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When the phon is off, there's no cell service then how can SMS/mms be
sent?

Vishal Sheth

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 23, 2010, at 10:31 PM, "halfhoff" <gerrysair@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Keep in mind that if you choose to send any SMS or MMS messages, you
> are likely to get charged for them, WIFI or no WIFI.
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> I live in Canada and did what Bill suggested on a recent trip to New
> York. I only used WIFI and turned off my cell radio by being in
> airplane mode. I used messaging but was charged for the messages
> when I got back to Vancouver. The fee was small, but I still did get
> charged for them.
>
> One more thing: I read these posts regularly and thank goodness we
> don't rely on AT & T in Canada. Our cell service here is excellent,
> no matter which carrier you are on.
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> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, T L <techlady04@...> wrote:
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> > Thanks Bill....I just hate those 'pesky surprises!!'
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> > Camille
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> > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Bill Sardone <wsardone@...> wrote:
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> > From: Bill Sardone <wsardone@...>
> > Subject: RE: [apple-iphone] Airplane mode
> > To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:36 PM
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> > I can get airplane mode turned on...and wifi turned on (manually
> sliding the "switches")
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> > Wifi is free. Even internationally. Unless the wifi provider
> decides to charge for usage.
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> > Thanks
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> > Bill
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: apple-iphone@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:apple-iphone@
> yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of T L
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> > Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:48 PM
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> > To: apple-iphone@ yahoogroups. com
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> > Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] Airplane mode
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> > Leif.....let me get this straight.... if you turn airplane mode on
> you can STILL get wifi...and internationally there will be no
> additional charge????
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> > Camille
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> > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Leif Gregory <lgitouch@gmail. com> wrote:
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> > From: Leif Gregory <lgitouch@gmail. com>
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> > Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] Airplane mode
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> > To: "apple-iphone@ yahoogroups. com" <apple-iphone@ yahoogroups.
> com>
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> > Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 7:04 PM
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> > It works the way it's supposed to. Airplane mode puts your iPhone in
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> > more or less a non-transmitter state.
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> > Some airlines offer wifi so you can turn the wifi back on without
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> > turning your cellular service back on.
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> > Where it comes in useful for me is when I go out of country I can
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> > it in airplane mode to ensure I don't have any surprise cellular
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> > roaming charges but still use wifi hotspots to get data.
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> > Leif Gregory 
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> > http://PowerWagonRe gistry.org
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> > http://TBCave. com
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> > On Feb 22, 2010, at 4:22 PM, Archie Grapa <archiegrapa@ yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> > > Yeah.
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> > > When you switch Airplane Mode on, wifi switches off too.
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> > > But when you will be able to switch wifi back on even still on
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> > > Airplane mode.
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> > > I think Apple needs to look at it.
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> > >  
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> > > On Feb 23, 2010, at 5:15, Bill Sardone <wsardone@optonline .
> net> wrote:
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> > > I have been able to turn airplane mode on. and then turn wifi on.
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> > > I use airplane mode actually when on planes.
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> > > thx
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> > > Sent from my AT&T wireless device!
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> > > On Feb 22, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Doreen <noxqes4390@ gmail. com>
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> > >> Hi, can someone tell me what "airplane" mode is for? When I
> turn it
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> > >> my WIFI off, is it suppose to? I remember something about it in a
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> > >> but can't find it in archives.
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