Compass?

[Raishi]

I just got a Iphone 3GS without a data plan. and was wondering if turning on the "Location services" for the camera and the compass used "Data" <- the kind I have to pay for =( I'm scared to turn it on and use it and rack up my bills

 

[Resist]

The phone has its own compass chip, so it doesn't need information from anywhere else. But if you don't have a data plan, then you shouldn't be charged even if it did use data. Because if it did use data, you wouldn't get any information without a plan.

 

[Intell]

If you have 4.0 you can turn off cell data. Then turn on Location Services for using the GPS and Compass.

 

[Raishi]

When you say I can turn of cell data and 3G dose that mean I cannot be charged for ANYTHING without turning them back on again?

 

[Intell]

When you say I can turn of cell data and 3G dose that mean I cannot be charged for ANYTHING without turning them back on again?

Yes, the only way you can browse the web is via WiFi.