tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post6035098975362935242..comments2024-02-10T10:20:12.925+01:00Comments on The Road to the Horizon: My daily struggles with technologyPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877671849645884790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-13177943971200647442010-06-28T16:04:09.440+01:002010-06-28T16:04:09.440+01:00It seemed my solution was to upgrade to IOS4, wher...It seemed my solution was to upgrade to IOS4, where I can switch off cellular data.<br /><br />I am still not sure which application was using data. Which is particularly silly as in the house, overnight, the phone is also connected to my WiFi...<br /><br />And data roaming is definitively out... Thank got all of that was with a Belgian SIM. Still racked up a bit of a bill. <br /><br />Just called them this morning. They said "Aaah we know that problem, but no issues, we will refund you for those 5 hours..." ;-)<br /><br />P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877671849645884790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-15256560213289696922010-06-28T15:48:13.392+01:002010-06-28T15:48:13.392+01:00Ahh! The dreaded iPhone costs. I e-mail photos w...Ahh! The dreaded iPhone costs. I e-mail photos when I'm in an area with WiFi. I have my notifications turned off, I don't receive e-mails (that's on "fetch"), messages are on (since I use the MSM a lot while traveling ("boarding in Frankfurt," "departing Cairo"). You can leave airplane mode on to receive calls (which I never answer), but turn off the data roaming and notifications, and send photos, etc, via a message attachment, anywhere, or an e-mail if you're in a Wifi area. Otherwise (if you're an American traveling abroad) you will add up amazing charges (I'm talking thousands of dollars)! Otherwise, you need to buy an unlocked iPhone - hell, you're in Italy! Dubai imports them from there (expensive though, 800-1000.00 dollars in Dubai.) And you can use any chip you want with the unlocked phone.<br /><br />So basically you need to turn off your data roaming. You can send photos via an attachment in a message.<br /><br />Sorry, for the elongated explanation, but we've been through the horror you just experienced, and the companies that picked up Apple's endorsement are really sticking it to us!vagabondbloggerhttp://vagabondblogger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com