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Cruise
Hey! Going on a cruise to Cozumel - How can I use my phone on the cruise ship and NOT be charged for Data services & fees? I only want to use phone for pictures and Cruise App for activities. Por favor, ...
That's the thing with cruise ships. Everything needs some sort of internet connection. Cruise ship WiFi is not free! If you really want internet while inboard. Make sure your device is in Airplane mode and then you turn on WiFi. Purchase a WiFi package before taking your trip from the cruise ship amenities list or from the travel agent that booked your trip for you.
Some WiFi is actually reasonable cost on cruise ships. At one time, when I was in Europe, I could get terrestrial cell service from TIM/O2 in Italy/Malta/Greece/etc. from shore. At the time, the ships were only 3G, and I disabled all 3G bands on my phone and could enjoy the ~128kbps service from land (lol).
Going to Cozumel, short trips, I’d _REALLY_ make sure that you don’t have cell service enabled on the ship ...even if you don’t pick up the ship, you might roam on Petrocomm in the gulf of Mexico (also expensive roaming).
