<p dir="ltr">I have to issue a retraction. I checked with my brother who was using his iPhone without a data plan. He said he got caught by AT&T and had to quit using the phone. </p>
<p dir="ltr">...John</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 22, 2013 9:56 PM, "James Taylor" <<a href="mailto:James.Taylor@eastcobbgroup.com">James.Taylor@eastcobbgroup.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
BBs are a special case. All data goes through the RIM servers with them.<br>
Android and iPhone don't have that issues.<br>
-jt<br>
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>>> Alex Carver <<a href="mailto:agcarver%2Bale@acarver.net">agcarver+ale@acarver.net</a>> 4/22/2013 05:31 PM >>><br>
This topic has me curious, too. I'd like to see if there are any other<br>
stories of successfully accomplishing this. My dad tried at one point<br>
by moving his AT&T SIM from a Moto Razr to my sister's old Blackberry<br>
(she had replaced the BB with an iPhone). AT&T called him a week later<br>
and told him they noticed he was now using the BB and he'd must add a<br>
data plan to his existing plan or they would drop him. He was going to<br>
use wifi at home and no data when out but AT&T stopped that cold.<br>
Granted this was several years ago but I've long considered the idea and<br>
haven't. I don't want cell data, just wifi.<br>
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On 4/22/2013 14:16, John Pilman wrote:<br>
> I can say this tactic worked for an iPhone once. My brother walked into<br>
> the phone store and said he wanted the data plan removed. They said that<br>
> was impossible. So he bought a GO phone, moved the SIM, went back, switched<br>
> to a no data plan, walked out and moved the SIM back. I see no reason it<br>
> would not work on an Android. Also, I have a Samsung Android MP3 player<br>
> that gets data from wifi but has no cell phone data.<br>
><br>
> ...John<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Brian Stanaland <<a href="mailto:brian@stanaland.org">brian@stanaland.org</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Neal,<br>
>><br>
>> I don't think any of them will directly sell an Android phone without a<br>
>> data plan. However, there's noting stopping you from getting a regular<br>
>> phone and putting the sim card in an android. Obviously that limits carrier<br>
>> choice though. Also, since Android expects a data connection, you might<br>
>> have to make sure data is not even an "on demand" option on the account.<br>
>><br>
>> --Brian<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Neal Rhodes <<a href="mailto:neal@mnopltd.com">neal@mnopltd.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> **<br>
>>> Sorry if this is turning into<br>
>>> alt.gripe.about.phones.just.because.android.resembles.linux, but...<br>
>>><br>
>>> Does anyone know of a carrier that will sell an android smartphone<br>
>>> WITHOUT a data plan?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Meaning, it works like a phone to call and text, and when in WIFI<br>
>>> coverage, it will do the groovy smartphone things.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I've got three people here that are customers.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Mon, 2013-04-22 at 10:27 -0400, leam hall wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> So this looks like it meets the recommendations. Just need to get a good<br>
>>> provider and service contract now.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.google.com/nexus/4/" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/nexus/4/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I appreciate the collective wisdom. Too much marketing hype to really see<br>
>>> any truth to it.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Leam<br>
>>><br>
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