Ask the local hostel owner where you can go to buy a used phone and if they can write down how to ask for it. (theexpeditioner.com)
Clever hostel owners have picked up on this trend and are beginning to offer a more connected service for the wandering laptop users out there and have modernised their facilities to fit in with the standards expected from a flashpacker including having things like wifi and power points in all rooms. (travoholic.com)
Tell your hostel owner what time you expect to arrive back, and be the first to get dropped off if a group of you are off to hit the hay and the rest are staying somewhere else. (statravel.com)