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From: Woody on 22 Mar 2010 04:00 Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote: > > > On 21/03/2010 17:51, Bella Jones wrote: > > > I'm off to France next week for a little holiday. > > > > > > I am warned loudly to 'turn data roaming off' on my iPhone, and, having > > > looked, it already is off. > > > > [snip much advice from others] > > > > Leave the phone at home and enjoy your holiday instead. > > Reemember when we didn't have phones and just went away, willy nilly, at > will, with no way of being contacted or telling friends about the coffee > bar we were in or the weather? *sigh* I know. How did we cope. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Peter Ceresole on 22 Mar 2010 04:58 Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Reemember when we didn't have phones and just went away, willy nilly, at > will, with no way of being contacted or telling friends about the coffee > bar we were in or the weather? *sigh* Ah, the good old days. Which they really were... -- Peter
From: J. J. Lodder on 22 Mar 2010 04:59 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote: > > > > > On 21/03/2010 17:51, Bella Jones wrote: > > > > I'm off to France next week for a little holiday. > > > > > > > > I am warned loudly to 'turn data roaming off' on my iPhone, and, having > > > > looked, it already is off. > > > > > > [snip much advice from others] > > > > > > Leave the phone at home and enjoy your holiday instead. > > > > Reemember when we didn't have phones and just went away, willy nilly, at > > will, with no way of being contacted or telling friends about the coffee > > bar we were in or the weather? *sigh* > > I know. How did we cope. There were boxes with rotary dials on them that you put (lots) of coins in. Remember? Jan
From: Jim on 22 Mar 2010 05:05 On 2010-03-22, J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: >> > >> > Reemember when we didn't have phones and just went away, willy nilly, at >> > will, with no way of being contacted or telling friends about the coffee >> > bar we were in or the weather? *sigh* >> >> I know. How did we cope. > > There were boxes with rotary dials on them > that you put (lots) of coins in. > > Remember? Yes, but that relied on knowing where someone was. The mobile changed the game because people stopped phoning locations and started phoning people. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Flavio Matani on 22 Mar 2010 05:12
SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > I'm off to France next week for a little holiday. > > > > I am warned loudly to 'turn data roaming off' on my iPhone, and, having > > looked, it already is off. > > > > So what is it for? I just googled, and someone said that data roaming is > > what kicks in when you're out of your home provider area. > > > > So what do I do when I want to check email when I'm away? Turn data > > roaming on for a minute or two and then remember to turn it off? > > > > And obviously look for free wifi places I guess. > > > > Slightly confused. > > Buy a PAYG SIM when you get there and ensure data is enabled on it. > > That's what I do these days - saves messing about looking for hot spots. Wouldn't she have to unlock her iphone for that to be an option? -- flavio matani guitar tuition http://www.flaviomatani.co.uk http://fflavio.com |