Iphone Internationally - In Mexico - Love some Experienced Input..
All,
I'm traveling to Cancun end of this month and want to take my Iphone to do the following only..Use the Hotels Wifi to check facebook and check email and possibly some little impule safari surfing. Do not plan to Text at all nor use the phone at all. My wife is taking her Att NON iphone strictly for calling purposes in emergencies.
Now I've been told Iphone can be tricky as there are a lot of ways to charge you. I know there is a Intl calling plan for 4.99 plus 59 cents a min..Theres also a Data plan for 20mg for $25.00...However if I don't plan to call out, receive calls, Text, or surf the apps or internet on the Edge or 3g dime and only use the phone in WIFI mode from the hotel I as thinking of doing this keep my phone charges to a minimum.
Leave the phone the whole trip in airplane mode which will in essence block any calls to come in and out and send everyone right to VM, it will stop any in or outgoing text messages, and make it impossible to use any data outside of a wifi network such as the hotel. I tested it in airplane mode in my home while wifi was still turned on and it seemed to work great...
Love to hear your opinions all on those that have done this or used iphone internationally.
Other than using the wifi love to use it as a ipod siting on the beach or use the camera when in the city or out and about..This is why I think the airplane mode will keep my charges down to a minimum. I've read that when out on the edge or 3g network everytime it looks for new towers it is using valuable data bytes which will then deduct from my purchased 20mg IF i went that route....
Love your input to my plan on airplane mode....
When I landed back in the states domestically and turned it off airplane mode all the VM's and txts that come thru at once for those that sent while in Mexico shouldn't hot me with intl charges right since I didn't get them til I got back to the states?
Thanks all..
Jeffrey
I'm traveling to Cancun end of this month and want to take my Iphone to do the following only..Use the Hotels Wifi to check facebook and check email and possibly some little impule safari surfing. Do not plan to Text at all nor use the phone at all. My wife is taking her Att NON iphone strictly for calling purposes in emergencies.
Now I've been told Iphone can be tricky as there are a lot of ways to charge you. I know there is a Intl calling plan for 4.99 plus 59 cents a min..Theres also a Data plan for 20mg for $25.00...However if I don't plan to call out, receive calls, Text, or surf the apps or internet on the Edge or 3g dime and only use the phone in WIFI mode from the hotel I as thinking of doing this keep my phone charges to a minimum.
Leave the phone the whole trip in airplane mode which will in essence block any calls to come in and out and send everyone right to VM, it will stop any in or outgoing text messages, and make it impossible to use any data outside of a wifi network such as the hotel. I tested it in airplane mode in my home while wifi was still turned on and it seemed to work great...
Love to hear your opinions all on those that have done this or used iphone internationally.
Other than using the wifi love to use it as a ipod siting on the beach or use the camera when in the city or out and about..This is why I think the airplane mode will keep my charges down to a minimum. I've read that when out on the edge or 3g network everytime it looks for new towers it is using valuable data bytes which will then deduct from my purchased 20mg IF i went that route....
Love your input to my plan on airplane mode....
When I landed back in the states domestically and turned it off airplane mode all the VM's and txts that come thru at once for those that sent while in Mexico shouldn't hot me with intl charges right since I didn't get them til I got back to the states?
Thanks all..
Jeffrey
IMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)
