mom22boys Posted August 25, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I am cruising on Dream in Sept. Will I be able to use regular cell and data services as long as I am on river? I know once "out" to switch to airplane to avoid charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kublaieod Posted August 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Yes all the way down the river you have signal. Figure a good 6 hours have you leave port you can use it. I have Verizon so I can only speak for them but I have seen pretty much everyone on their phones especially coming back once we hit the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Az Posted August 25, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I am cruising on Dream in Sept. Will I be able to use regular cell and data services as long as I am on river? I know once "out" to switch to airplane to avoid charges. We have ATT for our service and had cellular and data service until we got to the gulf. I don't know if I had to, but I turned off wifi so that my phone didn't connect to the ship wifi, then went to airplane mode after we left the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLHyatt Posted August 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2016 The last land based cell tower near the river is at Venice La, so once you enter southwest pass you'll start getting spotty service or switch to cellular@sea. I usually turn it off as we enter southwest pass, near Pilot Town when the first pilot swap happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlisa Posted August 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Good to know. I have cruised from NOLA 3 times and never really paid attention. I turn the phone onto airplane mode when the whistle sounds or muster drill is underway- basically once we start moving. I probably will anyway, because I am afraid I would forget to turn it off. I also did not take my phone off the ship in Key West and San Juan even though I knew I could use it because I was afraid I would lose it- Even though we were just taking a trolley tour and hanging out in Key West which is nothing more exotic than I would do at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted August 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Left ours on for several hours and than when we went to dinner put it on. Heading back must have been on for about three hours and never roaming on Verizon Edited August 25, 2016 by Micah's Grandad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardhowson Posted August 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Good to know. I have cruised from NOLA 3 times and never really paid attention. I turn the phone onto airplane mode when the whistle sounds or muster drill is underway- basically once we start moving. I probably will anyway, because I am afraid I would forget to turn it off. I also did not take my phone off the ship in Key West and San Juan even though I knew I could use it because I was afraid I would lose it- Even though we were just taking a trolley tour and hanging out in Key West which is nothing more exotic than I would do at home. You might want to try trusting yourself to avoid those fears when you go outside your routines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_blond2 Posted August 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I always have service the whole way down the river. It can get spotty towards the end of the river, but you should have solid service for the first 6-7 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldenmusic Posted August 26, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Cell reception almost all the way down the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herfnerd Posted August 26, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2016 We always had a signal going down the river, but that was with Verizon. We switched to Sprint late last year so don't know if we will get the same coverage.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeT Posted August 26, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Actually when returning to NOLA I got full cell service at 2 AM. Because I know I was thing that I had cell service and no to call at 2 AM. Did get my e-mails and Internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 27, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I am cruising on Dream in Sept. Will I be able to use regular cell and data services as long as I am on river? I know once "out" to switch to airplane to avoid charges. Yes on our T-mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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