Cellular

Keyword: cellular

Numbers

+1 4126829751 (Pittsburgh PA) – iPhone
Undisclosed (Pittsburgh PA) – Razr
Undisclosed (Pittsburgh PA) – Nokia

I have 3 phone lines all serving a particular purpose. With that said, each line has a role, and the prices are not too much. The iPhone is my primary device, and that would stand to reason considering it is the only cellular phone number I disclose. The Razr is for Android apps, and I might choose to make phone calls to businesses if the need arose. The Nokia is in case someone comes up to me asking me to use my phone. This number is also not associated with my forwarding number, so if I thought a need to, I can test my forwarding number with the Nokia.

Carriers

I have 3 carriers (one for each phone). All three providers has a feature to prevent SIM swapping, and porting out without me disabling the feature first. This prevents a bad actor from being able to take my telephone number away from me. While these extra precautions are in place, I want to make it not worth the bad actor’s time in trying to track down information about me. Again, all accounts have locks in place to prevent my number from being stolen from me. All carriers obviously uses one of the big 3 networks, but again – it won’t make sense to disclose the carrier.

The carrier for the iPhone gives me unlimited voice, unlimited SMS, and 5GB per month in data. This is more than enough for my needs even though this is likely the primary phone that I will use. Obviously, I have Wifi at home, and use my home’s connection when I am home. While the iPhone can accept dual SIMs, both are eSIM only. This would mean that I could not get a company as a second carrier if they don’t support eSIM.

The carrier for the Razr gives me 3,000 minutes, unlimited SMS, and 4.5GB per month in data. This carrier is a Lifeline carrier, and therefore no additional charge for me to have their account. I decided to spend as much as I can afford to get the best I can so it can last as long as possible. The Motorola Razr is a flip phone which when closed is ½ the length to fit easier in the pocket.

The carrier for the Nokia provides just 100 minutes, but this is sufficient for the role it serves. Basically, this line is offered in case someone asked me to use my phone. I would rather them steal my $100 Nokia with a number that is not distributed then to hand over one of my smartphones. Most of the time, this phone is off, and every day that it was used, the call logs get wiped at the end of the day. Again, as an in case someone steals this phone, they don’t get any confidential contacts from the phone.

Devices

Because of my preference for both OSes having their advantages, and disadvantages, I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and as of 2025, it is about 3 years old. I will hope to keep this until at least 2027, or more preferably 2028-29. If I can wait until 2029, then I can buy both new phones at the same time. The Razr is brand new (as of 2025), and Motorola says 4 years, so I am hoping they will keep up with that commitment. If so, I won’t have to buy a new Android phone until likely at 2029.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

  • CPU: Apple A16 Bionic Hexa-core (2×3.46 GHz Everest + 4×2.02 GHz Sawtooth)
  • RAM: 6GB
  • Storage: 128GB
  • Display: 6.7″ with max brightness of 2000 nits and 460ppi
  • Modem: Qualcomm X65 with 5G
  • Wireless Capabilities: Wifi-6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, Qi Charging, Emergency SMS via Satellite
  • Camera: 48MP main + 12MP telephoto + 12MP ultra-wide, 12MP front camera
  • OS: Apple iOS 16.4.1 (Original)
  • Battery: 4323mAh
  • 2 eSIMs: (1 used)

Motorola Razr 2025

  • CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 7400X Octa-core CPU
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Display: 6.9″ FHD+ pOLED display. External display 3.6″ pOLED display
  • Modem: 5G modem
  • Wireless Capabilities: Wi-Fi-7, 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz | 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC
  • Camera: 32MP front camera. 50 MP, and 13 MP rear cameras
  • OS: Android 15 (Original)
  • Battery: 4500mAh
  • 2 SIMs: 1 nano-SIM (used), 1 eSIM (available)

Nokia

  • CPU: Qualcomm 215
  • Ram: 4GB
  • Storage: 512MB + 32GB micro-SD card support
  • 2.7″ display
  • Wireless Capabilities: Wifi-6, Bluetooth 4.2
  • Camera: 5MP
  • OS: KaiOS
  • Battery: 1450mAh
  • 1 nano-SIM

Conclusion

My iPhone support iMessage, and both phones supports RCS and SMS. Also, I can make and receive calls, but any international calls will be done with the iPhone. Since the Razr supports a single nano-SIM slot, I can adapt to that carrier’s requirement even though I feel every carrier should support eSIM. However, with the Razr’s carrier a lifeline provider, I am guessing they are assuming that all of their customers will have support for a physical SIM card. The Nokia is not in regular use, and usually just on when I am not home, and again – to provide a convenience phone for those that would need to borrow the phone.