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Q: Am I being charged for international roaming if my iPhone is powered off?

Am I being charged for international roaming if my iPhone is powered off?m

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Posted on Jun 19, 2013 7:47 AM

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Q: Am I being charged for international roaming if my iPhone is powered off?

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  • by Michael Black,Helpful

    Michael Black Michael Black Jun 19, 2013 7:51 AM in response to Murphydog1
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    Jun 19, 2013 7:51 AM in response to Murphydog1

    Impossible.  When an iPhone is powered down, it is truly off.  All radios, cellular and wifi, are completely powered off and incapable of connecting, so you cannot possible be connecting to any cellular network at all.

     

    When overseas, you can also enable airplane mode, then go and turn wifi only back on.  That leaves the cellular radio off, but allows you to still use free wifi hotspots when you are within range of one.  Again, since the cellular radio is off, you cannot even connect to any cellular network.

  • by aarmento,Solvedanswer

    aarmento aarmento Jun 19, 2013 7:50 AM in response to Murphydog1
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    Jun 19, 2013 7:50 AM in response to Murphydog1

    If off, I don't see how you would get charged for international roaming.  The phone wouldn't be able to physically know where it was and would think it was in its last known location.  Either way, you would only get charged for international roaming if you were using it, ie making a call, getting email, sending messages, etc.  Be careful though, if you have apps or email or something that data is automatically set up to "push" to, you will get charged for it.