prevent call charges in Mexico

[Anonymous]

Hi all, off to Mexico tomorrow and I've got a new phone. I now have an iPhone 6 and can't remember what else I need to turn off to stop my calls and texts going through a Mexican cellular network and make them use TUGo over wifi. I have turned off data roaming and mobile data and turned on TUGo.

Thanks

[Cleoriff]

Hi @Anonymous I would also turn voicemail off just in case. 1760 off 1750 to turn back on.....

Also make sure Call fallback is off on Tugo....I am sure thats correct...:smileywink: @MI5?

[viridis · Accepted solution]

Set airplane mode to on, then manually turn WiFi back on.

[Anonymous]

you made it sound so simple that I kick myself for not knowing. Thanks for you help.

[MI5]

You can just leave your sim card at home too but remember not to turn off airplane mode until you land back in UK - we had someone recently who turned on when on the plane and got charged for connecting to the plane's network.

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Hi @Anonymous I would also turn voicemail off just in case. 1760 off 1750 to turn back on.....

Also make sure Call fallback is off on Tugo....I am sure thats correct...:smileywink: @MI5?

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Correct, call fallback set to off.

[MI5]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Hi @Anonymous I would also turn voicemail off just in case. 1760 off 1750 to turn back on.....

Also make sure Call fallback is off on Tugo....I am sure thats correct...:smileywink: @MI5?

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Correct, call fallback set to off.

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It should be on if phone is in airplane mode and using wifi though.

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Hi @Anonymous I would also turn voicemail off just in case. 1760 off 1750 to turn back on.....

Also make sure Call fallback is off on Tugo....I am sure thats correct...:smileywink: @MI5?

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Correct, call fallback set to off.

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It should be on if phone is in airplane mode and using wifi though.

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I wasn't aware of the setting to airplane mode though....so that's something new to me..

[jonsie]

No need for airplane mode as long as mobile/cellular data is off. I don't use airplane mode as I have a local sim card in the phone with Tugo. Airplane mode isn't a necessity at all.

[viridis]

Airplane mode will deactivate all cellular activity, not just data tho.
If op want no calls or texts and is not near a WiFi connection, they will need airplane mode on surely?