iPhone

Can I plug my Phone into the TV on Radiance of the Seas and watch Netflix?

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Radiance of the Seas Stateroom TV

My wife and I typically download a heap of movies and TV shows that we are currently watching on Netflix or Amazon Prime onto an iPad. This way, we can watch them whenever we feel like it without needing to purchase an internet package onboard a cruise. Of course, if you don’t pre-download anything, the … Read more

Can I plug my phone into the TV on Golden Princess and watch Netflix?

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With apps like Netflix and facilitating access to thousands of movies and TV shows, if you are anything like us, you probably download a whole bunch onto a smartphone or tablet before your cruise. It’s so much better to watch on the bigger screen TV in your stateroom though than on the small tablet or … Read more

Why I Stopped Sleeping With My Phone (and other tech)

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When I switched from a Blackberry to an iPhone I quickly noticed a difference between silent mode on the Blackberry and ‘silent’ on the iPhone. In fact, when my iPhone was on silent mode, it still dinged every few minutes when new emails came in. Suffice to say my first few nights involved a lot of waking up.    

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Checking Your Pre-Paid Mobile Phone Balance with Our Telekom in the Solomon Islands

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The Rain Coming in from the ocean at Honiara

I spent ages hunting online for how to check my usage/remaining balanced with Our Telekom (Breeze) in the Solomon Islands, I couldn’t find anything anywhere though to tell me, and there wasn’t anything in the sim card pack I received either.

So for anyone else looking, I ended up calling their customer service number who told me how to check it.

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Mobile Phone Data Settings For Our Telekom / Breeze Mobile in the Solomon Islands

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Sunset at Honiara

In most of the countries I have been to, my iPhone has automatically detected the carrier settings and configured itself for me. The Solomon Islands is to date the one exception. It worked fine for voice calls and text messages, but when it came to data usage, no go.

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