| 1. Posted by Bushy Turtle |
Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:46 am |
great. now people can make drunk phone calls at sea.
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| 2. Posted by GSMDude |
Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:47 am |
Hopefully this means cell phone calls on airplanes is next (and eventually Internet access).
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| 3. Posted by booboy |
Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:26 pm |
its about time. being at sea without cell phone service is something many people would pay for. plus there's no interference with equipment like on airplanes.
the problem with calls on airplanes is the flight equipment, not the location. so it think there is still a bit to wait until the faa gets this stuff sorted out. just like everyone else i still have my fingers crossed though.
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| 4. Posted by mgoblue |
Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:04 pm |
it costs $2.49/minute. i'll leave my phone at home.
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| 5. Posted by Jadall |
Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:29 pm |
on an airplane they would have to set up some kind of a relay just like I imagine on a cruise ship the tower picks up the transmission from phone and relay's it over some other kind of radio network I imagine. sounds cool and another thing is in emergency etc. if someone is near the cruise ship they could make emergency cell phone call.. (i would have a satellite phone or a regular radio if I was on a ship out to sea anyways.)
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| 6. Posted by m2391 |
Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:36 pm |
My grandmother used her cell phone on a cruise ship in port thinking she had free roaming - it ended up costing her $2.99 a minute. I think she was on RC cruise line on an Alaskan route.
The bill came back - Roaming on Cruise Ship. Again $2.99 a minute.
Now, it is not even safe to use roaming while in Port - only use cell phone if you are on your carrier while near or on a cruise ship. Even in a US port.
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| 7. Posted by enhompe |
Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:39 pm |
A posting above says cruise ship roaming costs $2.49 per minute. If only that outrageous price were accurate! The rates are actually $4.99 per minute, a rate you will not find anywhere on Carnival's web site. The other cruise lines seem to have standardized on that price as well. Activate international roaming before you leave, and check the actual rates with your cell carrier to avoid the nasty surprise I got slapped with: $50 for 10 minutes of cellular calls. Bon voyage, indeed!
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| 8. Posted by itsajoey |
Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:28 pm |
its a pretty neat service but geeze the price wow.
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| 9. Posted by crmoores |
Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:51 am |
The ship to shore option can cost up to $10 per minute, depending on the location, I had to use it once at $8 per minute. So this cell phone looks like the clear choice in cases of emergency.
Those who have a phone glued to their ear may want to leave their cell phone home 
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