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Offlinefazdazzle
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Verizon: Smartphone without data plan?
    #14551195 - 06/02/11 02:48 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Do any of you know if it's possible to buy a smartphone but not upgrade to a data plan? I have pretty much the bottom of the barrel plan and I would upgrade but I know I won't use the internet very often, however, I have heard that you can buy a smartphone on the verizon website, activate it on your account and still use it, even being able to use it on wi-fi. After hearing about this I was extremely interested because I want a smartphone for the organizing capacity but not much else, although the idea of having wi-fi would be a nice icing on the cake.

I've searched around on the internet for this and I found one forum where people were trying it out (although this was in or around 2009) and one person said that using wi-fi on their smartphone with a non-data plan only used up their allotted minutes. Awesome, right?

So now I'm at the point where I'm getting comfortable with going through with it, but I would some more input. Anything any has to say about this is welcome....I'm pretty clueless when it comes to wireless services and products. Thanks :thumbup:


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InvisibleDieCommie

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Re: Verizon: Smartphone without data plan? [Re: fazdazzle]
    #14551211 - 06/02/11 02:52 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

I dont know for sure, but I suspect it would work if you bought your own unlocked phone.  That is what I have done with AT&T, its more expensive upfront but you arn't forced into any plan.


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Re: Verizon: Smartphone without data plan? [Re: DieCommie]
    #14551484 - 06/02/11 03:46 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

im fairly confident that you can only do that if you buy the phone outright, root it, then sign up for a plan.

i dont believe it will even go through the initial setup if it realizes that you dont have a data plan.


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Re: Verizon: Smartphone without data plan? [Re: frith]
    #14551794 - 06/02/11 04:59 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

this has nothing to do with jail breaking a phone does it?

i don't know much about smart phones


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Invisiblebadchad
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Re: Verizon: Smartphone without data plan? [Re: fazdazzle]
    #14552503 - 06/02/11 07:45 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Generally, in modern times, ALL smartphones require a data plan.

There might be some way around it by buying or receiving a phone outright, rooting, then cloning the ESN to a "dumb phone".  I'm unsure what's involved with ESN cloning, but my impression is that it's relatively tough.


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InvisibleDieCommie

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Re: Verizon: Smartphone without data plan? [Re: badchad]
    #14552598 - 06/02/11 08:18 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

My plan doesn't require data, but I get it.  I did by a non-subsidized unlocked phone, but haven't rooted or modified anything.


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