sm1mex Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Traveling internationally with a Telcel phone, can I text or whatsapp any cell number world wide for free, with cellular data and roaming off and wi-fi connected. Is roaming charge NOT necessary to text or whatsapp international phone numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvaro-84 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 hi, yes only wifi zone is suficient to text watsap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Alvaro: So if I am in Europe and I whatsapp someone in Europe or any place else, it is free as long as I have a wi-fi signal? Doesn't texting use data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 For WhatsApp, not when you use WiFi. And of course, any data plan here includes free WhatsApp. Although that won't work out of the country, of course, except in the case where you pay extra for roaming, which would be pointless. Texting would require a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I'm a little confused. So Whatsapp can communicate solely by wifi, obviously with an internet connection? So you don't need a SIM card that is making a connection to whatever local telecom is in the area? So just like sending an email from your computer say, in France, to a computer anywhere else in the world? That's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, ComputerGuy said: Not when you use WiFi. And of course, any data plan here includes free WhatsApp. Although that won't work out of the country, of course, except in the case where you pay extra for roaming, which would be pointless. CG, couldn't there be a charge for Wi-Fi if they would have to go to a Wi-Fi cafe? At the hotel it may be free but you may not always have a connection when walking around. Or I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I will be in Europe whatapping someone in Europe through wi-fi. That will be free. Right? (Data disabled but wi-fi connected). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 34 minutes ago, Tiny said: CG, couldn't there be a charge for Wi-Fi if they would have to go to a Wi-Fi cafe? At the hotel it may be free but you may not always have a connection when walking around. Or I may be wrong. Sure. But that charge won't be added to by WhatsApp usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, sm1mex said: I will be in Europe whatapping someone in Europe through wi-fi. That will be free. Right? (Data disabled but wi-fi connected). Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I have whatsapped Ireland successfully and had a reply using wi-fi, so all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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