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Re: Coverage on Royal Princess cruise?
fireguy_6364 wrote: dborja wrote: Thanks for the responses! It looks like our best bet is paying for the ship’s wifi while we’re underway. Our plan (One Plan Unlimited 55) gives us free talk, SMS and data in Mexico just make sure you are fully away from the ship before you start making calls/sending texts/using mobile. just because youre in Mexico doesnt mean youre not still connecting to that ship. Thanks! Good tip. I’ll see about setting our iPhones to connect only to T-Mobile once we’re on land. Otherwise, we’ll make sure we are well away from the ship before turning on our cellular service.13Views0likes0CommentsCoverage on Royal Princess cruise?
We are going on a West Coast cruise on the Royal Princess (San Francisco-San Diego-Ensenada). Will we be able to connect to the land towers to get our normal “free” data, SMS and talk services? Otherwise, are we subject to the no data, $0.55/txt and $5.99/min talk?Solved1.1KViews0likes6CommentsRe: ONE Plan Unlimited 55 in the Philippines
Thanks, HeavenM! I appreciate your explanation. So, if I’m using WiFi Calling and call a local Philippine mobile/landline phone, the $0.25/min applies? And then the same if I’m not using WiFi Calling? For the International Pass, are you saying that the $0.25/min charge in the two cases above will not apply (as in “free”) while the pass is in effect? Dale39Views0likes0CommentsRe: ONE Plan Unlimited 55 in the Philippines
That’s my understanding, too - you have to be in one of the 210+ countries. When we go on cruise, I lock up our phones in the safe as soon as we leave port. :-) I just took a quick look at Viber and Google Voice. It looks promising. In theory, since we have data as part of our 55+ plan, I can fire up either app and make calls, right? The rates on both are better than $0.25/min.31Views0likes0CommentsRe: ONE Plan Unlimited 55 in the Philippines
drnewcomb wrote: dborja wrote: Thank you, drnewcomb! Follow-up question: Does the International Pass unlimited calling mean I can call anywhere with no additional fees using local service (not WiFi calling) and not only back to the U.S? They say “unlimited calling” but I kind of believe that if you placed a bunch of calls to an Iridium line (normally $15/min) you’d find out that’s not what they meant. They really aren’t all that specific about what they mean by “unlimited”. If you use a VoIP app, like Viber or Google Voice, you can normally get by without the Data Pass. You just have to manage your phone usage and think about it, rather than just using the phone as usual. Thank you again, drnewcomb! Yes, that’s causing my confusion. I don’t know what “unlimited calling” really means. We’re ok as long as we have the unlimited SMS and data (albeit not premium speed). We can get by with Messenger for voice but there may be occasions when we have to call people who are not tech-savvy and only know how to use regular cell/landline service. I’ll look into Google Voice and refresh my Viber knowledge.15Views0likes0CommentsRe: ONE Plan Unlimited 55 in the Philippines
drnewcomb wrote: Unlimited texts. Check Free WiFi calling to the US and incoming WiFi calls. Data Pass also gives free calls during pass validity. https://www.t-mobile.com/support/plans-features/international-passes Thank you, drnewcomb! Follow-up question: Does the International Pass unlimited calling mean I can call anywhere with no additional fees using local service (not WiFi calling) and not only back to the U.S?25Views0likes0CommentsONE Plan Unlimited 55 in the Philippines
As the title says, we have theONE Plan Unlimited 55 plan and we’re headed to the Philippines. I have a couple of questions: We still get unlimited SMS and data, right? Are there any restrictions? How does voice calling work? Do I understand correctly that it's free unlimited calling back to the U.S. if I use WiFi calling? Otherwise, it’s $0.25/minute? How about if I call to a number in the Philippines and elsewhere? Are the add-on international plans to enhance data speeds and data amounts only? Are there benefits for SMS and/or voice calling?Solved4.2KViews0likes11Comments