Cell phone use at WDW - Page 23 - The DIS Discussion Forums

pampam · 07-25-2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GrUvGrL

We were just in Michigan 2 weeks ago - walked into a walmart and phone a 30 dollar phone that comes with 300 minutes! Bought two of them and plan to leave them in the fridge from our fridge swap so that other people can hopefully benefit from them.

Figure I don't have to worry about roaming charges and we'll never use 600 minutes in 2 weeks!

That is very thoughtful of you. I'm sure whoever swaps that fridge with you will be tickled too.

disneybound08 · 08-04-2010, 04:59 PM

My husband and I both have iphones, but the rates for US data are crazy!!! $30 for 10 MB - We will probably only use facebook to keep in touch with family and maybe check email, but I dont think 10mb will be much. We recently go a new wireless router, I was thinking about taking the old router down with us and purchasing internet though our Disney resort a few times during our stay, perhaps the 2nd night/3rd morning, 5th night/sixth morning. Can I set up the internet access without my computer, Im assuming my router is still set up using our WEP so we'd be protected?? Any help or suggestions appreciated, or should I just bite the bullet and pay for the rogers add on

M_T · 08-04-2010, 05:40 PM

Please don't close your router off

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As for your data ... clear your statistics on your iPhone and use it for a couple days like you would in the US then check your usage. Turn off your WiFi to force cell.
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Can anyone recommend a good small travel wireless router?

GrtWtNorth · 08-04-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sk8jdgca

Can i let by net 1phone go dead and reactivate at anytime for no fee- does anyone know-taget had a deal 200 minutes with phone for 29.99

You don't pay a fee to reactivate, but you will need to purchase more minutes.

BonnieMB · 08-15-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by holidaygirl

Since we live in Saskatchewan we have a plan through Sasktel that allows us to phone our cell phones or any other Sasktel mobility customer free, in Canada or the U.S.. We have used our phones with no problems (have also called back to Canada again no problem).

Wow of MTS in Manitoba has the same thing that would be enough to make me switch!

Sadly my BB is with Telus and the DH is a luddite and remains cellphone-less

But having the BBMessenger with my sister (Also Canadian but with Rogers) would make things SO much easier when we are scattered across parks during some days. Anyone know if Telus has such a great deal as Sasktel?

Sugar Jones · 08-18-2010, 08:35 AM

Okay this cellphone in the U.S. business is all so confusing!!!! I have all our reservation info and intineraries saved into my phone. We were planning on using the Google Maps on our drive down if we needed to (we will print off our route, but use the phone as a just in case) I was also counting on using the phone to call ahead to a hotel when we were ready to stop for the night.
I could live without social networking for the week we are gone I guess, but I was looking forward to posting a couple of pictures on Facebook for family before we came home.

I am with Bell and was going to ad the $10.00 U.S data package to my plan before we leave. It will still cost me $1.00/MB. I don't understand the whole MB stuff, but I don't imagine I'd use that much MB just by checking out a few webistes right?????

I'm so confused

M_T · 08-21-2010, 09:23 PM

You will not use that much "MB" just checking a couple website but you will use a lot with google maps.

If you want to do a test ,, reset your devices statistics (ie Data usage) and try using it for a couple days with maps .. then check the amount of MBs used.

When I drove down last month I borrowed a GPS from a friend and it worked out great.

mt

abear_hugs · 08-26-2010, 08:53 PM

Ok so my Mom and myself have Blackberry cells with no SIM card with Telus. My mom and myself have planned to take them down to Disney World in September. We plan to use BBmessanger between the two of us when our group get separated. However I also have the Lines application from touring plans book marked on my phone. I went to the telus site. One thing says $3/MB roaming for blackberry but then another part says .10cents per page view on the web plus the $3/MB.

So my question is when I go to use the web am I going to be charged .10cents per page or just the $3/MB because I'm on a black berry.

You'd think they would figure out a way to explain it clearly like give examples. But of course they don't because then they earn more. And phoning Telus gives me a big huge headache, but I know I am not alone.

Anyways, any help would be much appreciated.

UPDATE: Used only BBM & Web on my vacation and was only charged $4 for using just over 1MB of data on my blackberry. Had no other charges. So I didn't find it to be a bad price.

Fabooliss · 09-14-2010, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrUvGrL

We were just in Michigan 2 weeks ago - walked into a walmart and phone a 30 dollar phone that comes with 300 minutes! Bought two of them and plan to leave them in the fridge from our fridge swap so that other people can hopefully benefit from them.

Figure I don't have to worry about roaming charges and we'll never use 600 minutes in 2 weeks!

Hmmm... great idea. Maybe a Cell phone swap is in order?

roberthodgson · 09-18-2010, 09:02 AM

last time we went down and used the Iphone for checking a few sites and Twitter we used around 60MB worth of data in a short time
I bought an Ipad 3G for our last trip $25.00 for a 2GB data Package from ATT

M_T · 09-27-2010, 02:35 PM

Watch your cell phones by the pool
I had my iphone stolen from the beach pool at the GF.

Hockeychic · 10-01-2010, 06:33 AM

Anyone know what the charges are if you use your bell phone in the states but for text messages only

Thank you

H-Rad · 10-04-2010, 06:20 PM

So say I have an iPhone with a 6gb plan through fido, does anyone know if it's just the roaming charges I would pay for data or is there an extra charge? And what is the roaming fee?

cslittle999 · 10-04-2010, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H-Rad

So say I have an iPhone with a 6gb plan through fido, does anyone know if it's just the roaming charges I would pay for data or is there an extra charge? And what is the roaming fee?

That data is only usable on the Fido network. Roaming data can bankrupt you. If you have the US Data Roaming add-on ($10 per month) US data costs $1 per MB. You can also buy U.S. Data Travel Packs. Travel packs are valid for one month. There are three different plans. You can look them up on Fido's site.

H-Rad · 10-05-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cslittle999

That data is only usable on the Fido network. Roaming data can bankrupt you. If you have the US Data Roaming add-on ($10 per month) US data costs $1 per MB. You can also buy U.S. Data Travel Packs. Travel packs are valid for one month. There are three different plans. You can look them up on Fido's site.

Thanks a lot, I was just going to use my data there, didn't realize it was only for the fido network.

08-04-2010, 04:59 PM	#332
disneybound08 Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 144	Setting up wireless router without laptop My husband and I both have iphones, but the rates for US data are crazy!!! $30 for 10 MB - We will probably only use facebook to keep in touch with family and maybe check email, but I dont think 10mb will be much. We recently go a new wireless router, I was thinking about taking the old router down with us and purchasing internet though our Disney resort a few times during our stay, perhaps the 2nd night/3rd morning, 5th night/sixth morning. Can I set up the internet access without my computer, Im assuming my router is still set up using our WEP so we'd be protected?? Any help or suggestions appreciated, or should I just bite the bullet and pay for the rogers add on __________________ Me DH DS (6) Disney Dreaming by Land and Sea

08-18-2010, 08:35 AM	#336
Sugar Jones DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,056	Okay this cellphone in the U.S. business is all so confusing!!!! I have all our reservation info and intineraries saved into my phone. We were planning on using the Google Maps on our drive down if we needed to (we will print off our route, but use the phone as a just in case) I was also counting on using the phone to call ahead to a hotel when we were ready to stop for the night. I could live without social networking for the week we are gone I guess, but I was looking forward to posting a couple of pictures on Facebook for family before we came home. I am with Bell and was going to ad the $10.00 U.S data package to my plan before we leave. It will still cost me $1.00/MB. I don't understand the whole MB stuff, but I don't imagine I'd use that much MB just by checking out a few webistes right????? I'm so confused __________________ Etsyname: Averysgarden

08-26-2010, 08:53 PM	#338
abear_hugs Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 22	Cell Phone Roaming = Confusing Ok so my Mom and myself have Blackberry cells with no SIM card with Telus. My mom and myself have planned to take them down to Disney World in September. We plan to use BBmessanger between the two of us when our group get separated. However I also have the Lines application from touring plans book marked on my phone. I went to the telus site. One thing says $3/MB roaming for blackberry but then another part says .10cents per page view on the web plus the $3/MB. So my question is when I go to use the web am I going to be charged .10cents per page or just the $3/MB because I'm on a black berry. You'd think they would figure out a way to explain it clearly like give examples. But of course they don't because then they earn more. And phoning Telus gives me a big huge headache, but I know I am not alone. Anyways, any help would be much appreciated. UPDATE: Used only BBM & Web on my vacation and was only charged $4 for using just over 1MB of data on my blackberry. Had no other charges. So I didn't find it to be a bad price. __________________ Last edited by abear_hugs; 10-20-2010 at 05:48 PM.

09-18-2010, 09:02 AM	#340
roberthodgson Earning My Ears Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 31	last time we went down and used the Iphone for checking a few sites and Twitter we used around 60MB worth of data in a short time I bought an Ipad 3G for our last trip $25.00 for a 2GB data Package from ATT __________________

10-01-2010, 06:33 AM	#342
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08-04-2010, 05:40 PM	#333
M_T Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	Please don't close your router off . As for your data ... clear your statistics on your iPhone and use it for a couple days like you would in the US then check your usage. Turn off your WiFi to force cell. . Can anyone recommend a good small travel wireless router?

08-21-2010, 09:23 PM	#337
M_T Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	You will not use that much "MB" just checking a couple website but you will use a lot with google maps. If you want to do a test ,, reset your devices statistics (ie Data usage) and try using it for a couple days with maps .. then check the amount of MBs used. When I drove down last month I borrowed a GPS from a friend and it worked out great. mt

09-27-2010, 02:35 PM	#341
M_T Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	Watch your cell phones by the pool I had my iphone stolen from the beach pool at the GF.

10-04-2010, 06:20 PM	#343
H-Rad Earning My Ears Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario Posts: 9	So say I have an iPhone with a 6gb plan through fido, does anyone know if it's just the roaming charges I would pay for data or is there an extra charge? And what is the roaming fee?

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