Is turning my data services on abroad costing me???

i am abroad, using wifi with data and roaming is off. but internet or bbm is not working. soon as i turn my data services on, my bbm and internet works. Is this costing me???

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Only your carrier (Orange, as per your profile) can answer your question for certain...each carrier sets their own policies about what/when billing happens. But, from what you describe, it should be that those services are transporting via WiFi. You can always check the path that BIS is using via Manage Connections > Services Status. However, even if it's via WiFi, you should still talk to Orange to see if perhaps they have some other billing scheme...I've heard of a few lately that actually seem to be blocking ALL BIS via WiFi.
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