Blackberry and Roaming worries

[hjrdee]

Hi
I'm going on honeymoon next week to the Dominican Republic and recently got a blackberry. I noticed on the Vodafone website that the data charges are really high for roaming and was wondering whats the best approach to take when abroad with the Blackberry.

Hope this make sense...

 

[tallpaul]

Hi
I'm going on honeymoon next week to the Dominican Republic and recently got a blackberry. I noticed on the Vodafone website that the data charges are really high for roaming and was wondering whats the best approach to take when abroad with the Blackberry.

Hope this make sense...

Best approach is to leave it at home and enjoy your holiday!! What do you want to bring it with you for??

 

[hjrdee]

Force of habit I guess. We have an 8yr old son we're leaving at home so the other half wants to make sure we're contactable at all times in case of emergency....Don't necessarily plan on using it, but would be handy for emailing, txting and stuff..

 

[amgd28]

You can turn data services off on the blackberry so you only roam for calls. You can use an internet cafe to check your emails when you need to. Not sure which blackberry model you have but on my one, go into Options (click on the spanner), go to Mobile network, go to Data Services, switch to off

Enjoy the holiday!

 

[wirelessdude]

the average usage on a blackberry is 1.5MB per month so data roaming charges should not be very high

 

[mathepac]

Force of habit I guess. We have an 8yr old son we're leaving at home so the other half wants to make sure we're contactable at all times in case of emergency....Don't necessarily plan on using it, but would be handy for emailing, txting and stuff..

Why not take one of your regular mobile phones, having set it up for roaming before you leave?

Enjoy.

 

[Technologist]

the average usage on a blackberry is 1.5MB per month so data roaming charges should not be very high

In some countries roaming rate for data is as high as €13/megabyte.

 

[wirelessdude]

well personally if i am going away i normally turn off the data services for the period.

 

[peno]

Just to clarify - if you turn the data off does that mean SMS as well or does it just mean emails. I use my work blackberry as my main phone so at the weekends and holidays I need it to keep in contact with family friend etc but would love if I could just turn the email notification off.

 

[amgd28]

Switching off data services just means no access to email or internet.
SMS texts will still work