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Tezcatlipoca · 10-08-2009, 23:55

Roaming mobile data tends to be very expensive.

The iPhone actually has a setting called "Data Roaming" under General > Network. It is set to "Off" by default, which means that when you are roaming, the iPhone will *not* use mobile data (GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA) & will only connect to the internet via WiFi (if available).

When Mrs D & I were in the US in March/April, we made sure to only use free WiFi wherever possible, e.g. hotels, coffee shops, etc. I think the only time we paid for internet access was in the hotel in LA (as you have to pay for everything there!).

10-08-2009, 23:55	#946
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	re: The iPhone thread Roaming mobile data tends to be very expensive. The iPhone actually has a setting called "Data Roaming" under General > Network. It is set to "Off" by default, which means that when you are roaming, the iPhone will not use mobile data (GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA) & will only connect to the internet via WiFi (if available). When Mrs D & I were in the US in March/April, we made sure to only use free WiFi wherever possible, e.g. hotels, coffee shops, etc. I think the only time we paid for internet access was in the hotel in LA (as you have to pay for everything there!).