Do you take both phones to a booking?

[bob_mm]

Good evening. If this needs to be moved into other section, feel free to do this but thought that the general punting section is most suitable to ask this question. I currently have a punting phone (very basic mobile) which I use for majority of my activity and sometimes use a very simple button phone. I always take my actual phones to the booking as I sometimes need to answer messages/calls etc. Was wondering if others maintain the same setup, or if they just take punting phones to booking. For me, my punting phone is mobile as some comms I do with agencies require Telegram for instance. I also do my browsing through it for SP's. However, I believe that majprity of punters have a non-mobile punting phone. Do you then just browse for WG elsewhere, record their numbers, and when going for a punt you call the recorded numbers of you punting phone, or do you always have your "real" phones on standby if you need to browse AW, for example?

Sorry for how convoluted the above is. Am interested how people go about this and whether there are some safety/privacy concerns I miss out on by taking my real phone as well? Good evening. 

[daviemac]

I'm not sure what you're asking or saying, I go into the booking with the correct money in my pocket and nothing else. Any ID, normal phone or wallet is left in the car.

Do you really answer messages when you are in a booking, is it so urgent it can't wait an hour or so? I know it pisses punters off when the escort answers her phone in a booking, I wonder if it pisses escorts off you doing it? 

[Bond]

Yes I always take my main phone along. I think that everyone does that, can't see what the problem is.

[Discord]

I imagine most people using an additional phone just for punting would simply take that to the booking and not their regular phone as well.  Probably a budget smartphone in most cases.  The main reason we wouldn't take our regular phone on a punt is because of worries it may be stolen or used for blackmailing purposes, with that in mind, it would seem a bad idea to take both phones.  Maybe I'd take my regular phone and leave it in the car, but I definitely wouldn't take it with me when actually meeting the woman.  That said, possibly those with long-term regulars would feel more comfortable not being so cautious.   

[bob_mm]

Do you really answer messages when you are in a booking, is it so urgent it can't wait an hour or so? I know it pisses punters off when the escort answers her phone in a booking, I wonder if it pisses escorts off you doing it?

I mean, calls certainly. Only if we are actually having sex then I don't. Call back straight after though  . Mostly they don't mind. I paid their time, and I actually think majority of SP's would rather a guy that doesn't engage in sex-related activities for the full time there. From financial standpoint, getting paid hourly fee just to talk to a person sounds like something I would do as well . That being said, I had a situation once where the WG didn't get upset, but more like "WTF".

From the answers I have currently received (only 4, so not a lot to base my claims of), it seems that it is a mixed bag whether punters take main phone or don't take main phone to booking. Thanks for response.

[standardpostage]

I only take punting phone to booking.

[bob_mm]

The main reason we wouldn't take our regular phone on a punt is because of worries it may be stolen or used for blackmailing purposes, with that in mind, it would seem a bad idea to take both phones. 

This has not happened to me or any men I know who punt. It is a possibility though, especially at lower price ranges... Would be interested to hear if people have these types of stories.

That said, possibly those with long-term regulars would feel more comfortable not being so cautious.   

This, yes. Thanks for the reply. 

[daviemac]

I mean, calls certainly.

Seems a bit odd to me, paying a woman £2/3 + per minute for her company for her to listen to you on the phone to someone else?  Each to their own though punters pay escorts for some unusual things.

[bob_mm]

Each to their own though punters pay escorts for some unusual things.

Spot on . 

[maxxblue]

Seems a bit odd to me

Me too - I think he's trolling

[bob_mm]

Me too - I think he's trolling

In what way is this trolling? One other community member claims to do the same, at least one. What sounds so troll-like about taking two phones into a booking, from your point of view?

[hunkybc]

Real phone stays in the car, along with my wallet.

[FiveKnuckles]

The monthly timeline email from g00gle gives me a wry smile 😉


I tend to take my main phone, put in airplane mode or data off. 
Do your own risk analysis.  If it's TOFTT and the place looks dodgy, I'd think twice about my main phone.  Reviewed girls in known locations, I'm fine.

In my short 15-30min expeditions, I could probably by away from my main phone.  For those that enjoy 1+ hour encounters, you better have a good backup story.

[daviemac]

In what way is this trolling? One other community member claims to do the same, at least one. What sounds so troll-like about taking two phones into a booking, from your point of view?

FWIW I have my suspicions as well, taking phone calls and answering txt messages in a booking, really? 

I can't imagine anyone in the country being in a position where they need to be contactable for anything that can't wait an hour or so.

[bob_mm]

... along with my wallet.

If I am just punting, I don't take wallet. Sometimes I am between places and come with a wallet. Make sure that it is in my pants and I keep pants in place where I see them (if WG lives by herself, in toilet). 

[bob_mm]

I tend to take my main phone, put in airplane mode or data off. 

Prudent. I need it for calling though. I mean, I believe that if your phone is in airplane mode, that doesn't actually mean you aren't "traceable" i.e sim can still attempt to connect to network towers, so a thorough search still leaves you findable. From wife or long-term GF, foolproof way.

If it's TOFTT and the place looks dodgy, I'd think twice about my main phone.  Reviewed girls in known locations, I'm fine.

This, of course. I am going off my experience, and I am usually not in dodgy places. Thanks for reply. 

[bob_mm]

...taking phone calls and answering txt messages in a booking, really? 

Say you are going somewhere after WG. Business meeting, restaurant, blah blah blah. People who you will be seeing may enquire when you are arriving etc. Many situations apart from work calls. In longer term bookings, I think it would be very weird to not have your own phone (being offline for an overnight is just not possible!). Thanks for reply, but I guess different strokes for different folks.

[daviemac]

Say you are going somewhere after WG. Business meeting, restaurant, blah blah blah. People who you will be seeing may enquire when you are arriving etc. Many situations apart from work calls. In longer term bookings, I think it would be very weird to not have your own phone (being offline for an overnight is just not possible!). Thanks for reply, but I guess different strokes for different folks.

I can only go off the length of bookings indicated in your reviews which have been 1 or 2 hours max. However what you do is up to you.

[8MillionDollarMan]

I take both my phones and a pared down wallet none of which ever leave my sight,using your own phone in a punt is quite bizarre.

[Adoniron]

I only take my punting phone and some cash. Everything else stays in the car. I want to relax and enjoy myself without listening to my other phone going off in the background.

[Colston36]

Seems a bit odd to me, paying a woman £2/3 + per minute for her company for her to listen to you on the phone to someone else?  Each to their own though punters pay escorts for some unusual things.

A bizarre question, unless he has some strange fetish involving phone insertions. Not sure how it relates to helping us have better sex.

[daviemac]

A bizarre question, unless he has some strange fetish involving phone insertions. Not sure how it relates to helping us have better sex.

I can't get over how bizarre it is to actually answer your phone and talk about your private personal business in front of an escort who you are paying for her time.

Obviously there will be exceptions where there is no choice but to keep your phone on you but surely it doesn't need to be answered. Put it on silent and explain to any missed callers you didn't realise it was on silent. 

[Podger]

I take my main phone if its a well reviewed sp but turn it off. Wouldn’t want to butt dial my boss mid punt.

[Colston36]

I can't get over how bizarre it is to actually answer your phone and talk about your private personal business in front of an escort who you are paying for her time.

Obviously there will be exceptions where there is no choice but to keep your phone on you but surely it doesn't need to be answered. Put it on silent and explain to any missed callers you didn't realise it was on silent.

Anyone so dedicated should camp down in the office instead of wasting the firm's time fornicating. Disgraceful.

I am a poor example. I have my own biz but it only exists to pay for cunt.

[berksboy]

If you take real phone make sure she does not see your google maps time line if you are sign in.

[big-al93]

For incalls, real phone, wallet ect locked in car. All I have in my pockets is car keys and fee. Assuming I'm driving of course, have had a couple where I've been out and about doing other stuff and had a punt to kill time, main phone switched off before getting to the door, unlikely to be a risky punt. I tend to stick to this as best practice even with escorts I've seen multiple times and know it would be safe to take things with me, just so that it remains routine.

For an outcall, I'd obviously have all in the room but main phone would be switched off prior to the SP arriving,if in a hotel with a roomsafe, keys wallet and main phone would be locked away in there (along with anything else that could provide my real identity).

[LLPunting]

I take both phones in but both have location services and ringer switched off and Wifi disabled on private phone.  Private phone always in a zipped shut pocket and never shown to SP.  I never take calls in the room, only call I make might be to management using punting phone if things go South.  May check messages before and after paid time but not during. 
In private residences if SP seems shifty then never leave possessions in room unattended, if needed will take to bathroom at end to get dressed after wash.
Rarely carry more than 20 more than planned cost of the impending punt.  Never pay by card or bank transfer.  Limiting funds in the moment helps to decide on a walk or stay with girls who start quoting unexpected extras or have a bad vibe.  I'd rather return to a good SP than gush cash at the outset and make her think I'm an easy mark.

[EUGENE TACKLEBERRY]

As stupid as other members will say i am, my main phone is what I use to punt, other than that I have my car keys, correct money, I may sometimes take my wallet with me, but it only has my bankcard in.

Ive no girlfriend or wife to hide stiff from or id have a 2nd phone

Phones on silent when I get to the door, stiff is in my pockets rolled up as I usually have a quick rinse and stiff is where I can see it

[JonasG]

Nope. Leave everything in the car barring the cash not in a wallet and my keys.

[Colston36]

Nope. Leave everything in the car barring the cash not in a wallet and my keys.

Fine if the car isn't broken into - which happened two weeks ago to us

[bob_mm]

A bizarre question, unless he has some strange fetish involving phone insertions. Not sure how it relates to helping us have better sex.

I don't have any fetishes. I just need to be available sometimes to receive calls. Just as when I go on vacation, even though I am not working, I have to be around the phone at all times for calls. You are looking at it from your point of view of what you do in a punt. As mods and others say, different people do different things. I have acquaintances who spend time with WG without sexual services for instance. Maybe the occasional blow job etc. That was also weird to me but different strokes for different folks, as I say. 

[tictacs]

I take my main phone in but switch it off during the booking. I don't drive so no car in which to stash belongings during a punt.

[bob_mm]

...talk about your private personal business in front of an escort who you are paying for her time.

I guess you are very focused on your privacy. I feel fine talking to a person off loudspeaker. Max, a minute call. I don't exactly conduct meetings at a WG's, although that may be interesting .

[bob_mm]

...have had a couple where I've been out and about doing other stuff and had a punt to kill time, main phone switched off before getting to the door, unlikely to be a risky punt.

I would not take my real phone as well only if I thought I could get robbed i.e it is a risky punt, so agree here. It's just my punts aren't that risky...

[bob_mm]

As stupid as other members will say i am, my main phone is what I use to punt, other than that I have my car keys, correct money, I may sometimes take my wallet with me, but it only has my bankcard in.

If you don't care about anonymity, then your arrangement is fine. Thanks for honesty.

[rockharders]

i take my main phone. it's dual sim so the secondary number is disposable.

[Atrueyorkie]

Depends, normally I’d leave the main one at home or in the car if I feel it to a dodgy area. Mainly just the punting phone

[daviemac]

I guess you are very focused on your privacy. I feel fine talking to a person off loudspeaker. Max, a minute call. I don't exactly conduct meetings at a WG's, although that may be interesting .

Yes, I'm a very private person, the less an escort knows about me the better, at least until there is a level of trust built up. What I wouldn't do though is pay her to sit and listen to a one sided conversation while I talk to someone else. Disruptions interrupt the flow of the booking which is why punters hate it when SPs answer their phones and  even in non intercourse bookings there's plenty to occupy me even if it's kissing and cuddling or mutual massages, my outside life can wait for an hour or two.

I just can't believe that if you are unobtainable for a couple of hours your whole world will come crashing down around you, there has to be times when even heads of state can't be contacted for a short period of time.

[simon07]

I take a punting wallet, punting phone and my ordinary phone (switched off) in my jacket. If i go and use the shower, the jacket always comes with me. Occasionally i need my phone for Google maps to get back to my car as some locations can be lost in the warren of streets. Occasionally the phone signal is better with one phone than the other. All conversations are done with my punt phone.

If plan A goes tits up, my punt phone does not allow me to access internet so easily as it is blocked sometimes by the SIM card provider.  Having a backup phone helps to arrange a plan B.

[luv2kiss54]

If I am just punting, I don't take wallet. Sometimes I am between places and come with a wallet. Make sure that it is in my pants and I keep pants in place where I see them (if WG lives by herself, in toilet). 

Is that a wallet in your pants or are you just pleased to see me !

As i travel by public transport to most of my meets i always have wallet and main phone just keep them in  a secret compartment in my bag and the bag stays with me at all times.

[flybynightpm]

I take a dual SIM phone (Real + Punting SIM), car keys and exact money. Phone has location stuff turned off but can be in airplane mode sometimes but may need to leave on for customer calls.. LOL I glance over, depending on what i'm doing or how I feel, I make a judgement call about answering. Regs understand this and it's led to some amusing moments.

[bob_mm]

i take my main phone. it's dual sim so the secondary number is disposable.

Nice.

[bob_mm]

Disruptions interrupt the flow of the booking...

This is perhaps true. Never has a lady expressed discontent, as I mentioned before. Only once, more like a "WTF".

I just can't believe that if you are unobtainable for a couple of hours your whole world will come crashing down around you, there has to be times when even heads of state can't be contacted for a short period of time.

There certainly are times like that for heads of state. I never said that the calls are always so important that I can't leave them to wait. I.e if I am meeting someone later, I can afford to call back after the meeting. I just have priorities. Contents of calls, whatever their nature, are higher in my priorities list than my punt.

[bob_mm]

LOL I glance over, depending on what i'm doing or how I feel, I make a judgement call about answering. Regs understand this and it's led to some amusing moments.

Boom!

[RedKettle]

Sometimes it amazes me what comes up as a topic on here!  Never even considered this as "an issue", I would always have my "real" phone with me but turned to silent.  As mentioned on another thread we should understand the technology enough to turn off the tracking if we are concerned about someone seeing where we have been.

I don't understand the "if it looks dodgy I would not take phone in" approach - if I think it is dodgy I would not be putting myself in there?  Frankly if some knife carrying "boyfriend" turns up I would want the ability to dial 999 whilst cowering in the bathroom - I am made for fucking not fighting.

There is a general risk of being robbed but in my view that is no greater then if I leave it in the car whilst I am in the punt.  Also having to explain why the car and phone was stolen would be tricky, why did I leave my phone in the car?

As for actually answering the phone mid punt, well words fail me!  I am with Davie on that one.  It is a little piece of me time.

Having said all that we are all different and whatever works for you is fine.

 

[southern punter]

First few times I punted I left my phone and wallet at home but I don't worry about it now.  I don't take two phones though because I stashed my punting phone somewhere safe when lockdown hit and I haven't been able to find it since.

[shed]

Personally I just take the money. Everything else is hidden in the car. That is house keys, wallet, phones etc.

[Markc]

I only ever take a punting phone with me to a booking. Its an old iPhone l had a contract on and when l got
a new one bought a pay as you go sim to use in it. I bought a cheap wallet to take in with me with just cash
in it and leave my everyday wallet in the car with other cash and cards in.

When l am in Manchester l often get an outcall to my hotel. When we are in my room l always hide my keys,
watch, wallet and other valuables in a bag under the bed. As l thought once if l pop to the bedroom at any
time she could pick up anything l have left out and get walk out of the room. I just keep cash for her fee in
one pocket and maybe a little extra in another if she charges for extras or l want to give her a tip at the end.

[bob_mm]

Sometimes it amazes me what comes up as a topic on here!  Never even considered this as "an issue", I would always have my "real" phone with me but turned to silent.  As mentioned on another thread we should understand the technology enough to turn off the tracking if we are concerned about someone seeing where we have been.

Thanks for the response. As evident, the responses are a mixed bag as to taking real phone in or not. Not everyone understands tracking, and it depends on how you define being tracked. If it means your wife can't see where you are and you are the type of person who keeps geolocation in social media apps etc, that is one thing. If someone/partner is desperate enough to find you through mobile network operators, I believe this is very possible.

I don't understand the "if it looks dodgy I would not take phone in" approach - if I think it is dodgy I would not be putting myself in there? 

Same with me but not the same for everyone. Good input.

[bob_mm]

I bought a cheap wallet to take in with me with just cash in it and leave my everyday wallet in the car with other cash and cards in.

Car answers make sense if you go to punts in a car. Rarely do that. Have a good evening