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If you use a program like Text plus the message is sent over wifi to their server and the sent to the recipient. The cell phone service is not used at all. One must be on Wifi.

In a message dated 02/24/10 05:56:30 Eastern Standard Time, vusheth@gmail.com writes:
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.
>
> 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.
>
> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, T L <techlady04@...> wrote:
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> > Thanks Bill....I just hate those 'pesky surprises!!'
> >
> > 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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> > Â
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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
> >
> > 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
> keep
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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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> > --
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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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