Going abroad

Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any calls
from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched off. The only
reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to pick me up when I
arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never make or receive calls
will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg. The only way I will make a
call from the Canaries is if the plane will be delayed.

Thanks Janice

Janice wrote:
> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any calls
> from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched off. The only
> reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to pick me up when I
> arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never make or receive calls
> will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg. The only way I will make a
> call from the Canaries is if the plane will be delayed.
>
> Thanks Janice
>
>

I enabled roaming because it's free and I *may* need it sometime. I also
turn my phone on daily for 10 mins (early and late) whilst away in case
of an emergency SMS (the only communication I accept!), but only because
my father is over 90 and somewhat frail.

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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:52:54 GMT, "Janice" <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any calls
>from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched off. The only
>reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to pick me up when I
>arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never make or receive calls
>will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg. The only way I will make a
>call from the Canaries is if the plane will be delayed.
>
>Thanks Janice
>

Don't they have public call boxes there and in the U.K. airport you
are returning to ?

S

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> Janice <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any
>> calls from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched
>> off. The only reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to
>> pick me up when I arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never
>> make or receive calls will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg.
>> The only way I will make a call from the Canaries is if the plane
>> will be delayed.
>> Thanks Janice
>
> Even if roaming is enabled, if you keep the phone turned off you shouldn't
> get charged anything.
> Receiving Texts whilst abroad is free.
> It will cost you to both make and receive voice calls though, and to use
> any data services(email
>
>
Also to retrieve voice messages.

Alec

In message W1GRi.190644$BW4.161294@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
Janice <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any
> calls from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched
> off. The only reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to
> pick me up when I arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never
> make or receive calls will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg.
> The only way I will make a call from the Canaries is if the plane
> will be delayed.
> Thanks Janice

Even if roaming is enabled, if you keep the phone turned off you shouldn't
get charged anything.
Receiving Texts whilst abroad is free.
It will cost you to both make and receive voice calls though, and to use any
data services(email

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In message W1GRi.190644$BW4.161294@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
Janice <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any
> calls from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched
> off. The only reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to
> pick me up when I arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never
> make or receive calls will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg.
> The only way I will make a call from the Canaries is if the plane
> will be delayed.
> Thanks Janice

Oops: Pressed send by mistake I'll try that again:

Even if roaming is enabled, if you keep the phone turned off you shouldn't
get charged anything.
Receiving Texts whilst abroad is (usually) free.
It WILL probably cost you to both make and receive voice calls though, and
to use any
data services(web access etc).
What I usually do is divert all voice calls to voicemail (BEFORE I LEAVE THE
UK) then I can leave my phone on, receive any texts that I get sent, and
make a quick (chargable) call to my voicemail once a day to see if anyone is
trying to get in touch.

Hope this helps...


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> In message W1GRi.190644$BW4.161294@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
> Janice <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any
>> calls from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched
>> off. The only reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to
>> pick me up when I arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never
>> make or receive calls will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg.
>> The only way I will make a call from the Canaries is if the plane
>> will be delayed.
>> Thanks Janice
>
> Oops: Pressed send by mistake I'll try that again:
>
> Even if roaming is enabled, if you keep the phone turned off you shouldn't
> get charged anything.
> Receiving Texts whilst abroad is (usually) free.
> It WILL probably cost you to both make and receive voice calls though, and
> to use any
> data services(web access etc).
> What I usually do is divert all voice calls to voicemail (BEFORE I LEAVE
> THE UK) then I can leave my phone on, receive any texts that I get sent,
> and make a quick (chargable) call to my voicemail once a day to see if
> anyone is trying to get in touch.
>
> Hope this helps...
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.

Hi thanks for the info but just to clarify, I am going on my honeymoon and
don't want to receive or make calls or text. When we land back in the UK a
friend will be sitting somewhere in her car( actually a nearby hotel where
she will be having tea, no parking charges) waiting on a call that we have
landed, so that with precise timing :-) we will go to the pickup point she
will arrive and we will not have to spend a fortune on car parking charges,
£11 for up to 3hrs if the flight is even 1 hour late. That is the theory
anyway. It is just that the last time I was abroad the plane was delayed, we
were shipped off to a hotel and it was hopeless trying to phone back home
(no money for the phone), also I did not have a mobile phone then.

I have just found out that according to the Virgin website (my husband to be
network) you don't have to enable roaming it should work just by switching
the phone on abroad and it is a sim that no-one other than me has the number
so we will take his phone instead of mine.
Janice

"Janice" <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi thanks for the info but just to clarify, I am going on my honeymoon and
> don't want to receive or make calls or text. When we land back in the UK a
> friend will be sitting somewhere in her car( actually a nearby hotel where
> she will be having tea, no parking charges) waiting on a call that we have
> landed, so that with precise timing :-) we will go to the pickup point she
> will arrive and we will not have to spend a fortune on car parking
> charges, £11 for up to 3hrs if the flight is even 1 hour late. That is the
> theory anyway. It is just that the last time I was abroad the plane was
> delayed, we were shipped off to a hotel and it was hopeless trying to
> phone back home (no money for the phone), also I did not have a mobile
> phone then.
>
> I have just found out that according to the Virgin website (my husband to
> be network) you don't have to enable roaming it should work just by
> switching the phone on abroad and it is a sim that no-one other than me
> has the number so we will take his phone instead of mine.
> Janice

If the phone is switched off you won't be charged anything whilst abroad.
However if you do switch it on and somebody calls you on it, you will be
charged for the call aswell, not just them.

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> "Janice" <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>> Hi thanks for the info but just to clarify, I am going on my honeymoon
>> and don't want to receive or make calls or text. When we land back in the
>> UK a friend will be sitting somewhere in her car( actually a nearby hotel
>> where she will be having tea, no parking charges) waiting on a call that
>> we have landed, so that with precise timing :-) we will go to the pickup
>> point she will arrive and we will not have to spend a fortune on car
>> parking charges, £11 for up to 3hrs if the flight is even 1 hour late.
>> That is the theory anyway. It is just that the last time I was abroad the
>> plane was delayed, we were shipped off to a hotel and it was hopeless
>> trying to phone back home (no money for the phone), also I did not have a
>> mobile phone then.
>>
>> I have just found out that according to the Virgin website (my husband to
>> be network) you don't have to enable roaming it should work just by
>> switching the phone on abroad and it is a sim that no-one other than me
>> has the number so we will take his phone instead of mine.
>> Janice
>
> If the phone is switched off you won't be charged anything whilst abroad.
> However if you do switch it on and somebody calls you on it, you will be
> charged for the call aswell, not just them.

Hi it will only be switched on if the plane is going to be more than an hour
late in taking off. And nobody will call it as nobody has the number.

Janice

"Janice" <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> In message W1GRi.190644$BW4.161294@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
>> Janice <janicealk@yahoo.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>>
>>> Hi I am going to the Canaries and allthough I envisage not making any
>>> calls from my mobile, or receiving them, in fact it will be switched
>>> off. The only reason I will be taking my mobile is to call someone to
>>> pick me up when I arrive back in UK. So if I enable roaming but never
>>> make or receive calls will it cost me anythng? I am on T-mobile payg.
>>> The only way I will make a call from the Canaries is if the plane
>>> will be delayed.
>>> Thanks Janice
>>
>> Oops: Pressed send by mistake I'll try that again:
>>
>> Even if roaming is enabled, if you keep the phone turned off you
>> shouldn't
>> get charged anything.
>> Receiving Texts whilst abroad is (usually) free.
>> It WILL probably cost you to both make and receive voice calls though,
>> and to use any
>> data services(web access etc).
>> What I usually do is divert all voice calls to voicemail (BEFORE I LEAVE
>> THE UK) then I can leave my phone on, receive any texts that I get sent,
>> and make a quick (chargable) call to my voicemail once a day to see if
>> anyone is trying to get in touch.
>>
>> Hope this helps...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Chris.
>
> Hi thanks for the info but just to clarify, I am going on my honeymoon and
> don't want to receive or make calls or text. When we land back in the UK a
> friend will be sitting somewhere in her car( actually a nearby hotel where
> she will be having tea, no parking charges) waiting on a call that we have
> landed, so that with precise timing :-) we will go to the pickup point she
> will arrive and we will not have to spend a fortune on car parking
> charges, £11 for up to 3hrs if the flight is even 1 hour late. That is the
> theory anyway. It is just that the last time I was abroad the plane was
> delayed, we were shipped off to a hotel and it was hopeless trying to
> phone back home (no money for the phone), also I did not have a mobile
> phone then.
>
> I have just found out that according to the Virgin website (my husband to
> be network) you don't have to enable roaming it should work just by
> switching the phone on abroad and it is a sim that no-one other than me
> has the number so we will take his phone instead of mine.
> Janice
>
ok so noone should have the number but just incase- unless you divert all
calls to voicemail when you are still in the UK if you switch the phone on
once when youre abroad it will register with the foreign network. Until
you're back in the UK all calls to you will go via the foreign network to
your voicemail and you'll be charged for all of this. As long as you divert
all calls to voicemail before you leave the UK this wont happen.