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Coverage 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? Other...
Getting anywhere within 2 miles of most cruise ships will have your device potentially connecting to the ships cell tower. Whatever the rates are for their ship is what you will be charged. Cruise ships have the most ridiculous rates I have ever seen.
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.
