Using Iphone GPS in Europe

I will be traveling to The Netherlands and Belgium and would like to use the GPS in my Iphone 4S without incurring telephone charges. Is there a GPS app that I can use for this?

Garmin
depends if you have any experience with any in a stand alone they work much the same in the Apps

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I am wondering if people have found it more cost effective to use the iphone 4 in europe (am going to denmark) or to try to buy some cheap other kind of used phone and put a sim card i buy over there in it. I am new to using forums, so if this q has already been answered, could somone provide the link to that thread or discussion, even if it is on another website? Thanks!

If your phone is carrier locked, to use in Europe...as a phone & for data...would be extremely expensive. You'd have to get International Provisioning activated for your account, then pick a plan & pay through the nose. What many folks do is put their phones in Airplane mode, turn WiFi on & use available WiFi for their phone's data needs(although there are not nearly as many free WiFi spots in Europe as there are say in the US). If you want to make calls, you can either purchase a local phone with a pre-paid sim(they are cheap & readily available) or you could still get International Provisioning activated for your account, but turn cellular data off in settings on your phone. That way you could make/receive calls & SMS's but not incur hefty data charges.

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I am going to Italy and would like to know if there is anything extra to do to use my new iPhone 5 for phone and/or data.

1. No, because if you have an iPhone on AT&T, the LTE frequencies are different between the US and Europe and if you have an iPhone 5 on AT&T in the US, then it will be carrier locked to AT&T and that is a different model to the other European model, so the best you can hope for is to use the international roaming feature and link into an Italian 3G network.
2. There are no unlocked iPhone 5's available in the US at the moment, but when they do become available, it is the other model that is available, so unlocked means unlocked and it does not matter which carrier you use. That is your choice and you can use any one that you want and you should also be able to swap nano sim cards and use local ones whilst travelling.
3. If you purchase the unlocked model of the iPhone, which is a different version to the US carrier locked, then you have a better chance with LTE frequencies. Obviously there are going to be differences between countries because their LTE frequencies are different.
Well no, of course it cannot be truly a world phone because every single country in the world is different and all countries are in different stages of development of their 3G capabilities. There is no one frequency at the moment for all countries. There may possibly come a time when this is so, but not at the moment.

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I will be travelling to Europe next week, i plan to put my Iphone in airplane mode, and just use it with WiFi. I have read that if you have voicemail and you get calls and even if you don't answer them you will get charged since the call went to your voicemail. I don't have voicemail, will i get charged anything for all the missed calls, sorry if this is a dumb question...

You get charged for 1 international roaming minute if the phone is not answered and the call goes to voicemail. Data charges will also be incurred, since the iPhone's Visual Voicemail is accessed as data, not voice. Airplane mode will prevent all of that, of course. As an alternative to data, she can call her own number and press * during the voicemail greeting, then enter her voicemail password to access voicemail (calling her own number would, of course, incur another 1 minute charge...).
You might want to consider an international roaming voice and data package from AT&T.
http://wireless.att.com/learn/international

How to use iPhone 4S in Europe as an iPod... without Airplane Mode?

So this is actually for a friend who has an iPhone 4S and is going to Amsterdam this summer. She wants to bring her iPhone to use it for reading preloaded eBooks and listen to her music. Now she is TERRIFIED of incurring international data charges. She wants a foolproof method to disable it's service without using Airplane Mode. She is afraid she will be out drinking one night and accidentally turn Airplane Mode off or restart her phone and it's turned off as it powers up and as her apps update she goes bankrupt. She also still wants to be able to use WiFi when she is out there.
Now I was thinking she could replace her activated SIM card with an unactivated one from AT&T (her carrier). I am just concerned about a couple things.
First since the iPhone is activated will it freak out on her when she inserts this unactivated SIM card.
Second will she have to restore it before inserting the SIM card?
Third will she be able to connect it to iTunes to add music or perform a restore if something should happen to it out there?
Or if the SIM card trick is a no-go, what other ways are there to foolproof deactivate her phone?
Any help or ideas you could give me to pass along to her would be great. She was actually on her way to buy a new ipod and an ereader when she told me and I stopped her in her tracks. I had a European buddy come HERE and buy an unactivated iPhone and wanted to use it as an iPod and we did this SIM card trick but I don't know if it translates to Activated to Unactivated.

Just take out the sim card. If the iPhone is unlocked, she won't have to worry about charges.

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You'd get the info you're looking for if you posted where & what carrier you're presently using and whether your phone is officially unlocked or not.

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I'm in the US, and I have an iPhone 4GS on order.
In a few months I'm heading to Italy, and I'm hoping to use the iPhone there.
What do I need to do? I'm going to use voice and data. I know technically I could just bring it over there, and use it, but the romaing charges are going to kill me. Can I just swap out the SIM card for one with data & voice in Italy?

you would need to contact your carrier and get the international data plan. If your with AT&T look here: http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=11832

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I'm planning a trip to Portugal. Verizon offers a very expensive plan. When I arrive in Portugal can I simply buy a SIM card from a local wireless company for use within Portugal?
I have an iPhone 5S 32GB registered to the Verizon network in the US.

carlshome wrote:
I'm planning a trip to Portugal. Verizon offers a very expensive plan. When I arrive in Portugal can I simply buy a SIM card from a local wireless company for use within Portugal?
I have an iPhone 5S 32GB registered to the Verizon network in the US.
PeAcEmArE is incorrect. All Verizon iPhones from the 5 onward are unlocked out of the box. You can use your iPhone 5S with a local SIM in Portugal.
I would recommend that you have Verizon enable international dialing on your phone even if you don't plan on using it. Merely having the ability to make calls won't cost you anything. But, should you have issues with your local SIM, you'll still be able to make calls in an emergency.

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Can I use old iPhone 4S in Europe for WiFi, w/o cellular service? A few Qs not found in Support Community-

I wish to upgrade to iPhone 6, but first want to know if I can use my iPhone 4S for camera, iMessaging and apps (i.e. What’s App) on Wifi after it is disconnected from U.S. Verizon network?
iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1.2 (reluctant to upgrade to 8.1.2), Verizon, U.S. only
Mac Mini, OSX 10.9.5 (reluctant to upgrade to OSX Yosemite)
I’ve read all of the old posts (2011 thru July 2014), but still have questions. This is what I understand:
Upgrade iOS and apps with iTunes, before transferring to new iPhone 6
Change the name of my old iPhone http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201997 (if I wish to name my new iPhone what my old one was called)
Enable airplane mode, then re-enable just wifi
Activate new iPhone
Transfer data to new iPhone http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2109
QUESTIONS:
Q: When connected to WiFi in England, Italy and Sicily - do I keep it in Airplane Mode even though it has been disconnected from Verizon and I will have an active iPhone 6 on my Verizon account being used by my husband at home in the U.S.?
Q: Will there be a problem sync’ing to iTunes in the future, or my Mac Mini? Will it conflict with my new iPhone 6? Or is it just considered a different device, once it has a new name.
Q: How can I message my husband in the U.S. with the iPhone 6 from Europe using my old iPhone 4S on Wifi only? Do I use my iCloud account, like I do from my Mac Mini to my iPhone? Or can I set up a new iMessage account on the old iPhone 4S
I appreciate any insights and answers. Thanks in advance!
Daphne

It doesn't have to be that complicated, Verizon iPhones come unlocked, just tell VZ you're going on Holiday/Traveling and suspend the service, no need to pay for service if you're not going to be using it. Pick up local SIM cards in the countries of your choosing, pop them in, re-activate iMessage and you're set!
I recommend getting a SIM card from the Three network in England, they have great EU roaming rates and free like-home roaming in Italy.
Set your phone's region to match the country you're in, it'll save from some headaches when calling local/international numbers.
To answer your questions,
1. If you choose not to have a local SIM card, it is good to keep your phone in Airplane mode to save battery.
2. Make sure the two iPhones have different names to reduce sync/restore issues.
3. If husband has an iPhone also, you can chat with iMessage/Facetime, just give him heads up about the new number you'll have. Otherwise, use Whatsapp if he's got an Android. You can activate Whatsapp with your American number or the international number if you choose to get a SIM in Europe.
Also, Get the MagicJack app and/or Google Hangouts, both of those apps provide you with free calling to the USA and Canada using any internet connection. Google Voice is another good way to SMS across the seas.
Let me know if you need any more tips for iPhoning across the pond.

If I buy a used iPhone 4 without a data plan will the GPS work?

I live in Canada and am a complete newbie when it comes to cell phones and data plans. I am not interested in having or paying for cellular telephone capability.
I've been using the 64 Gb iPod Touch 4 but detest its 0.7 Mb still camera and bemoan its lack of GPS.
Now that the iPhone 4S has been released, there are many folks selling their older iPhone 4s. I'd love to use one of these older iPhone units with their better camera and GPS capability, but don't want to pay for a data plan, nor am I willing to pay $850 for an unlocked iPhone 4S. I'm happy to continue using wireless internet and don't need a cell phone.
Being a newbie when it comes to data plans and cell phones, if I purchase a used iPhone 4 from someone:
1. Does it need a SIM card (activated or not) to use the GPS on it? If yes, must a deactivated SIM card be provided by the seller or where can I obtain one?
2. Does the iPhone 4 need to be on a cellular plan to use the GPS?
3. I can use a deactivated iPhone 4 on WiFi only as I've been doing with the iPod Touch 4, correct?
4. If I can use a deactivated, non-contract iPhone 4 on WiFi only, will the GPS work and allow me to use GPS-enabled apps? If yes, does it somehow still "tie"into available local cell networks to achieve a position without me paying for (or being registered for) cellular access?
5. Can future iOS upgrades (say to iOS5) still be performed on a deactivated iPhone 4 without a cell plan?
6. Do I need to purchase the iPhone 4 from a Canadian seller given my above questions? What other questions do I need to ask of the seller when looking for a used iPhone 4?
Thanks in advance for any help with my newbie questions!

Thanks for that, Paulfromwallasey. I live in a rural area without many cell towers and with WiFi only in my home. I do use offline maps (topographical and street maps) on my iPod Touch 4 outdoors (not needing a signal, WiFi or cellular). I also have a hand-held Garmin GPS receiver but would rather use the GPS in the iPhone (its positional accuracy, while likely being lower than that obtained from my Garmin, is likely sufficient for my needs).
I guess that one of the questions that I was asking is if I were to purchase a used iPhone 4 from someone, and the SIM card have been removed, would the device's GPS still work with GPS-enabled apps (albiet without the cellular-assist)?
Can any pay-as-you-go SIM card be purchased for and used in a deactivated iPhone4? Would this even be necessary for the GPS?
Thanks again.

Can I use my Us iPhone 5s in Europe with a prepaid sim card while on vacation?

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Thanks for that, Paulfromwallasey. I live in a rural area without many cell towers and with WiFi only in my home. I do use offline maps (topographical and street maps) on my iPod Touch 4 outdoors (not needing a signal, WiFi or cellular). I also have a hand-held Garmin GPS receiver but would rather use the GPS in the iPhone (its positional accuracy, while likely being lower than that obtained from my Garmin, is likely sufficient for my needs).
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