iPhone 3g

[scamper01]

Will I be able to use me iPhone to check emails. I all be on a28 day cruise to the Baltic. Thanks

[tnt091605]

If you want a very expensive bill when you return.

[scamper01]

What if I buy Internet minutes?

[cruiseing marly]

100 usd for 250 min mush less expesive than cell phone . I think if you have the right prodider hal is about 2.50 per min for cell time.

[scamper01]

Thanks for info. I plan to buy a special phone plan a att before leave for phone calls. Will this help with my email use?

[Activated95b]

Doing this on the ship will be expensive. One way to reduce the expense is to set the phone into 'airplane mode' (or disable WiFi) and set email to update manually. Then periodically activate the WiFi and open your email. Just remember to turn off WiFi as soon as your email is downloaded.

 

If you do not have a real pressing need to connect to email every day, try this trick I used on my recent Mexican Rivera cruise. Set your iPhone to automatically connect to any 'Linksys' or 'Cisco' network then leave WiFi on and email to automatically update when connected. Doing this will automatically connect you to any wireless network where the owners did not set up security and at this time your phone will check for email as you walk around town on shore days.

 

Another thing I did was check for wifi connections as I walked by hotels, restaurants and bars in town. Any time I went near a place that had free wifi, I would connect and check my email.