Kevin - Iphone Question

[Renysmom]

I am going to assume you took your Iphone with you when you cruised last week and may know the answers to these questions.

If I turn off international roaming and wi-fi will I still be able to use the phone to retrieve the files and such I have stored on the phone, my ipod music and such without getting any international charges? Is there a way to turn off the phone so it doesn't receive calls? or should I just leave it in the car while we are gone (hidden very very well of course)

I just got my I phone last week and this is new to me so I am not sure what to do?

Any info you have would be great. I sail next Sunday.

THANKS

 

[bluecruiser]

I'm not Kevin (nor do I play him on TV ), but I do own an iPhone.

I think you may want to put your phone in "Airplane Mode" (under Settings).

Here's info from the Apple website (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1644):

Airplane Mode
Turn on airplane mode to disable the wireless features of iPhone on a plane.

When airplane mode is on, no cell phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone. When airplane mode is on, you can still do things like:

• Listen to music
• Watch video
• Check your calendar
• Take or view pictures
• Hear alarms
• Use the stopwatch or timer
• Use the calculator
• Take notes
• Read text messages and email messages stored on iPhone

When airplane mode is on, you can’t make calls, send text messages, surf the web, or check for new email.

 

[DisneyKevin]

Yeah....what bluecruiser said.

 

[simonkodousek]

OMG, thank you both SOOOO much for telling me what airplane mode is! I have it on my cell phone and once turned it on and couldn't do anything w/ my phone, so I changed it to off. I thought it was some WiFi file sharing thing.

 

[shaq_d]

Not trying to confuse things, but in the new 2.0 (and later) firmware, the Wi-Fi can still be on in Airplane mode.

If your goal is to not do any data transfer or take/make calls, airplane mode will do that. Just make sure Wi-Fi is also off.

You will still be able to access music and files stored on the phone.

 

[Renysmom]

That you all so much...

I will turn the wi-fi off and put it in airplane mode. I told DH that once again I come to the boards to get my answers. He calls this board the breathing encyclopedia's cause everyone knows everything