Smartphones & Data Plan

[NetBrakr]

Take a look at this...#5

How to Unlock a Phone | Mobile Telephony | Asked and Answered

"Once the phone is unlocked and moved to a different network, the phone’s data settings must be reprogrammed so the user can access the Web and send and receive picture messages."

[Mi An]

Take a look at this...#5

How to Unlock a Phone | Mobile Telephony | Asked and Answered

"Once the phone is unlocked and moved to a different network, the phone’s data settings must be reprogrammed so the user can access the Web and send and receive picture messages."

It does have to be reprogrammed, but that can be done automatically. Don't recall the details, but when I put my VZW branded TP2 on PPC, I dialed some number and the system did the programming OTA.

[NetBrakr]

So if I don't want data, I don't need to do that stuffs.

[Hook]

So if I don't want data, I don't need to do that stuffs.

That would be my guess. However, it is just a guess. As I said, I never had to do anything, but ot could be because it's AT&T and not an MVNO, or it could be that the Gophone SIM drives everything. My phone is unlocked-- in fact, it never was locked.

[NetBrakr]

My sister is delaying her smartphone.

Sometime next year, I am planning to try this. Right now, I am focusing on getting the Samsung Galaxy Pro (unlocked).

[NetBrakr]

Hey guys,

I am helping one of my friends. She wants to have a smartphone but needs to stikc with Verizon, family plan. She wanted to get the iPhone but she knows it's going to be pretty expensive cause of the data plan. I was going to suggest her to get an android smartphone but I am not sure data plan.

Is there any way to get a android smartphone without Verizon data plan?

Thanks guys.

[Adama D. Brown]

Hey guys,

I am helping one of my friends. She wants to have a smartphone but needs to stikc with Verizon, family plan. She wanted to get the iPhone but she knows it's going to be pretty expensive cause of the data plan. I was going to suggest her to get an android smartphone but I am not sure data plan.

Is there any way to get a android smartphone without Verizon data plan?

Thanks guys.

Not that I can think of, unfortunately. If she were on AT&T, she could get an unlocked Android phone AT&T doesn't carry, and dodge their data plan requirements that way, but Verizon doesn't allow any non-Verizon phones on their network.

[NetBrakr]

I thought so that will happen.

Thanks Adama.

[Varjak]

Two things:

1. There are rumors that Verizon may introduce a 'family' data plan with one 'bucket' of data shared amongst family members.

2. I don't think the data plan costs of adding a phone to the family plan are excessive or much different than other carriers. Of course it's relative, and more expensive than no data plan; but that's true of almost any smartphone scenario.

[NetBrakr]

Hey guys,

Just to update you guys. My sister and I discussed this, and she agreed to pay the $20 monthly data plan. And I got her the HTC Vivd today as a birthday present.