80sGal Posted July 29, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) Help please! My DH is convinced that even though we have bought the WiFi Package that we still need a package from our local carrier. I have no desire to use the service but he wants it ... but how does this all work? We got the midlevel pkg. Does he need something from our carrier too? Any input on how connectivity at sea works is much appreciated! Edited July 29, 2021 by 80sGal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_aces Posted July 29, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) When the ship pulls out of port, put your phone in airplane mode and leave it there. Connect to Wifi and enter your required info. You'll be set for the entire cruise. Don't take your phone out of airplane mode until you get back. Nothing you need to do with your carrier unless you want connectivity while on an excursion in port somewhere. Even then, most US carriers don't require any special package anymore and some even offer low tier stuff (texting and really slow data) for free. Edited July 29, 2021 by geaux_aces 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH711 Posted July 29, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 29, 2021 No, you won’t need anything from your carrier. You’ll be able to log on from one device at a time. So, you can use your phone, iPad or computer. You don’t have to use the same device…you can switch to any device…one at a time. The big question is how well the ships Wi-Fi is. Some are slow no matter what package you buy. Hopefully a new ship like the Mardi Gras will have great Wi-Fi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80sGal Posted July 29, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Thanks for the quick replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin308 Posted July 29, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 29, 2021 The Airplane mode is really important on the ship too. If you forget to do that you are going to end up with a monster cell phone bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Wanna_Cruize Posted July 29, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Also, if you have AT&T, they offer a free plan for phone & data in Mexico that you can add to your wireless plan. It's called Roam Mexico. It allows us to use our phone in port to get directions, etc, and make calls & texts. Then, back to Airplane mode when back on the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHU Posted July 29, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 29, 2021 If I want to occasionally read email, what do I need to buy/do? Thanks. New to Carnival and on previous cruises, someone else handled family emails. Is Carnival's wifi secure? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angiedw1 Posted July 30, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2021 AT&T also has a plan you can turn on that charge s you $10 per day to be able to use your phone on a lot of the Caribbean Islands. It only charges you if you use it. We put phones in airplane mode as soon as we get on ship. Once we go ashore we switch it out of airplane mode and use it just like we regularly would. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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