I know a number of individual users who bought Blackberry devices because they like the keyboards...and however inelegant their OS is, it does work. ALL the major carriers now require data plans with smartphones, although at least one and possibly two of them may waive the requirement if you pay full retail price for the phone.
{Keep it courteous}
You're coming in to an AT&T-provided forum asking how to skirt AT&T requirements. You keep spouting off nonsense without anything to back up your claims. I'm stating the facts....if AT&T recognizes your phone as a smartphone, they have a right to add the data plan. If you don't like it, find a carrier without the requirements.
As for your list, it's never going to exist. There are too many manufacturers making too many phones in far too many markets for any of the carriers to think it's worth going to the expense of creating and maintaining a comprehensive list of smartphones. If the phone runs one of the major smartphone OS, which I've already listed, it's probably considered a smartphone by AT&T. And AT&T CAN tell what kind of phone you have by its IMEI.
Seriously, dude, if you don't like it, find another carrier. It's really that simple. You can debate the policies and requirements until you're blue in the face, but 1) AT&T officials will never come in here and respond and 2) it doesn't matter, because you have about as much influence over AT&T's business decisions as you do on the price of tea in China.
zachthecat wrote:
Last I checked, it was businesses that were buying the blackberries because they actually need the dataplans. Droids don't slap you on with required dataplans. Only the iphone and those that were bought before the policies do enjoy their iphones. Want my references, do a google check on that.
Yes, I AM SERIOUSLY MAKING A CONCLUSION BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE POLICY, INCLUDING MYSELF. So, are they the userbase? YES. The majority is the userbase. And guess what? When you take a census, who do you count in the survey? The people who actually voice their opinions, am I right? Or is it the people who don't take the actual essay. Just because people don't come on here and complain about their policies, doesn't mean that they aren't complaining. In fact, I know loads of people without accounts on here who complain about the data policy. They find it a money sucking scheme that turned a once great company into a money crazed glutton.
Silly statements? All I want is a flipping list. And a list is what ATT, Verizon or whatever is the least they can give if they are going to AUTOMATICALLY slap on fees onto your phone. I don't give a flying hoop if you list OS's that are "as close as I am going to receive" in getting a definition. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME, TELL ME WHAT IS GOING TO BE CHARGED.
I don't see the rationale in "If you buy a phone that you didn't know was going to be charged...well too bad!" {Keep it courteous}
Oh and guess what? I bet if you asked ATT users on the streets whether or not they would like to have a list of phones (if they are going to be purchasing) that will require the unlimited texting or data plans, I bet they would want that list.
Thank you for basically not helping, BrianfromNO. Just for making me more irritated with those few who like to think that companies can charge you for things that most don't need.
