Ferrari Mailing List: Re: [NFC] iPhone and Android

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Wise system!

On Sep 16, 2019, at 12:57, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

Oh, and as a PS:

I keep a spare phone in my overnight bag in case something goes
haywire with my regular phone.  It isn't capable of placing calls over
cell, as I don't have a cell carrier for it.  But Republic Wireless
maintains the separate phone number for it for $5/mo so I can use it
over wifi.

Hans.

> On 9/16/19, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
> It just does it.  It always preferences wifi over cell.  Our local
> golf course has no cell reception in the bar (small town, spotty cell
> everywhere), so I'm always on wifi there for example.  Elsewhere, like
> when I was in Applebee's last night, it uses wifi even though there
> was strong cell reception.  For international, my carrier doesn't
> support it without replacement of the SIM card.  But as long as I can
> find wifi, I'm good to go.  Out in the boonies, not so much......
> 
> Hans.
> 
>> On 9/16/19, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>> How were you able to do that?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I’ll be heading to Vegas in Nov. My plan includes calls I make to US/Int
>> from Canada, but am unsure how it’ll work the other way (when I’m in the
>> US).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
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>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 12:06:32 PM
>> To: PeterGT4 <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] [NFC] iPhone and Android
>> 
>> My Android phone works fine with no cell access.  I can place calls,
>> too.  That's how I recently used it frequently in Ireland without
>> buying any sort of overseas service.  Irish pubs tend to have good
>> wifi!
>> 
>> Hans.
>> 
>>> On 9/16/19, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:
>>> Yep, I'll reinforce Hans' input.  I can text with my daughter across OS
>>> platforms.   But being an iPhone user, I prefer iPhone to iPhone with
>>> iMessage because it's a) encrypted b)works where there is internet
>>> access
>>> but no cell access... which is important in the mountains where I live.
>>> Most folks have internet in their homes but about half have no cell
>>> access.
>>> 
>>>    On Monday, September 16, 2019, 11:22:39 AM PDT, Hans E. Hansen
>>> <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Not sure about the "data plan" issue, but my son (iPhone) and I
>>> (Android) exchange MMS messages daily.
>>> 
>>> Hans.
>>> 
>>>> On 9/16/19, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Just a generic, non-Ferrari-content question I have...
>>>> 
>>>> Can an iPhone user receive and read an MMS text message sent from an
>>>> Android
>>>> device?
>>>> 
>>>> Curious about this, I looked it up and I believe I read in one link
>>>> that
>>>> if
>>>> an iPhone user doesn’t have a data plan, they can’t receive MMS
>>>> messages.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Peter
>>>> 
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