Data Plan Necessary?

JMMFIRE · ‎10-30-2012

Alright I know this topic has been heavily beaten into the smartphone dicussion board but my question has never been answered completly. Alright this is my situation: My step mom is giving me her Samsung Galaxy S but the thing is I don't want to pay for data. IS there a way were I can slip my SIM card into the phone without being charged a data fee?

ghostryder · ‎09-21-2008

JMMFIRE wrote:

Alright I know this topic has been heavily beaten into the smartphone dicussion board but my question has never been answered completly. Alright this is my situation: My step mom is giving me her Samsung Galaxy S but the thing is I don't want to pay for data. IS there a way were I can slip my SIM card into the phone without being charged a data fee?

Yeah, I know what you want to do, but as soon as you slip your SIM card in, AT&T will be notified automatically and will tell you that you need a data plan. Talk to customer service 800-331-0500 and ask them about the least expensive plan there is for what you are going to use the phone for.

Good luck and yes, you do need a data plan.

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redpoint73 · ‎10-01-2007

Is it an AT&T branded phone? If so, then the response above is correct. The system will read the IMEI number off the phone, and you will be shortly notified that a data plan will be added to your account. Might not happen right away, but it will happen.

If it is not an AT&T branded phone (such as the international version of the Galaxy S3), the IMEI number may not be in AT&T's database, and it may or may not read it as a smartphone. You might be able to get away without having a data plan, but there is no guarantee. And technically the terms of your contract say that a data plan is required if you are using a smartphone on the network.

ghostryder · ‎09-21-2008

hi redpoont. Yeah, as soon as AT&T sees one of their SIM cards in smartphone, they will stop service after generating text advising why they shut it off. Plus they will send an email/letter to the SIM card owner to call and get a data plan and they will activate the SIM. At least thats what I remember the rep at the corporate store saying.

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FredW · ‎04-24-2007

You do not need a data plan if you put your SIM in your stepmother's phone. As long as you don't turn the phone on.

The rule is simple - smartphones require a data plan.

ghostryder · ‎09-21-2008

HA! Oh yeah Fred. Exactly bro.

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