Turk1 Posted April 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2023 My wife, daughter and 2 grand daughters are going on a girls cruise. Trying to remember what is needed for my oldest Grand Daughter to be able to text her new boy friend. Normally we put our cell phones in Air Plane mode and in the safe. But, since my grand daughter has this new guy trying to find out what she would need to text, no voice calls, her boy friend. Not sure when she grew up! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Turk1 said: Trying to remember what is needed for my oldest Grand Daughter to be able to text her new boy friend. A Voom package and confirmed working Wi-Fi calling capabilities before leaving for the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk1 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted April 14, 2023 So, she will need a Voom package, WiFi from her cell phone and then she can text to her hearts content? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Turk1 said: So, she will need a Voom package, WiFi from her cell phone and then she can text to her hearts content? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1packerfan Posted April 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Turk1 said: So, she will need a Voom package, WiFi from her cell phone and then she can text to her hearts content? Making sure to keep her phone in airplane mode. As Biker said, use wifi calling mode with phone in airplane mode and she can text or call via the wifi. I do this all the time when I am on a cruise without my husband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted April 14, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Do you need WiFi calling enabled for texting? Or only if you want to make voice calls? If you plan to use WiFi calling you should set it up and test it at home. Make sure it works on your phone and with your carrier. Some carriers require E911 setup when you turn on WiFi calling the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 14, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, SG65CB said: Do you need WiFi calling enabled for texting? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiz Posted April 14, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Turk1 said: So, she will need a Voom package, WiFi from her cell phone and then she can text to her hearts content? If you have WiFi calling on your phone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk1 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Is anyone using a specific app for WiFi calling? Believe she has iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted April 14, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Turk1 said: My wife, daughter and 2 grand daughters are going on a girls cruise. Trying to remember what is needed for my oldest Grand Daughter to be able to text her new boy friend. Normally we put our cell phones in Air Plane mode and in the safe. But, since my grand daughter has this new guy trying to find out what she would need to text, no voice calls, her boy friend. Not sure when she grew up! LOL well now if trying to send a text message while ship is in port, I had to turn off airplane mode and my provider did charge me a small fee for sending text. One has to get off the ship and walk away to not get those roaming charges. Personally try to convince here to leave phone alone and tell boyfriend she will tell him all about it when she gets back. I sure wish the younger folks could be experienced life before cell phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted April 14, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 14, 2023 50 minutes ago, Turk1 said: Is anyone using a specific app for WiFi calling? Believe she has iPhone. You don't need an app for WiFi calling, it is built into the phone and you turn it on via the phone's settings. Instruction guides and videos are readily available, for example: https://www.hellotech.com/guide/for/how-to-enable-wifi-calling-on-iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted April 15, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: well now if trying to send a text message while ship is in port, I had to turn off airplane mode and my provider did charge me a small fee for sending text. One has to get off the ship and walk away to not get those roaming charges. Personally try to convince here to leave phone alone and tell boyfriend she will tell him all about it when she gets back. I sure wish the younger folks could be experienced life before cell phones. When you turn off airplane mode you are subject to Data charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted April 15, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 15, 2023 22 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: if trying to send a text message while ship is in port, I had to turn off airplane mode and my provider did charge me a small fee for sending text. One has to get off the ship and walk away to not get those roaming charges. The ships do not operate their cell towers in port. If you were charged for sending the text it seems more likely that your cellular plan does not include texts from the location you sent from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 15, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Right, ships turn off their cellular within 9-12 miles from shore, depending on where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jean87510 Posted April 15, 2023 #15 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 10:52 AM, Turk1 said: My wife, daughter and 2 grand daughters are going on a girls cruise. Trying to remember what is needed for my oldest Grand Daughter to be able to text her new boy friend. Normally we put our cell phones in Air Plane mode and in the safe. But, since my grand daughter has this new guy trying to find out what she would need to text, no voice calls, her boy friend. Not sure when she grew up! LOL phone on airplane mode, wifi calling on. Will have no issues using snap chat as well as text. Voom works well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted April 15, 2023 #16 Share Posted April 15, 2023 15 hours ago, steveru621 said: When you turn off airplane mode you are subject to Data charges. and I thought being in port would not matter but I found out the hard way. I had about 5 dollars on my phone bill for texting in port. oh well. Now I know why crew gets off ships and walks away to get on phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted April 15, 2023 #17 Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Cigar King said: The ships do not operate their cell towers in port. If you were charged for sending the text it seems more likely that your cellular plan does not include texts from the location you sent from. I have good coverage anywhere in the USA. But I was told on the ship even in port one must be outside up on deck. I was in my room and I got charged roaming. oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted April 15, 2023 #18 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 1:28 PM, Oceansaway17 said: well now if trying to send a text message while ship is in port, I had to turn off airplane mode and my provider did charge me a small fee for sending text. One has to get off the ship and walk away to not get those roaming charges. Personally try to convince here to leave phone alone and tell boyfriend she will tell him all about it when she gets back. I sure wish the younger folks could be experienced life before cell phones. Just leave it airplane mode and use wifi while on the ship. No need to turn off airplane mode to keep texting. You just use the ship wifi as you do all cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted April 15, 2023 #19 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) On 4/14/2023 at 11:00 AM, Turk1 said: So, she will need a Voom package, WiFi from her cell phone and then she can text to her hearts content? Make her or the boyfriend or pay for the wifi. That will help confirm how committed they are to communicating while away. 😂😂 Edited April 15, 2023 by topnole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted April 15, 2023 #20 Share Posted April 15, 2023 19 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said: I have good coverage anywhere in the USA. But I was told on the ship even in port one must be outside up on deck. I was in my room and I got charged roaming. oh well. The crew always has creative answers, and half of them are totally wrong. The ship's cellphone 'tower' is shut down in port. Dosn't matter where you are on board the vessel you will use the tower of any country you are in at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarterman64 Posted April 15, 2023 #21 Share Posted April 15, 2023 i would test this out at home before using it at sea. put the phone on airplane mode at home, turn on wifi. and make sure texting works. Then you know voom internet would cover it. FWIW i was able to text from sea from an iphone on the voom wifi. that is the non imessage texts (which is likely provider supported). if it's imessage, there shouldn't be any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted April 15, 2023 #22 Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 hours ago, topnole said: Just leave it airplane mode and use wifi while on the ship. No need to turn off airplane mode to keep texting. You just use the ship wifi as you do all cruise. no that did not work for me as it would not send under ships wifi. thanks anyways Apple phone and Sprint were a bit touchy that week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted April 16, 2023 #23 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: no that did not work for me as it would not send under ships wifi. thanks anyways Apple phone and Sprint were a bit touchy that week Ok. Maybe it is a sprint thing. Zero issues do that with Verizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 16, 2023 #24 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Wifi calling and text message don't always play well together on a ship. I think it may have something to do with different carriers for your recipient. But if you need guaranteed receipt, use WhatsApp or the like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiz Posted April 16, 2023 #25 Share Posted April 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Wifi calling and text message don't always play well together on a ship. I think it may have something to do with different carriers for your recipient. But if you need guaranteed receipt, use WhatsApp or the like WhatsApp was useless for me on 2 cruises last year, it only works if the person you are calling and or texting has the same app. None of my contacts use WhatApp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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