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Originally Posted by gtfpv

ok so when i was out at sea , and had no signal /service . it was because the airplane mode was off . i tried to get a signal by switching on data raoming to no effect , is it the airplane mode that gets the signal when switched on and then the high bills come accordingly . ? i thought it was the data roaming.

When you are out at sea the reason you have no service is because you are too far away from an antenna. Having said that, there is a carrier that provides a signal at sea but the name escapes me at the moment (MCP????). I was on a cruise in December and I kept finding the network but couldn't connect. Upon return, Vodaphone said they never heard of them, yet the carrier lists Vodaphone as a 'partner' on its site.

Regarding airplane mode. I think you have mis-understood it. Airplane mode turns off the phones ability to receive any signal. When airplane mode is on, your phone is no longer able to communicate in any way it is no longer a 'phone'. Your handset can then be left on (in theory) during the flight with no ill effects.

When you land, your turn off airplane mode and your phones antenna becomes activated. You can then search for a signal and connect to a network.

Fool around with your phone. Turn on airplane mode (on my Nokia it is referred to as 'Offline') and you will see you have no signal. You will also not be able to connect to Wifi etc.

If you try to send a msg, or communicate in any way it will tell you that you can't due to the airplane mode.

Turning it off will make everything work as normal.

Thanks for the Rep points BTW ;)