How to....??? Smartphone without data plan

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reactionzero1010

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hey i want to get a smartphone with att but how can i do that without gettin the data plan, just voice plan???

if i get a new 2yrs contract with voice and data plan, can i still cancel the data plan after one month? or would it consider void the contract???????
 
if your already with att then I would look at unlocked smartphones as long as they run on the 850/1900 band that work on the gsm network
 
AT&T does not require a data plan for any phone except the iPhone. Even then, there is no contract involved. You only have to maintain the iPhone data plan as long as you use the iPhone on the network. If you are using an AT&T branded PDA, the only data plans you can purchase are those for PDAs.
 
I have had a Smartphone (AT&&T Tilt) for 2 years. I paid for a text plan for the first month, in order to get the phone on contract. I then cancelled the text plan, and have remained with just voice. But now, I'm looking to upgrade my phone and was told that ALL smartphones from AT&T require a data plan. One lady at the AT&T Store told me that I could not even use an unlocked phone. That AT&T would detect that it was a smart phone and force me on to a data plan. I don't think this is accurate. If I buy a phone, I can not see how AT&T can force me into something that I don't need or want. Can anyone shine any light on this?
 
I was told the exact same thing today at the at&t store. I would think it'd be illegal for them to just add the data plan on your plan if you didn't agree or sign up for it..they're not allowed to make ANY changed to your plan without your consent.

I wonder though...why couldn't one just buy the phone at full retail somewhere...then just switch it with the phone they are currently using? That wouldn't count as an upgrade, and I have done this many times when I've had phones break, and i just switch it with another phone I had laying around.
 
well I was using an nokian75 and then my friend gave me a blackberry because he got an iphone.. I changed my sim card and it worked for a few months then I got a text message from att saying that they are adding a 30 dollar data package because I am using a blackberry. I changed the sim card back to my old nokia and went down to the store telling them that I am using a nokia not a blackberry. They took off the 30 dollar data charge but said that if I try to use the blackberry again the Ime of the phone would come back as a blackberry and I would get charged again.
 
When is the last time you were in an AT&T store??? I was in there today paying my bill, and (for the first time), I wandered around and looked at every phone they offer. Virtually EVERY phone they have now REQUIRES a $20 data plan (iPhone $30). Go look at the price tags on the phones. Almost every single one says "This phone requires a $20 data plan".

I also just don't get it. I see alot of people out there saying they want a smart phone, but don't want a data plan. What gives? That's like saying, I want a car, but I don't want to have to pay for gas. What's the point of having a smartphone without a data plan? IMHO, it's ridiculous to want a smartphone just to cripple it by not having a data plan. I know you're going to come back with the argument that one can use WIFI, but WIFI isn't everywhere, and when you need internet access, you need the 3G network to fall back on.
 
did you see the date on that post? It was June of last year. It wasn't until January of this year that the data plan requirement came into effect.
 
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