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Mar 18, 2011 1:04 PM in response to Mar2010by brendan002,Just go into settings, general, network and turn off Data Roaming and more importantly Mobile Data (Cellular Data on some) and then you can still just turn wifi off but the carrier data stays off. -
Mar 18, 2011 1:12 PM in response to Mar2010by Allan Sampson,Enable Airplane mode followed by turning on wi-fi access. All iPhone radios will be off except wi-fi making it impossible to place or receive any calls, the same for SMS/MMS, and the same for internet access via the carrier's cellular network. Turning data roaming off, which is off by default, and turning cellular data off does not prevent the iPhone from placing or receiving any calls and the same for SMS/MMS when roaming internationally. -
Mar 18, 2011 1:26 PM in response to Mar2010by diesel vdub,Settings > Airplane Mode - change to ON.
Then toggle Wi-Fi on. -
Mar 18, 2011 1:29 PM in response to Allan Sampsonby brendan002,Missed the bit about not wanting calls, so yes you are correct Allan. To the OP when you turn on Airplane Mode it automatically turns off the wifi, but then you can manually turn it back on and the Airplane mode stays as it is. -
Mar 18, 2011 3:07 PM in response to Mar2010by scubarich13,The easiest way to avoid international roaming fees is to call up AT&T and suspend service. They will suspend and reactivate for free. The detraction to this is voicemail cannot be received and if a call really needs to be made, the phone cannot connect. I think that dialing 611 from the phone even when the service is suspended will still work.
I did a search on the net and found this link from AT&T
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/roaming/iphone-travel-tips.jsp
It describes most of what I did to eliminate international charges. Here's what I can come up with:
1) Put the phone in Airplane Mode under Settings
2) Enable Wi-Fi under Settings
3) Disable 3G and Data Roaming under Settings > Network
4) Disable fetching data Settings > Mail,... > Fetch New Data then select Manual under Fetch
4a) Set each account to Manual under Settings > Mail,... > Fetch New Data > Advanced
5) Disable pushing data Settings > Mail,... > Push
6) Reset usage statistics Settings > General
Be sure to check the usage statistics Settings > General > Cellular Network Data. If the values next to Sent and Received are not zero then charges are being incurred. If you can't figure out how to shut off whatever is connecting to the cellular network at least you'll know how much you're using or can shut the phone off. -
May 7, 2016 4:29 AM in response to scubarich13by Jonathan Milenko,I know this is five years old, but I wanted to convey.
If your plan is to use your phone on wifi once a day & not the rest of the time, the easiest, and most obvious, approach to this is to turn your phone off while your not using it.
Someone should have posted that the first time around, but too many people can't fathom the idea of turning off their phone.
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May 7, 2016 6:33 AM in response to Jonathan Milenkoby Meg St._Clair,Jonathan Milenko wrote:
I know this is five years old, but I wanted to convey.
If your plan is to use your phone on wifi once a day & not the rest of the time, the easiest, and most obvious, approach to this is to turn your phone off while your not using it.
Someone should have posted that the first time around, but too many people can't fathom the idea of turning off their phone.
The flaw in this solution is that, once the person turns the phone on, if cellular data is still enabled, data is going to get used. Even if WiFi is available, if the phone screen locks and the phone isn't plugged in, it reverts to cellular data. Notifications come in over cellular data. If the WiFi drops for some reason, the phone will use cellular data. So, while there's nothing wrong with turning the phone off, it won't really solve the OPs issue.
I'd also bet that someone who's blogging about their vacation is using their phone to take pictures. Hard to do that with the phone off.
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May 7, 2016 6:45 AM in response to Meg St._Clairby Jonathan Milenko,Your right about using the phone to take pictures, but back in 2011 iPhone cameras weren't that good, and the o.p. was probably carrying around a separate camera.
Also, there is the option to turn cellular data Off. Oops, I just used phone addicts least favorite word.
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May 7, 2016 6:53 AM in response to Jonathan Milenkoby Meg St._Clair,Jonathan Milenko wrote:
Your right about using the phone to take pictures, but back in 2011 iPhone cameras weren't that good, and the o.p. was probably carrying around a separate camera.
Also, there is the option to turn cellular data Off. Oops, I just used phone addicts least favorite word.
However, the people reading the response now have an iPhone with a fantastic camera.
Yes, turning off data was mentioned in a couple of the responses. The word "off" has also been used repeatedly. I'm not sure what has provoked this attitude on your part. Most of the people who post here are smart enough to know how to turn off their phones but want options to use some of the features while not incurring charges.