SETTINGS for your Android on a Cruise Ship [To Avoid Charges?]

[Fault]

Sort of negates the reasoning behind even owning a smart phone. It's a handy device to have on vacation even without making calls.

Last thing I have on vacation is a cell or laptop.....I'm there to enjoy myself and relax.

A vacation without my laptop is no vacation at all!

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[ipawd1]

im SO ready! I leave tomorrow. I'm using the ADW launcher on my phone so I can quickpull up my camera with a swipe up on the homescreen. I have a sony camera as well, but I refuse to lug it around all the time lol

 

[bje1982]

yeah, just to be safer than sorry, I called Verizon, and they have some sort of International Data Plan where you can get emails and web browsing for 64.99 prorate ($14.68 on a 7 day cruise like myself) so I took that option as well. I looked online for Carnivals wifi prices...NOT a good look...smh. $150 for like 120 minutes.

Most cruise ships own there own celll towers and charge there own fees just to let you know you should check with the ship if youll be making calls. You might get a value plan from Verizon but that wont stop the ship from charging crazy amounts..

How could the cruise ship charge ME? How can they determine if a particular phone going through their tower belongs to me? I would imagine that the call would either go through or not.

I'm going on a cruise to Bermuda soon and I called Verizon to ask, they told me that you have to enable "international calling" on your phone (no charge unless you use it) and calls would be $1.99 a minute. A side note, that information from Verizon applies to when I'm in Bermuda, I didn't ask if that applies when I was on the cruise ship, I should call back, LOL

They also told me about the International data plan as well, they suggested I enable it before the cruise and then take it off my plan after I get back, a good option for roughly 15 bucks.

I dont know how they do it.. It will probably intercept your call and prompt you to put in a CC#.. Im not even %100 on this it is just what Ive been told by multiple customers.

Anyone else heard of this or what?

 

[WVOz1970]

Most cruise ships own there own celll towers and charge there own fees just to let you know you should check with the ship if youll be making calls. You might get a value plan from Verizon but that wont stop the ship from charging crazy amounts..

How could the cruise ship charge ME? How can they determine if a particular phone going through their tower belongs to me? I would imagine that the call would either go through or not.

I dont know how they do it.. It will probably intercept your call and prompt you to put in a CC#.. Im not even %100 on this it is just what Ive been told by multiple customers.

Anyone else heard of this or what?

I would assume... and this is pure speculation, that their towers read your ESN just like a domestic cell tower would. From the stories I've read about people getting "surprise" bills, the ship cell service tracks your connection and then bills VZW/ATT/etc, who in turn pass it along to you.

 

[bje1982]

Ouch......

 

[Backnblack]

im SO ready! I leave tomorrow.

Nice, Forget about us and have a good time.....:icon_ banana:

Oh....Bikini Pics

 

[RMcCall]

you should be getting wasted on a cruise hookin up with ladies while blowing all your money in the casino, no need to use a phone on a cruise