Iphone on airplane mode in Mexico?

I'm going to mexico in a weekish and i want to bring my iphone to go on facebook and twitter and such still. With airplane mode can i still connect to Wi-Fi? And if connected to Wi-Fi, will it allow me to send and receive imessages? I mainly want to bring the phone to keep in contact with my mom and sister back home!

When in airplane mode it essentially shuts off all signals this includes Wi-Fi. So no.

You probably won't, and I wouldn't even try anyway. It's just a few hours. Besides, they tell you to turn off your electronics for a reason. Their signals can interfere with the plane's signals, so it's a safety issue. Bring an mp3 player to keep yourself entertained instead.

I have vacationed in Mexico a number of times and the last couple of times I have taken my iPhone with me. You can turn the iPhone on airplane mode and then go into settings and manually turn Wi-Fi on. It will stay in airplane mode even with Wi-Fi on. However, if you accidentally turn airplane mode off, all your text messages and voicemails will come through and you will end up paying a lot in fees.So, what I recommend is to take your sim card out (all you need is a paper clip to pop out the sim card tray on the side as long as you are using an AT&T iPhone). That way, you can use all the features you want without worrying about any data charges.iMessages will work as well. I always carry the sim card with me in my backpack so that in case of emergency I can just pop the sim card in and make a call even though it will cost me a lot. Hope this helps. Have fun in Mexico!

Yes. Initially Airplane Mode will take off Wi-Fi as well but you can easily put it back on while leaving AM on.

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