Question regarding roaming and data usage

[ktimekiller]

I am currently out of my main country of service, and as such I have a question regarding roaming and data usage.

I am told that the airplane mode is sufficient from keeping the phone off from roaming, but does this apply to any background data usage for applications and such?

If the phone is in airplane mode, are all use of the phone including wifi and application use through the wifi outside of all extra charges from roaming?

[Ann154]

Airplane mode turns the radios off. Any data transfer can only go through the wifi radio whenever you have it on and connected to a wifi hot-spot.

[ktimekiller]

But will any background data usage through apps while using wifi on airplane most incur extra costs?

To avoid roaming I am on airplane mode but I am still accessing the internet through wifi.

[Ann154]

If you are getting charged to use the wifi, then it is possible.  Otherwise no

[ktimekiller]

If I were to check whether I am getting charged extra, will the extra fees immediately appear on the bill on my verizon application?

Also to note, I am on a unlimited data usage plan, but I am using a separate private wifi while on the airplane mode. I would think this would prevent any extra charges even with background data usage of applications?

[Ann154]

WifI usage DOES NOT count towards your data plan.

[silver6055]

Ann154 wrote:

If you are getting charged to use the wifi, then it is possible.  Otherwise no

Just to elaborate here, Ann154 is referring to access charges for wifi, which is nothing to do with Verizon, so if you are using it in a plane, hotel, an internet cafe etc that charges for Wifi rather than being free .   Verizon does not charge you (or indeed know about!) wifi usage, or any other usage that is not on their cellular network (such as using a foreign SIM for example in global phones)  So these charges, if any, will not show up on the verizon bill app.  Having it in airplane mode prevents all cellular data traffic so you should be fine