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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: St. Louis
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Vacation Mobile Phone Questions
This thread could just as easily be labeled panerd amateur hour questions.
![]() 1) Is there any way to get cheaper than $2 a minute? We have a young child here and would love to stay in touch more personally than email. Any apps that I would ignore otherwise that would be useful for this? We are crossing our fingers for FaceTime but don't know what the wifi situation/speed will be like. Other suggestions welcome. (Actually is FaceTime even free internationally?) 2) If someone calls or texts me do I get charged or do I have to answer to be charged? (Thinking specifically about the text preview box) 3). If I was wanting to play some games on the plane how do I know if they connect to the Internet? I realize these are probably dumb questions but any help would be appreciated! Last edited by panerd : 07-12-2013 at 04:33 PM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I can't answer all of these questions, but when I went to Spain I switched my iPhone to "airplane mode" and had no problems. By doing so, the only data you are ever going to receive is through a wifi connection and, thus, get none of the additional charges through a foreign carrier. This won't solve your problem of trying to use your iPhone to communicate with your child or sending/receiving tests. Maybe Skype would work for calling your child or FaceTime?
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Will def remember to go airplane mode. I know my wife's mom facetimed from Africa last year but she doesn't really care that much about spending money so I don't know if it was free or quite costly. |
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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What carrier do you use?
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Inland Empire, PRC
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facetime works internationally in that I can facetime with my australian colleague without paying. I also have AT&T
I would use Skype on a wifi connection if you can get one. I've used skype to keep in touch with my wife and child from Singapore. we (the wife) uses skype on her iphone/pad and pc to do video conference so that the grandparents can see their only grandchild. Last edited by finketr : 07-12-2013 at 04:50 PM. |
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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They have an international plan where you can sign up for a minimum of one month. It is $30 and you get 80 minutes, and if you go over that, it is $.50/min. That is just for voice. Data is separate.
edit 1: Oops, looks like that is just Canada/Mexico, and you are heading to D.R. Lemme check again edit 2: Yeah, looks like DR is in the $2/min plan.
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Yes I would prefer Skype but it does require in tutorial for my mother-in-law (and installation on her computer ![]() |
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Yeah, if they have WiFi at the resort, that is the way to go. Use Skype or FaceTime.
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Yeah I've been told the DR is one of the most expensive in the world to the United States. |
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