Re: Using older and current iPhones on a cruise
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 ATT 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 ATT 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 ATT 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.
Re: Using older and current iPhones on a cruise
Sorry if I'm missing your question, but turning on airplane mode turns off wifi and cellular, so you don't need to turn them off if you turn on airplane mode. Airplane mode basically turns off all of your phone's radios, so it'll also turn off bluetooth and your GPS. I was traveling internationally recently, and I turned on airplane mode and then turned back on my wifi and location services. I still wanted to use my iPhone, but I didn't want to pay any international roaming charges. On 04/11/12 10:30, reggie.alvar...@gmail.com wrote: So when flying I can put my phone in airplane mode and turn off wifi and cellular and it will work as a reader with iBooks? What else does it do? Thanks in advance. Reggie and Brooks On Nov 4, 2012, at 12:05 AM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Wayne, Yes, absolutely you can put your iPhone into airplane mode and use it like an iPod or an iPod touch. Just because you're not using the internet or cellular features of the phone doesn't mean that any other functionality (i.e. iBooks, taking pictures, and playing saved recordings) won't work: it absolutely will. This applies to your wife's iPhone 4 too. You don't even need to have a SIM card in there (although every time you reset it to factory defaults, you'll need to activate it with a compatible SIM card, after which you can take it out). When you're in airplane mode, all the radios are turned off but you can enable WIFI and Bluetooth at any time. Secondly, I have no idea about ATT's coverage or what they consider roaming. But yes, absolutely you can choose whether to use WIFI, cellular data, or neither. In fact, the iPhone won't even try to connect to a WIFI network unless you explicitly give your permission, either by selecting a network from a popup that appears (if ask to join networks is set to ON under settings/WIFI) or by going into settings/wifi and selecting a network manually. Once you establish a connection to a WIFI network you can head into settings/WIFI and turn off the wireless radio at any time. On the same page you can navigate to the name of the cruise ship's network, flick right once and double-tap on the more info option, and choose forget this network to make the phone stop connecting to the network. Hope that helps, Grant On 11/3/12, Wayne Merritt wcmerr...@gmail.com 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 ATT 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 ATT 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 ATT 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 -- 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. -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- 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,
RE: Using older and current iPhones on a cruise
Hi Reggie, Turning on airplane mode automatically turns off Bluetooth, WiFi and cellular. In airplane mode your iPhone is basically an iPod Touch, and you can do anything you want that doesn't require a data or WiFi connection. You can consume any media that is stored on your phone, music, audio books, eBooks, movies etc. You can play games, record voice memos, type text notes and use any app, just as long as the app doesn't depend on having a data connection to work. Regards, Sieghard -- 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.
Re: Using older and current iPhones on a cruise
I have some questions and comments below. On 03/11/12 22:19, Wayne Merritt wrote: 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. Well, of course you can use your phone in air plane mode. Are you asking if there's a way to access the wifi on the cruise ship, i.e. going into airplane mode but turning on wifi? I don't know, but I'd look into seeing if the cruise ship offers wifi. It may not be free though. Maybe you can check on their web site. Second, when in the United States territories, is it possible to opt out of the ship's wireless network and use my ATT 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 ATT network? I don't imagine myself doing a lot of streaming, but just looking for another option besides the ship's costly network. I went on a cruise a few years ago out of Galveston, and I had no cell service. We went from Galveston to Cozumel. -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- 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.
