So I've got a T-Mobile MyTouch and I'm going to Spain next month. I will be bringing my Kindle, so I can access my email and so forth in the hotels; should I bring my phone as well? And if so, how should I go about using it? I don't think I'll need web access, just phone & texting ability.
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Consuela - Feb 16, 2012 6:26:45 am PST #19472 of 25501
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Polter-Cow - Feb 16, 2012 8:09:25 am PST #19473 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When I went to Europe, I think texts were a little expensive, but less expensive than calling. I didn't have a smartphone; I don't know if data coverage is international. I guess if you can pick up WiFi, it doesn't matter.
Oh, but oh my God. Call T-Mobile and tell them to disable your voicemail for the time you're gone. Because if someone calls and leaves you a voicemail, you get charged for it as if you'd picked up the damn phone.
Consuela - Feb 16, 2012 8:10:18 am PST #19474 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Call T-Mobile and tell them to disable your voicemail for the time you're gone. Because if someone calls and leaves you a voicemail, you get charged for it as if you'd picked up the damn phone
YIKES. Okay.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2012 8:32:55 am PST #19475 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can you make phone calls over Wifi? I can do that for free whatever country I'm in, if my phone supports it (Nexus does not, G2 does).
Jessica - Feb 16, 2012 9:13:35 am PST #19476 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Other than not actually having $900 to spare, is there a good reason not to buy this?
Vortex - Feb 16, 2012 9:16:51 am PST #19477 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, but oh my God. Call T-Mobile and tell them to disable your voicemail for the time you're gone. Because if someone calls and leaves you a voicemail, you get charged for it as if you'd picked up the damn phone.
That happened to a friend, but when she complained, they told her that she got charged because she sent it to voicemail instead of letting it ring out. If the phone was off or she le it ring out, she didnt get charged.
If you have an iPhone, you can put in in airplane mode, but turn on the wifi. You can use phone eh when you have web access, but it won't ring
omnis_audis - Feb 16, 2012 10:21:16 am PST #19478 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
there are also a couple apps that give you wi-fi talk ability. MagicJack has an app, Talktone. And Skype. Not sure of international working/charges. But it works in dead cell zones on campus.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2012 1:00:54 pm PST #19479 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know if any of those apps allow you to use your phone's assigned number over your carrier's wires, do they? That's what I was referring to--T Mobile allows you to use the full functionality of your phone just the same over their network or over wi fi--just that wi fi minutes don't count against your total.
I have GrooveIP installed on my Nexus in place, but that only works for me because I already have a Google Voice number I've handed out. It won't mimic my cellphone.
brenda m - Feb 16, 2012 1:29:39 pm PST #19480 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
just that wi fi minutes don't count against your total.
Mine do. Blegh. But it is a hugely helpful feature. My network reception at home is so crappy it makes a huge difference. My only quibble is if you leave the wifi area (like I leave home in the middle of a call) it drops instead of switching to network.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2012 1:44:52 pm PST #19481 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I went online, there was an option available to me for "free wi fi minutes" and I just added that to my account, and I'm free and clear. I don't know if it's because of the package I have or what, but I like what I can get for my dollar. And what I can get for no dollars at all.