Freedom o/t Seas & Blackberry's

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JamesMTL

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OK. Yes I know I am not supposed to be working on vacations but reality is I must. That being said, I have read a few posts where people onboard and while still docked in Miami and even though should still be "connected" to their provider, the ship "takes over" the feed and you don't even know it until you get home and find a whopping invoice. I have read this only about actual cell calls. Is this true? Shouldn't your cell phone screen tell you who your are connecting to? On another note, how does it work with Blackberry's and incoming emails? I travel to Florida quite a bit (I am from Canada) and whenever I get an email, I am able to view it. As long as I don't open any attachments or reply back, or send any emails, I don't get charges just for the view of the incoming email. How would this work on board? Again, I am not worried about the ports it is the ships system I am concerned about.
Thanks....James

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azmavis

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Your phone should indicate whether or not you are roaming outside of your normal service area.. If not, additional charges should not apply. Yes you should be able to receive e mail without charge - at least I can. I think it too probably depends on your provider. I would give them a call before you go just to be sure. You will find that cell service is pretty much available all the time even while at sea.
 
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mlzangel78

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Re: Freedom o/t Seas & Blackberry's

If your blackberry is thru VZW like mine is.. all i did was change it to the World Roaming Program for 69.99 for the month,, i was only gone 1 week, so i set it to start and end on my vacation days... this way i only got a prorated charge for unlimited data use.. HOWEVER TEXTING is 50 cents per incoming and 5 cents per outgoing.., Blackberry messenger Email and internet are free,.. Sending pics as an MMS is not.. if you want to send pics send it as email or directly to your BBM contacts :)
 
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