financial, traffic volume, and speed issues associated with it. You'll also free yourself from an aggravating search for rate plans at local carriers--in an unknown country. Now you can arrange everything prior to your trip. Search and select rate plans on the website of the carrier or that country where you plan to go. After you pay online, you get a QR code and go on your trip with an activated eSIM for travel.

Using your carrier's existing local SIM card is usually a bad idea. Service providers have excessive roaming clauses and a controversial practice of applying expensive roaming fees. There are very few exceptions. 

What is the cheapest wireless service provider? How can I save money on my wireless bill? Why pay $65 per month when I can get the same thing from another provider for just $35?

These are the questions that everyone has, but the answer is not easy to find. With all the noise and various marketing gimmicks, it is incredibly difficult to understand the difference between one service provider over another. With that in mind, the breakdown is extremely simple.

Millions of us are working or schooling from home, and video communication has become the norm. We video conference, livestream, and create and watch webinars to connect with our colleagues and customers. A good webcam can be quite expensive, have low-quality, or may not be accessible when you need it. Fortunately, if you’re an iPhone user, you don’t have to panic! Your smartphone can be used as a webcam. There are options available like Epoch Cam or Logitech c920a; however, we found that iVcam works great. Here’s a tip video to walk you through using your iPhone as a webcam.

When you travel outside of the country, it’s sometimes necessary to have multiple business mobile phones. Roaming charges between countries vary by carrier and can be costly. Juggling devices can be a hassle as well as time-consuming. If you have an iPhone, a good solution is to forward texts and iMessages to one device. We put together a tip video to show you how to set it up.

Staying connected while on the move is critical to keep business operations up and running. Wandering into a cellular dead zone where your device has no signal could cost your business its next big deal. It’s a fact that all carriers have coverage limitations and gaps in their network, that doesn’t mean you have to suffer.

Got a spam call and can’t figure out why (and why you)? Don’t be offended; it’s not personal. Last year Americans received 58.5 billion^* robocalls. Not all robocalls are harmful; however, it’s becoming more challenging to weed out the legitimate ones from the scams. I recently had an experience with these modern annoyances.