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Aug 24, 2014 | 4:08 pm

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Originally Posted by pinks

I have an iphoneV and AT&T. Iand am traveling to Mexico for 5 days in the near future. I bought the lowest-end data plan ($30/100mb) but not voice service.

Question 1: Will I be charged for incoming text messages?

Question 2: Is there anyway to block incoming phone calls to avoid being charged without having to leave my phone in airplane mode all the time? Ideally, I'd like to be able to check e-mail without risking someone calling and getting charged.

Q1: No - they only charge for outgoing texts. 50c each or you can pay $10/mo for 50.

Q2: Generally the best way to do this is airplane mode and then use free wifi to check email. But you bought the data package so you don't have to rely on wifi. I think your risk is small - I never get charged for incoming calls unless I answer them. And you can always divert them to voicemail.

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