roadster08 Posted February 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Phone calls used to be really expensive on cruise ships. Has anybody recently tried doing free phone calls from the ship via Wi-Fi? How about just regular service through your normal carrier when in Port on the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted February 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yes, I have Wi-Fi calling as part of my plan and we have been able to make phone calls in airplane mode using the ship's Wi-Fi. And yes you can make calls in port but you need to check your mobile carrier to see what they charge. Pretty sure our plan with T-Mobile has a charge of $0.25 a minute in most international locations so we just text for free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare L454S Posted February 17, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 17, 2023 We leave our Iphones on Wi/Fi calling enabled all the time. When we get on a ship, we just turn on airplane mode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted February 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2023 What’s App has been working for us even when T-Mobile WiFi calling gets buggy. Hour long phone conversations that never get dropped. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTRAVEL Posted February 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Wi-Fi calling on my iPhone worked fine last month on Royal Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fpsphil Posted February 17, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Wifi calling works fine on all the ships we've been on since the restart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted February 21, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2023 The WhatsApp works well even when the internet signal is bad, which is most of the time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisingWalter Posted February 21, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 4:16 PM, roadster08 said: Phone calls used to be really expensive on cruise ships. Has anybody recently tried doing free phone calls from the ship via Wi-Fi? How about just regular service through your normal carrier when in Port on the ship? I've found the WiFi calling on a ship to be very hit or miss. Some cruise lines seem to block it altogether. But using services like WhatsApp, Google Meet audio and the like do seem to work when the internet is strong enough. For cell use in the port check your carrier. We have T-Mobile with free data in over 150 countries so we can use our data plan most anywhere. For calls it's 25 cents per minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopizz Posted February 22, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 22, 2023 14 hours ago, CruisingWalter said: I've found the WiFi calling on a ship to be very hit or miss. Some cruise lines seem to block it altogether. But using services like WhatsApp, Google Meet audio and the like do seem to work when the internet is strong enough. For cell use in the port check your carrier. We have T-Mobile with free data in over 150 countries so we can use our data plan most anywhere. For calls it's 25 cents per minute. When in port can you use your T-Mobile free data for WhatsApp calls? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbfluffy Posted February 22, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 22, 2023 We have t mobile. We were able to do wi fi calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted February 22, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 22, 2023 5 hours ago, lbfluffy said: We have t mobile. We were able to do wi fi calling. It does work unless the internet speed is terrible. Try it early in the morning or late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisingWalter Posted February 22, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 22, 2023 9 hours ago, twopizz said: When in port can you use your T-Mobile free data for WhatsApp calls? Thank you. We're not on WiFi in port, we're on the cellular network so honestly not sure. I've never used WhatsApp via cellular and not sure if we can to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted February 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2023 12 hours ago, twopizz said: When in port can you use your T-Mobile free data for WhatsApp calls? Thank you. We’ve done this from Australia, but it’s been three years ago or so. Just make sure you’re placing the call through the app and not simply dialing out like a regular phone call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted February 22, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 2:08 AM, MissP22 said: The WhatsApp works well even when the internet signal is bad, which is most of the time A big clue to how well WhatsApp works is that's the crew's go-to app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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