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Originally Posted by jumpingbean
(Post 18630515)
Maybe this should be a new post question but I'll try and ask here. Does anyone know how iMessage works? I can't seem to work it out. Can I send iMessages to friends and family at home without incurring a fee? Obviously they need to have an iPhone with iOS 5 installed.
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Originally Posted by jumpingbean
(Post 18630515)
Maybe this should be a new post question but I'll try and ask here. Does anyone know how iMessage works? I can't seem to work it out. Can I send iMessages to friends and family at home without incurring a fee? Obviously they need to have an iPhone with iOS 5 installed.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain...messages-beta/ -David |
Originally Posted by akonradi
(Post 18636639)
You should incur any fees, unless your bandwidth is capped. Messages sent between iOS 5 devices are not transmitted as SMS/MMS messages, and should not carry any charges with your cellular carrier.
BTW, if you use iMessage, "free" data-sent messages are in blue, whereas messages sent by SMS are in green. |
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 18627232)
Wifi and Airplane Mode might be something that only works in newer iOS versions - 4 or 5.
re: imessage. of course it only works with ios devices, but if your contact only has SMS it won't go out. Of course that would require a cellular data connection. If you want to be able to message people on sms, but only have a DATA connection then download something like textfree and set that up before you leave. It is a free app and uses the data connection to send SMS messages. Works great to keep up with people who are on SMS and not imessage. |
You can always take out the sim card from the phone.
I've used airplane mode on + wifi on when abroad, it works fine. Use Whatsapp for free IM if your friends do not have iOS5 |
Originally Posted by mdolton
(Post 18623492)
Location should be quite accurate as long as you have WiFi on (even if not connected to a network), as the iPhone uses wifi to triangulate position in addition to GPS. You don't need to be on a cellular network for location services.
Turning data roaming off will avoid any international roaming charges, though calls and texts may still be able to come through. If you really want to be sure you can just pop out the SIM and it will work just like a wifi-only ipod touch. |
So to bump this thread as goalie-parents are off to Paris and London next week...
They are taking my old unlocked Nokia and picking up local sim cards for voice calls and her iPad is wifi only so no issues there but for goalie-mom's iPhone (4s locked to AT&T), if she only want's to use it for wifi only (plus iMessages to me) and not incur any charges for voice and/or data, as noted above, I have instructed her to turn on airplane mode and then turn wifi back on and that's it, right? |
Originally Posted by goalie
(Post 20590074)
I have instructed her to turn on airplane mode and then turn wifi back on and that's it, right?
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Will iPhones behave like iPod Touch (wifi and apps still work) if you remove the SIM card? If so, it could be another way to ensure that you won't incur any carrier charges.
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 20590545)
Originally Posted by goalie
I have instructed her to turn on airplane mode and then turn wifi back on and that's it, right?
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