While traveling overseas from the USA I keep my iPhone in airplane mode to avoid Verizon international charges, and use a mobile WIFI hotspot. In airplane mode, all incoming calls automatically go to my voice mail. While staying in airplane mode, will I still be able to access voice messages, and will visual voice mail work in airplane mode? How can I access any voice messages without turning airplane mode off?
iPhone XR
Maybe.
Voice mail is a cellular carrier feature and requires access to your carrier's cellular network.
The exception is once a voicemail has been downloaded to your phone, you should be able to continue to listen to its contents in the future while in airplane mode, but you will not be able to download it initially.
The exception, depending upon the carrier, may be Wi-Fi Calling.
If your carrier offers Wi-Fi calling, you may be able to turn off your phone's cellular radio but still access your carrier's cellular network via Wi-Fi.
Whether you can do so or not is up to your cellular carrier.
Maybe.
Voice mail is a cellular carrier feature and requires access to your carrier's cellular network.
The exception is once a voicemail has been downloaded to your phone, you should be able to continue to listen to its contents in the future while in airplane mode, but you will not be able to download it initially.
The exception, depending upon the carrier, may be Wi-Fi Calling.
If your carrier offers Wi-Fi calling, you may be able to turn off your phone's cellular radio but still access your carrier's cellular network via Wi-Fi.
Whether you can do so or not is up to your cellular carrier.
If you haven't investigated Verizon's International Roaming rates recently, you should. You may find they're not nearly as prohibitive as they used to be.
Dogcow-Moof gave a pretty complete answer. What specific questions do you still have.
Sorry, I missed their reply. Thanks
Have a great trip!
I have. Can you please answer my question if not using verizon roaming?
Accessing Voice Mail in Airplane Mode
