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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1578572" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I can really only speak for cell phone plans based here in the U.S. (and they can be so complex sometimes...I'm not going to say I'm an expert).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But regular phone calls & texting are usually not part of the "data plan". The "data plan" is the part that has to do with the internet, GPS stuff, etc. So if you get a cell phone contract with data plan (say 1-2gigs/month)...you can still do internet stuff...you just need to keep an eye on things. Like you don't want to do a lot of streaming music or streaming videos. E-mails are part of the data plan as well.</p><p></p><p>But yes...you can minimize the cell phone bill by sticking to phone calls & texting only...but it also depends on what sort of cell phone contract you get.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pretty much like a laptop computer or an iPad. If you think there's a WiFi network nearby (or you need one)...you have to search for it just like using the Airport features/WiFi on your computers. And of course it depends if the WiFi networks are:</p><p></p><p>- public (free). Like here in the U.S. many McDonald's have free WiFi, other restaurants have free WiFi, coffee shops free WiFi, etc.</p><p>- private (password protected)</p><p>- pay for access (by the hour or by the day)</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1578572, member: 56379"] I can really only speak for cell phone plans based here in the U.S. (and they can be so complex sometimes...I'm not going to say I'm an expert).;) But regular phone calls & texting are usually not part of the "data plan". The "data plan" is the part that has to do with the internet, GPS stuff, etc. So if you get a cell phone contract with data plan (say 1-2gigs/month)...you can still do internet stuff...you just need to keep an eye on things. Like you don't want to do a lot of streaming music or streaming videos. E-mails are part of the data plan as well. But yes...you can minimize the cell phone bill by sticking to phone calls & texting only...but it also depends on what sort of cell phone contract you get. Pretty much like a laptop computer or an iPad. If you think there's a WiFi network nearby (or you need one)...you have to search for it just like using the Airport features/WiFi on your computers. And of course it depends if the WiFi networks are: - public (free). Like here in the U.S. many McDonald's have free WiFi, other restaurants have free WiFi, coffee shops free WiFi, etc. - private (password protected) - pay for access (by the hour or by the day) HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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