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Re: Cell service
[Re: DICKG]
#171990
10/05/2018 12:41 PM
10/05/2018 12:41 PM
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wabid
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I have AT&T. In the past I added a 30 day international passport that has reduced rates on calling and unlimited text and about a gig of data. It used to be cheap...roughly about $30 for a month coverage.
Now its what I consider pricey for what you get $60 per month. That said, I turn my data off and have the phone handy for emergencies.
For calling, I just fall back to, wifi calling -or- google voice, Skype, or what's app. Put simply I never use my phone much while there and when I do I just use the wifi/internet options available to me. That said we only stay for 2 week cracks at most. So if you stay longer...you may consider the pass.
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Re: Cell service
[Re: eightzerobits]
#171994
10/05/2018 02:32 PM
10/05/2018 02:32 PM
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irish1223
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I use AT&T also. I turned on "International Day Pass" which gives you voice, text, and data for $10/day. If you don't use voice, text, or data on a day you don't get charged. So I turned off cellular data on my phone (so it wasn't downloading all the time) and used wifi. We do exactly the same, but with our Verizon phones. Good to have and no charge if you don't use it.
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Re: Cell service
[Re: deputydog1157]
#172001
10/05/2018 04:31 PM
10/05/2018 04:31 PM
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boucharda
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International plan is great if you need it ....if you just want to call home or receive calls from home then wifi calling works fine. No cost...discussed in previous posts. It DOES work....used it multiple times from France at zero cost AND you receive any calls from the USA without ANY issues (or cost)
Verizon Travel Pass (International Plan) works if needed as a standby BUT if you just want to make calls home OR receive calls from home then wifi calling should be your choice
Last edited by boucharda; 10/05/2018 04:37 PM.
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Re: Cell service
[Re: eightzerobits]
#172021
10/06/2018 09:02 AM
10/06/2018 09:02 AM
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Posts: 2,929 Connecticut
The_Lurker
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I use AT&T also. I turned on "International Day Pass" which gives you voice, text, and data for $10/day. If you don't use voice, text, or data on a day you don't get charged. So I turned off cellular data on my phone (so it wasn't downloading all the time) and used wifi. Is it better to turn off Cellular Data or put in Airplane Mode?? We plan on using AT&T International also, but mostly with WIFI. Someone mentioned getting charged for responding to Facebook message---you need WIFI to get Facebook, so how would that be a problem??
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Re: Cell service
[Re: boucharda]
#172035
10/06/2018 12:22 PM
10/06/2018 12:22 PM
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So you are saying, that if I make a call, using WIFI, to a restaurant in SXM Airplane mode on with wifi....no charge for any email messages back and forth
Airplane mode on with wifi and wifi calling enabled...same as above but calls/texts sent to USA AND RECEIVED from USA are not charged.. Obviously emails work to anywhere. Calls to a different country than the USA are charged a nominal rate.
When I was in Aruba a couple of months ago (airplane mode ALWAYS on) I made a test call to our car rental agency to confirm an earlier departure time...maybe a 4-5 minute call. My phone warned me that there would be charges...I was billed right around $2.50 for that call ($1.99 + tax) and zero for the other calls to and from the USA. I could have used the International Plan to make the call but it would have cost $10 for the day. I did not need it for the rest of the day since the wifi worked fine all week
Use whatever you feel comfortable with....
So you are saying, that if I make a call, using WIFI, to a restaurant in SXM with my AT&T phone, that I will be charged? I always used Airplane Mode when using my phone with a SIM of the country, so there was no problem at all. This is new to me. WIFI for things like Facebook. My son used shutting off Cellular Data and used WIFI calling from Aruba for texts daily to USA with no problem.
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Re: Cell service
[Re: The_Lurker]
#172054
10/06/2018 02:34 PM
10/06/2018 02:34 PM
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boucharda
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.[/quote] So you are saying, that if I make a call, using WIFI, to a restaurant in SXM with my AT&T phone, that I will be charged?..........YES, WITH WIFI CALLING
I always used Airplane Mode when using my phone with a SIM of the country, so there was no problem at all. This is new to me. WIFI for things like Facebook. .....KEY DIFFERENCE IS USE OF A SIM CARD WHICH I DO NOT THINK IS FREE...MAYBE, BUT I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ONE
My son used shutting off Cellular Data and used WIFI calling from Aruba for texts daily to USA with no problem. >>>CORRECT>>>NO PROBLEM.... WOULD HAVE WORKED THE SAME IN AIRPLANE MODE ON WIFI AND HE COULD HAVE CALLED HOME WITH NO CHARGES [/quote]
Last edited by boucharda; 10/06/2018 02:36 PM.
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