Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off?

From	David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups	uk.telecom.mobile, comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off?
Date	2016-07-15 11:04 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<nmacg5$bf1$2@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<nmabpg$hte$1@softins.softins.co.uk>

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On 15/07/2016 10:52, Tony Mountifield wrote:
> I recently went on holiday from the UK to mainland Europe, and took
> my Samsung Galaxy S4 running Android 5.0.1 on the EE network.
>
> Before I went, I turned off Roaming Data, and also turned off Mobile Data
> completely.
>
> As I entered each country (France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany),
> I still received texts from EE saying "From EE: Your device is trying to
> connect to the internet. To get online abroad, choose a data add-on."
>
> So my question is, if roaming data and mobile data are both turned off
> (I checked again each time), why were these messages getting triggered?
>
> Cheers
> Tony

Text messages.  Just in case you wanted to change your mind, I expect! 
Make some more money from you.  Mind you, some operators offer zero 
extra cost facilities for Europe, and from next year we may all be 
paying the same in Europe as in the UK.  Perhaps!

-- 
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

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Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? tony@mountifield.org (Tony Mountifield) - 2016-07-15 09:52 +0000
  Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Someone Somewhere <nntpac@gmail.com> - 2016-07-15 11:02 +0100
    Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-07-15 08:06 -0700
      Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? tony@mountifield.org (Tony Mountifield) - 2016-07-16 08:10 +0000
        Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Someone Somewhere <nntpac@gmail.com> - 2016-07-16 10:20 +0100
          Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Graham. <graham-usenet@mail.com> - 2016-07-16 12:26 +0100
            Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Someone Somewhere <nntpac@gmail.com> - 2016-07-16 13:34 +0100
  Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-07-15 11:04 +0100
    Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2016-07-15 13:26 +0100
      Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-07-15 14:24 +0100
        Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2016-07-16 08:17 +0100
          Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-07-16 10:09 +0100
            Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2016-07-16 10:38 +0100
              Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Hergen Lehmann <hlehmann.expires.5-11@snafu.de> - 2016-07-16 13:10 +0200
                Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Optimist <v.meldrew@i.do.not.believe.it> - 2016-07-16 14:30 +0100
                Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-07-17 08:14 +0100
                Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2016-07-17 10:53 +0100
  Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? "Woody" <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2016-07-15 11:31 +0100
  Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? "R. Mark Clayton" <notyalckram@gmail.com> - 2016-07-15 04:49 -0700
    Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? tony@mountifield.org (Tony Mountifield) - 2016-07-15 13:42 +0000
      Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? "R. Mark Clayton" <notyalckram@gmail.com> - 2016-07-16 05:10 -0700
      Re: Still trying to use mobile data when turned off? Mark Carver <invalid.invalid@gmx.net> - 2016-07-17 13:08 +0100

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