Help me people who have the phone without a data plan! Is it possible to use this phone without a data plan, just to use it for calling, text and wifi?
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Yes it's possible. Two solutions: 1)You can either borrow a sim card of someone who has a data plan 2) bypass the activation. Searched "1.x bypass" on google and made your way through bypassing the activation Follow these steps to put the phone in recovery mode;1. Plug usb cable to wall charger 2. Take the battery out 3. Hold the volume up button 4. Put battery back in 5. Plug usb cable into phone 6. Continue holding down the volume up button until the usb connectivity logo pops up on-screen.I bypassed the activation and now use my phone with Puretalk USa without dataplan. Can call/text and surf the net where wifi is available Yes it's possible. Two solutions: 1)You can either borrow a sim card of someone who has a data plan 2) bypass the activation. Searched "1.x bypass" on google and made your way through bypassing the activation Follow these steps to put the phone in recovery mode;1. Plug usb cable to wall charger 2. Take the battery out 3. Hold the volume up button 4. Put battery back in 5. Plug usb cable into phone 6. Continue holding down the volume up button until the usb connectivity logo pops up on-screen.I bypassed the activation and now use my phone with Puretalk USa... » Read More Yes it's possible. Two solutions: 1)You can either borrow a sim card of someone who has a data plan 2) bypass the activation. Searched "1.x bypass" on google and made your way through bypassing the activation Follow these steps to put the phone in recovery mode;1. Plug usb cable to wall charger 2. Take the battery out 3. Hold the volume up button 4. Put battery back in 5. Plug usb cable into phone 6. Continue holding down the volume up button until the usb connectivity logo pops up on-screen.I bypassed the activation and now use my phone with Puretalk USa without dataplan. Can call/text and surf the net where wifi is available « Show Less
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my understanding is you need to set up a palm profile first. and that requires passing some data bit does not require a "data plan" though I did not buy nor do I this phone.
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From what I have read online the setup requires some data to initially pass thru cellular, but can then be changed to go thru wifi. This is all easier to do thru a gsm as you can set it up with a prepaid sim and then switch. I however have a cdma palm pre plus so near impossible, and by that I mean $60. Check your local library for a book on webos, mine had one.
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Yes it's possible. Two solutions: 1)You can either borrow a sim card of someone who has a data plan 2) bypass the activation. Searched "1.x bypass" on google and made your way through bypassing the activation Follow these steps to put the phone in recovery mode;1. Plug usb cable to wall charger 2. Take the battery out 3. Hold the volume up button 4. Put battery back in 5. Plug usb cable into phone 6. Continue holding down the volume up button until the usb connectivity logo pops up on-screen. I bypassed the activation and now use my phone with Puretalk USa without dataplan. Can call/text and surf the net where wifi is available
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i wanna ask the same question can you use the phone without data but still get free mobile to mobile calling?? is everything the same just minus data??
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I do have a plan that has data but I don't use it because it eats up my minutes so I turned off the data on the phone. I don't know if you need a plan with data.
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No, you do not need a data plan to use the Internet you can use any wifi available. If you are wanting Internet all the time, you might want to look into getting a hotspot which will require a data plan. I hope this information helps!!
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It needs a data plan, but you don't need a contract to get it in service. Very quirky though. If you have other choices, go with another phone. Tends to go off line a lot. and locks up to the point where you have to take the battery out to reset.
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Hello, Yes this phone will work on your current plan & contract without a data plan.
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Answer to the question "Can this be used without a data plan": Yes. I used it for two years with no data plans. It comes with a wifi to allow you connecting to the internet when wifi is available.
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Is there any way to NOT sign up for a data plan when you buy a smartphone out of contract? (like for example this one) Does buying an unlocked smartphone help?
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The phone itself does not require a data plan but your carrier may specify otherwise. I have the same phone for both my kids. We are all on AT&T; network. The phones work great.
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You don't need data plan. I have att fusion 2 but I'm not required to use data plan and I have A
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Yes you would need a data plan as this particular phone does not allow you to have wi-fi capability. I hope this will help your decision.
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I loved this phone, but I never had data on it. I believe that you can connect to the internet, although I am not sure what the cost of doing so would be. I finally got a smart phone, but it is costly to have internet. Hope this helped.
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Hi, Yes, you do Not need a data plan to use this phone. I had a AT&T; flip phone with no data plan. I just took the chip and plugged it into this phone and it works. It has wi-fi but the software is old.
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OK..... You need to buy a phone without wifi. Also you need a plan that offers talk and text only.
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Nope! They use available wifi, so you do not need a data plan with this phone.
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O. Gaynor, you can use this phone on AT&T; without a data plan. I am sure several folks do it. I use it, but with teh media net plan, not a smartphone data plan. I am 100% sure you can use this phone without any kind of data plan. For its price, it's a very solid smartphone.
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no just pop in your sim and use What ever plan that's available . I used prepaid and I didn't need the data but it's ok to have . It's more of a feature phone like
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The phone can be used as a wifi device without a sim card. However, if you want to download any apps you have to have a SIM card.