Is this a smart phone that would require a data plan? I don't want a data plan
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Whether or not you'll require a data plan is determined by your Carrier. We recommend contacting you Carrier and they'll be able to let you know whether or not you'll need one.
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Yes I bought this phone and just added it online to my Verizon account. No data plan necessary. For the price the phone does the job.
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It's not categorized as a smartphone, so you don't have to have a data plan, which was what I wanted for my daughter :) you can pay for the data you use (can be quite expensive) or disable data completely. The side effect of latter is you can't do mms. Hope that helps...Btw, my ears could not take the nagging anymore, so she got an iphone as a birthday gift, now she has to have a data plan...
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Yes if you intend to keep the Phone firm ware up to date and browse internet. If you dont have a data plan do not turn on your phone's Mobile network data settings.
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No a data plan is not required. However, if you are buying this phone to use with an existing phone plan that you have with AT&T; in order to avoid a data charge for a new smartphone through AT&T;, and you wanting to switch sim cards between the phones. AT&T; will *happily* add a data charge to this phone. Best bet is to cancel the service you have (if you are out of you contracted obligation) and use the sim that comes with the phone and follow the setup instructions that also come with the phone.
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Just spoke with Verizon and they said the data plan for this phone is optional.
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you don't have to have a data plan with this phone. I don't have a data plan because of the cost. You can access wifi spots though.
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No, it is not. Which means you are not required to get a data plan with it. However, as many other non-smart phones it can connect to internet. If you want to avoid any extra charges, you can go under settings and just disable data transfer completely.
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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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Yes, it's a smart phone. It needs a data plan in case you want to use the internet features outside of a wi-fi network. If not, you can use it with wi-fi only.
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No data plan is need unless you want to download apps and be connected to the internet vie Wi-Fi. All that is need is that you have an AT&T; Sims card.If you already have AT&T; you can insert you old Sims card in and you will be operational.
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No, this is not considered a smartphone and you are not required to have a data plan.
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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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I was told it needed a data plan. I have not tried it otherwise. If you are not having a data plan, you probably do not want a smart phone, which is bigger.
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I bought this phone to replace the exact same one I lost. So I didn't change anything to my plan. My reasoning is I didn't want to upgrade to a smart phone and pay a huge monthly bill because of data use. This IS NOT a smart phone.
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No this phone does not require any data plan. I have used the phone on a 25 a month month rate plan by pay as you go.
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Yes it is technically a smart phone and a data package is optional. If you have AT&T;, they don't detect this as being a smart phone. Therefore, you can unlimited data for a basic phone for $15. If you choose not to have data, you don't have to. If you do get the unlimited data package, understand that you will be using 3G internet. This phone does not have 4G LTE capability.