Question about texting and Verizon while on board

[Elbygina]

Hello all,

 

I have contacted Verizon three times but still do not have a satisfactory answer.  Do you know if it is true that texting while on board costs .50 to send and .05 to receive?  Used to be but I need to be sure.  I am a teacher playing hooky from school and even though a competent friend will be my guest teacher, I need to stay connected just in case she has questions.  

 

Thank you for your advice and knowledge!

 

Colleen

[Sunflower & The Scientist]

We've relied on imessaging and did not have to pay anything.  Works unless the other end does not have an iphone. 

[kwb101]

My wife uses What's App, which let's you text to any phone (if it's installed on both phones). It uses wifi, so there shouldn't be any connection charges. However, I don't know if HAL blocks it. Good luck! 

[kwb101]

21 minutes ago, kwb101 said:

My wife uses What's App, which let's you text to any phone (if it's installed on both phones). It uses wifi, so there shouldn't be any connection charges. However, I don't know if HAL blocks it. Good luck! 

I can't spell: it should be WhatsApp.

[IPB4IGO]

If your phone supports Wi-Fi Calling, you should be able to text if you subscribe to an Internet plan onboard. Put the phone in Airplane Mode, then turn Wi-Fi on.

We have friends who live out in the country, with no cellular access. They have satellite Internet service, which is quite slow, with very high latency. They bought phones that support Wi-Fi calling. They can make poor-quality voice calls with it, but texting works well.

[Elbygina]

Is texting onboard still .50 to send and .05 to receive?  Tried three times to ask Verizon customer service and they did not have a straight answer.  Thanks!

[esimon]

i have an international plan - I pay per day if I use it -  I do not think your plan exists any more -  

[Florida_gal_50]

17 hours ago, kwb101 said:

My wife uses What's App, which let's you text to any phone (if it's installed on both phones). It uses wifi, so there shouldn't be any connection charges. However, I don't know if HAL blocks it. Good luck! 

Hal doesn't block it.  I've used it a couple times aboard a ship.

[0106]

I will be using Verizon on the cruise too.  This is what I found by searching on line.