Thanks to all that have responded. I was hoping that I could use my phone in airplane mode while on the boat. I would rather use the phones in airplane mode, than mess with older equipment that I no longer use, to make the recordings or take the pictures. This is all good information.
Wayne On 11/4/12, Rollin Hippler <irie_10...@mindspring.com> wrote: > I recently returned from a cruise and had no problem using my iPhone or > i Pad in airplane mode. As others have indicated you have a few > options, via Settings, you can turn cellular data, wifi and Bluetooth > on/off as you desire. When in a U.S. port you may (but are not > guaranteed) to be able to access your carrier. > > One thing to always keep in mind, there are no cell towers at sea, so if > you really want access to the internet, your only option is to use > services (cellular and/or slow wifi) provided by the ship which can be > costly. The cruise lines usually offer wifi packages that save you > some, but IMHO they are still costly. > > Before I left I loaded books I wanted to read and music I might want to > listen to onto my devices. While at sea I had time to relax and catch > up on my reading, and learn how to get around some of Voiceovers quirks. > > Rollin > > > On 11/3/2012 11:19 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> Greetings all. I will be going on a cruise a week from tomorrow and >> had some questions about hopefully using my iPhone on the cruise ship. >> First off, realizing that cruise ship Internet cafe prices are >> expensive, is it possible to use one's iPhone in airplane mode on the >> ship when in international waters? I called the cruise company and >> they said no, since I'm sure they would rather that I drop money in >> the Net cafe rather than using my device's battery. Second, when in >> the United States territories, is it possible to opt out of the ship's >> wireless network and use my AT&T data plan? I will be traveling from >> Galveston, TX to Key West, Florida, for the first leg of the trip. >> Then I go out of the country to the Bahamas. Since we won't get to >> Florida unil day 3 of the trip, I was hoping that I could use my data >> plan to stream some football games on Sunday instead of paying the >> ship fees. I suppose what I'm asking is if the area from Texas to >> Florida is covered in the AT&T network? I don't imagine myself doing a >> lot of streaming, but just looking for another option besides the >> ship's costly network. Finally, my soon to be wife will be adopting my >> old iPhone 4. Since I have moved my AT&T service from the 4 to the 5, >> the iPhone 4 isn't connected to a network. However, it still has the >> voice memos app and the camera apps for capturing those special >> moments. Might it be possible for us to use the old iPhone in order to >> take pictures and make some recordings of our time on the cruise? The >> only online connectivity I could imagine would be to backup the photos >> to iCloud, but we won't be able to do that until we get back home to >> Texas anyway. Any thoughts on any of this would be most appreciated. >> \ >> Regards, >> Wayne >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My websites: www.wayneism.com www.whitecaneday.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
