Hoow can I avoid data fees when abroad on my iPhone?

Am I still charged whenever I simply roam looking for a provider? I
just want to use the calender and iPod and Note sfucntionw heile
abroad as the fees to get e-mail and calls are gigantic. Anyway around
this other than shutting the phone off. Or will simply not making
calls or getting e-mails do the trick.

Why am I charged data fees foe WiFi e-mail anyway?

In article <1188440415.294507.283160@e9g2000prf.googlegroups. com>,
"nickravo@gmail.com" <nickravo@gmail.com> wrote:

> Am I still charged whenever I simply roam looking for a provider? I
> just want to use the calender and iPod and Note sfucntionw heile
> abroad as the fees to get e-mail and calls are gigantic. Anyway around
> this other than shutting the phone off. Or will simply not making
> calls or getting e-mails do the trick.
>
> Why am I charged data fees foe WiFi e-mail anyway?

WiFi is not charged to ATT. Data though ATT server is.
get email off web at place with free WiFi.

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On Aug 30, 12:26 pm, Kurt <labol...@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> In article <1188440415.294507.283...@e9g2000prf.googlegroups. com>,
>
> "nickr...@gmail.com" <nickr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Am I still charged whenever I simply roam looking for a provider? I
> > just want to use the calender and iPod and Note sfucntionw heile
> > abroad as the fees to get e-mail and calls are gigantic. Anyway around
> > this other than shutting the phone off. Or will simply not making
> > calls or getting e-mails do the trick.
>
> > Why am I charged data fees foe WiFi e-mail anyway?
>
> WiFi is not charged to ATT. Data though ATT server is.
> get email off web at place with free WiFi.
>
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> To reply by email, remove the word "space"

When I use the e-mail function on my iPhone it automatically gets it
through the ATT server, even when I have free wifi at home! Can this
be true? I am getting killed on data charges. Never seen such a thing
before!

At 30 Aug 2007 04:55:26 +0000 nickravo@gmail.com wrote:

> When I use the e-mail function on my iPhone it automatically gets it
> through the ATT server, even when I have free wifi at home! Can this
> be true?

Sure, if you don't configure the phone to use Wi-Fi. (Don't ask me
how- I don't use an iPhone.)

Most likely since Apple and AT&T assumed that everyone with an iPhone
would be on a contract plan with unlimited data, they set the unit to
pull all e-mail through the cell network (I'll also wager that it's
necessary for visual voicemail to work, since that essentially just
"push" e-mail.)

You just need to figure out how to force the e-mail client o use Wi-
Fi only.


> I am getting killed on data charges. Never seen such a thing
> before!

I have my Windows Mobile phone set to pull all e-mail via cellular
(for complicated reasons revolving around T-Mobile's use of a proxy
server for internet access, I have to choose either Wi-Fi or cellular
for e-mail. Fallback from one to the other doesn't work on my data
plan.) Since I have an unlimited data plan it's not an issue for
me, thankfully.



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"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

On 8/29/07 11:55 PM, in article
1188449726.413067.55680@r23g2000prd.googlegroups.c om, "nickravo@gmail.com"
<nickravo@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Aug 30, 12:26 pm, Kurt <labol...@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>> In article <1188440415.294507.283...@e9g2000prf.googlegroups. com>,
>>
>> "nickr...@gmail.com" <nickr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Am I still charged whenever I simply roam looking for a provider? I
>>> just want to use the calender and iPod and Note sfucntionw heile
>>> abroad as the fees to get e-mail and calls are gigantic. Anyway around
>>> this other than shutting the phone off. Or will simply not making
>>> calls or getting e-mails do the trick.
>>
>>> Why am I charged data fees foe WiFi e-mail anyway?
>>
>> WiFi is not charged to ATT. Data though ATT server is.
>> get email off web at place with free WiFi.
>>
>> --
>> To reply by email, remove the word "space"
>
> When I use the e-mail function on my iPhone it automatically gets it
> through the ATT server, even when I have free wifi at home! Can this
> be true? I am getting killed on data charges. Never seen such a thing
> before!
>
Menu>Settings>WiFi>Wi-Fi switch to *ON*, choose your network, set *ON* "Ask
to Join Network"

In article <1188449726.413067.55680@r23g2000prd.googlegroups. com>,
"nickravo@gmail.com" <nickravo@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Aug 30, 12:26 pm, Kurt <labol...@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <1188440415.294507.283...@e9g2000prf.googlegroups. com>,
> >
> > "nickr...@gmail.com" <nickr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Am I still charged whenever I simply roam looking for a provider? I
> > > just want to use the calender and iPod and Note sfucntionw heile
> > > abroad as the fees to get e-mail and calls are gigantic. Anyway around
> > > this other than shutting the phone off. Or will simply not making
> > > calls or getting e-mails do the trick.
> >
> > > Why am I charged data fees foe WiFi e-mail anyway?
> >
> > WiFi is not charged to ATT. Data though ATT server is.
> > get email off web at place with free WiFi.
> >
> > --
> > To reply by email, remove the word "space"
>
> When I use the e-mail function on my iPhone it automatically gets it
> through the ATT server, even when I have free wifi at home! Can this
> be true? I am getting killed on data charges. Never seen such a thing
> before!

How are you getting killed for data, it's only $20 a month unlimited?

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At 30 Aug 2007 07:50:52 -0700 Kurt wrote:

> How are you getting killed for data, it's only $20 a month
unlimited?


I assume the OP selected prepaid service with the fake SSN "hack" and
is paying $10/MB.

--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:17:26 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 30 Aug 2007 07:50:52 -0700 Kurt wrote:
>
>> How are you getting killed for data, it's only $20 a month
>unlimited?
>
>
>I assume the OP selected prepaid service with the fake SSN "hack" and
>is paying $10/MB.



No the OP said "Overseas" so its roaming charges.

At 30 Aug 2007 15:49:46 -0500 karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> No the OP said "Overseas" so its roaming charges.

On reflection, you're probably right. I read it as he was going to
go overseas and was trying to fix something before he left, but after
reading the original post again, I think you're right and he's
already there.


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003