bigcedarcruiser Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 I have a VOOM package on the Oasis and plan to put my iPhone on Airplane Mode and then connect to the ship's WIFI. I also have an apple watch (not with cellular). Do I also need to set my apple Watch to Airplane Mode on??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebuck Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Since you don't have cellular on your watch, there's no need to put into airplane mode. Once you put your phone in airplane mode though, you'll want to manually enable bluetooth in order for your watch to receive notifications if you so desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 When you put your iPhone into airplane mode, the watch goes into airplane automatically. You have to manually take it out of airplane mode, even after taking your phone out of airplane mode. My series 4 with cellular doesn't roam like my phone does. It Canada my phone works great, full LTE service. My watch? Nope. It behaves like a non-cellular watch when roaming. whitsmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetechie Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 12:28 PM, twangster said: When you put your iPhone into airplane mode, the watch goes into airplane automatically. You have to manually take it out of airplane mode, even after taking your phone out of airplane mode. My series 4 with cellular doesn't roam like my phone does. It Canada my phone works great, full LTE service. My watch? Nope. It behaves like a non-cellular watch when roaming. Have you tried connecting your watch to your travel router when you have that up and running? Curious if that works onboard (I would think it would) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Thetechie said: Have you tried connecting your watch to your travel router when you have that up and running? Curious if that works onboard (I would think it would) Yes, but Apple watch doesn't support wifi-calling like a phone does. For me, my phone is usually with me so having my watch connect to a travel router yields no benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetechie Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 2:01 PM, twangster said: Yes, but Apple watch doesn't support wifi-calling like a phone does. For me, my phone is usually with me so having my watch connect to a travel router yields no benefit. Makes sense. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobAbooey Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Do you think using a web browser app for the apple watch 4 I could connect to the ships wifi? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parrity/id1448208309?mt=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 37 minutes ago, BobAbooey said: Do you think using a web browser app for the apple watch 4 I could connect to the ships wifi? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parrity/id1448208309?mt=8 Welcome to the message boards! It seems like this watch app uses your phone to browse but then captures a web page and displays it on your watch. I'm not sure it's a native browser that works independently of your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enosdale Cruiser Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 We will be cruising over New Years. We got our son a Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular. If we buy the Voom package for his watch, will we be able to text and/or FaceTime him using the watch to stay in contact with him while aboard the ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Welcome to the message boards! Most US based cell plans for Apple Watch don't include roaming internationally so the cellular features won't work outside of the US. The Apple Watch was designed originally to be tethered to an iPhone. It obtained all of it's connectivity through the phone. Newer Apple watches running newer software can connect to wifi when the phone isn't nearby. It still prefers to use the phone's connection but can fall back to wifi when the phone isn't present. An Apple watch can connect to wifi that doesn't require logging in to the wifi. At home for example an Apple Watch will learn of your home wifi from your phone and connect to your home wifi when your phone isn't within range. Voom requires you log in. For this reason it doesn't work with an Apple Watch. However if your son's phone is connected to Voom with a paid Voom plan, the Apple Watch will function normally as long as his phone is with him. JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enosdale Cruiser Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Thank you. I was not aware that the watch does not allow logging in to WiFi. That is really unfortunate. We were trying to avoid him needing a phone with him all the time to avoid losing or getting phone wet while onboard. The watch is waterproof but basically worthless it sounds like as a communication device by itself while on the cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnfham Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 There is an easier way to set the time on you Apple Watch while in Airplane mode in IOS 12. On the iPhone turn Airplane mode on and also make sure Bluetooth is turned on . Next open the Settings App, select General and then Date & Time. Turn off Set Automatically. Select Time Zone and search for a city in that time zone. As an example search to Tokyo Japan. Select it and now the time will change on both the iPhone and Apple Watch. When you arrive back in the United States under Date and Time just turn back on "Set Automatically". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandis Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Will the Walkie-Talkie functionality on the Apple Watch work onboard with the iPhone logged into shipboard WiFi but no paid internet time? (The way you access onboard informations through the Royal App). Hoping to be able to use Walkie Talkie with wither members of our party with an Apple Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 7/14/2019 at 9:40 AM, Enosdale Cruiser said: We will be cruising over New Years. We got our son a Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular. If we buy the Voom package for his watch, will we be able to text and/or FaceTime him using the watch to stay in contact with him while aboard the ship? Apple Watch has no camera. You cannot Facetime using the watch. NEVER MIND. I'm replying to an old post LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 58 minutes ago, Brandis said: Will the Walkie-Talkie functionality on the Apple Watch work onboard with the iPhone logged into shipboard WiFi but no paid internet time? (The way you access onboard informations through the Royal App). Hoping to be able to use Walkie Talkie with wither members of our party with an Apple Watch. No. The walkie talkie function of the Apple watch requires internet to communicate with Apple servers in their data centers. Without a paid internet Voom plan your phone and watch can't reach Apple's servers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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