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Is cellular data plan required for ALL smartphones?
Hi community,
I might be getting a new smartphone this December. But what I heard from a lot of people said that you need cellular data to get a smartphone. I personally don't want to buy a phone online, since their too expensive. Is it really true that you need a cellular data plan?
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wingrider01
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12 years ago
a smartphone requires a data plan, if you add one with out it, one wil be added automaticly to make the account compliant to the terms of service.
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jamileh
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12 years ago
Wingrider is right, all smartphones require a dataplan.
There are many options though and I'm sure you can find both a phone and plans in your price range!
Here is some information on the data plans AT&T has available (we just announced Mobile Sharing too!): https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/data-plans.html#fbid=60W_98CGcoP
Let us know if you have any questions about phones or plans.
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ipwn3r123
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12 years ago
Well, I might be planning to order the family voice plan, lets say, the 700 minute one. That costs $69.99 a month. Then I am getting a smartphone just for myself. Then i have a add a data plan, the minimum one is 300 MB, which is another $20 a month. So the total is $89.99 a month? Am I correct?
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wingrider01
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12 years ago
69.99 for two phones
20.00 for a 300mb smartphone
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89.99
??.?? - add on for state, local, federal, carrier recover charges these charges are variable depending on your location, for me it adds about 20 percent to the bill.
If you need texting, it will be an additional 30.00 a month for unlimited texting (only plan available other thn per message charges). The added incentive here is with the 700 minute voice plan, the texting plan adds unlimited mobile to any mobile, so you can call someone that has another carriers phone and not be charged minutes
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ipwn3r123
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12 years ago
I don't need text, I don't think I will be texting at all. So it's $89.99 plus taxes for total.
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ipwn3r123
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12 years ago
Also, do I have to pay extra to get a discount smartphone? I heard that someone got a Samsung galaxy s3, and he pays extra $20 each month. I might be gettthe the iPhone 4s or upcoming iphone 5, does it matter?
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wingrider01
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12 years ago
the only extra is the data plan, there are no other surcharges
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ipwn3r123
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12 years ago
Can I cancel the data plan later on if I get a discounted smartphone?
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Max69
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12 years ago
The only way you can cancel the data plan is if you stop using a smartphone. The system can see what phone you're using, and if it sees a smartphone it will automatically add a dataplan to the line.
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ipwn3r123
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12 years ago
Alright, thanks guys for all the information. I will see what to do after my current contract ends.
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