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iPhone tips for travelers

iPhone tips for travelers

Unaware travelers can blithely rack up eye - popping bills on their iPhones while traveling.

The international roaming calling rates are bad enough, but data usage is what really delivers the sting. The root of the problem is that the iPhone, with all its apps, positively inhales data. Because domestic plans feature unlimited data, few users bother to track the amount they send and receive.

When you get home, the bill could be hundreds or thousands of dollars.

There are some steps you can take to maintain some of the functionality of the phone without the monster bill, but it will still cost you extra.

First off, learn how to defang the functions of your iPhone that can whack your wallet: international calling and data. The easiest way to completely shut these off (other than turning off the phone) is to go into flight mode. But that leaves you with a virtually useless phone that can’t make or receive calls, check e-mail or text.

To be more selective, go to “Settings,” then “General” and then “Network.” Here you can shut off “Data Roaming” so you won’t feast on high-priced data but can still make phone calls.

Also, in your e-mail settings, turn off the “Fetch” option so you won’t automatically download e-mail. Do so under “Settings,” then “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” and “Fetch New Data.”

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