WiFi / Data Use international
- Hello,
I will be traveling to central america for a week and won't be using my Bb Bold for calls or data use (I will be selecting the "Off When Roaming" feature under data services).
I was just wondering, some hotels offer free wifi and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be charged by my carrier if I hook up my Bold to the free hotel wifi. I am assuming I won't but wanted to double check.
Thanks!05-11-09 12:02 PMLike 0 -
- i have mine set to use data only when in WIFI zone and it works great free of charge
Also in apying areas even after ur times up (ie hotel/lounge) very often the wife to ur phone will still work as it uses so little i guess
hope this helps05-11-09 12:38 PMLike 0 - Hello,
I will be traveling to central america for a week and won't be using my Bb Bold for calls or data use (I will be selecting the "Off When Roaming" feature under data services).
I was just wondering, some hotels offer free wifi and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be charged by my carrier if I hook up my Bold to the free hotel wifi. I am assuming I won't but wanted to double check.
Thanks!
The key to not incurring data charges when using Wifi is the Network setting being off and not "Data" as most people assume.05-11-09 12:49 PMLike 0 - Hello,
I will be traveling to central america for a week and won't be using my Bb Bold for calls or data use (I will be selecting the "Off When Roaming" feature under data services).
I was just wondering, some hotels offer free wifi and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be charged by my carrier if I hook up my Bold to the free hotel wifi. I am assuming I won't but wanted to double check.
Thanks!
That's what I did in Europe anyway...05-11-09 12:50 PMLike 0 - I changed my setting to 'off when roaming', and when I went overseas, it did not connect, but wifi worked perfectly. Most of my apps worked, but a couple of them seemed to only like getting data through the phone and didn't work on wifi alone, such as eyeweather, but most worked. Email, PIN, and browsing, no issues at all.
My bold is also unlocked, and when i popped in a local sim card, that also worked perfectly, and no surprise carrier bills. Nice.05-11-09 02:01 PMLike 0
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