Anyone have an iphone without data?

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I wanted to get a iphone but don't need the data plan. Has anyone been using it without the data? I read about a few ways of using my current sim card from att but am a little hesitant. I would get the data but already have a blackberry from work and dont feel like paying for something I get for free. Most likely i would get it from ebay as well.
 
Att will automatically add on a data plan if you start using an iphone. There is no way to use it without a data plan
 
The iPhone also sucks down data pretty much no matter what you do. So be careful if you do go to another carrier without a data plan...
 
Gave my brother my 2G iPhone and he does not have a data plan but he is on ATT.

using any of the apps that uses data will not work unless he's on wifi.

His dataplan on his phone is also turned off so he can't use data. just phone+txting
 
I have an iPhone 2G on T-Mobile. It took a few days for the data plan to activate. Until it did, the phone worked just fine as a text/call machine. I just couldn't access the internet.

Can't say that about AT&T though.
 
You have zero choice with ATT, if you have an iPhone they make you get the data plan, so whether or not the phone works without it is a moot point.
 
valve1138 said:
You have zero choice with ATT, if you have an iPhone they make you get the data plan, so whether or not the phone works without it is a moot point.
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Even if ATT doesn't know you have the iPhone purchased from somewhere else? You can't just permanently take off the data? (I've heard of people trying this and then at the end of the month the phone had used so much data without their knowledge the bill was around $500...)
 
mere1582 said:
Even if ATT doesn't know you have the iPhone purchased from somewhere else? You can't just permanently take off the data? (I've heard of people trying this and then at the end of the month the phone had used so much data without their knowledge the bill was around $500...)
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If the iPhone makes contact with AT&T's network, yes, you need a data plan. There's no practical way around this. If you aren't willing to pay the $30/mo for the data plan, the iPhone may not be for you.
 
Not to mention that the data plan cannot be removed by the user (as in, via account management) once it's active. You have to call AT&T and provide them with the IMEI number of another phone before they will remove it.
 
mere1582 said:
Even if ATT doesn't know you have the iPhone purchased from somewhere else? You can't just permanently take off the data? (I've heard of people trying this and then at the end of the month the phone had used so much data without their knowledge the bill was around $500...)
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They know based on the IMEI and info that the phone sends when it authorizes on their network.
 
I did, briefly. It sucks. A quite large amount of apps rely on data, along with Google Maps.

It kills much of the utility the iPhone provides to begin with.
 
somenobody said:
I've been using an iPhone I got off eBay for 5 months without a data plan. Hadn't been charged ever. I just followed the directions at http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2008/10/11/using-an-iphone-without-the-data-plan/. I think I did all of these steps before ever inserting my SIM card just to be safe.
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Ya the was the blog i was looking at that got me interested. It looks like you can follow those steps or jailbreak it to turn off the data.
 
Well, if you can, then why not. But wifi isn't that ubiquitous yet; at some point you'll want to access the web where there isn't wifi, and poof!
 
darkhunter139 said:
Att will automatically add on a data plan if you start using an iphone. There is no way to use it without a data plan
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This is false.

I've been using a iPhone with ATT and no data plan (or text messaging for that matter) for years and have no problems at all. I had a 2G and now have a 3G. Worst that ever happened was ATT sent me a text message one time warning me I do not have the required package. They did not add it to my account or charge me a fee.

The cons are obvious, many of the apps rely on a network but it doesn't kill its functionality entirely and I am often near a wifi zone or someone else who has a iPhone with plan :)

Hope this helped.

P.S. I did not buy my iPhone from a retailer.
 
I have used the method in the blog, with no issues.......I might be at an advantage since I have NO contract with ATT, meaning they can charge me for data usage, but cant exactly add it to my families plan(or I would assume not since there is no contractual obligation on my side or theirs....grey area maybe?)


anyhow, that method works great, have tried accessing several times to make sure, and cant get on internet or data stuff in ANY way....

Hope this helps


also- i use an 8GB Iphone 2G
 
Well i think im going to give it a try i guess the worst that could happen is i get a data charge and pay 400 for a 200 buck ipod.
 
I still don't understand the point of having an iPhone for talk/text only. It's not that great for those functions alone.
 
how hard is this to understand? It isn't a big deal!

If you have a ATT cellular plan with a non-iphone you can tell them that you never ever ever want DATA and no INTERNET! just a regular plan of 450 mins/rollever blah with txting.

you just take the SIM card out of the phone and put the card into a iphone you got from ebay or brought from a friend.

it works! voila!

ATT will not make any changes to your contract unless they informed you first.

If your going to call ATT and tell them you have a iphone then of course the rep is instructed to tell you that you can not have a iphone without a data plan yadda yadda blah blah. This is how ATT rep makes their money! its there bread and butter to sell you crap!

this is the beauty of having SIM cards! take the SIM card put it into any GSM phone and it works!

unlike Verizon that doesn't use SIM cards and you have to call them up to changes phones.
 
morgrar said:
I still don't understand the point of having an iPhone for talk/text only. It's not that great for those functions alone.
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Think of it as an iTouch with the ability to make calls/text from anywhere. I'd take, why not? Better than a Razr at least imo.
 
tonyyy said:
how hard is this to understand? It isn't a big deal!

If you have a ATT cellular plan with a non-iphone you can tell them that you never ever ever want DATA and no INTERNET! just a regular plan of 450 mins/rollever blah with txting.

you just take the SIM card out of the phone and put the card into a iphone you got from ebay or brought from a friend.

it works! voila!

ATT will not make any changes to your contract unless they informed you first.

If your going to call ATT and tell them you have a iphone then of course the rep is instructed to tell you that you can not have a iphone without a data plan yadda yadda blah blah. This is how ATT rep makes their money! its there bread and butter to sell you crap!

this is the beauty of having SIM cards! take the SIM card put it into any GSM phone and it works!

unlike Verizon that doesn't use SIM cards and you have to call them up to changes phones.
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But I thought there were lots of background things that still connected to ATT and used the data? If not, I'll give it a shot :D
 
not from my experience......you basically get to have an iTouch with phone.....nothing actually needs data plan....just hit up a wifi hotspot and you have your data plan....and wifi hotspots are almost everywhere these days
 
I'm using some 2G Ebayed phone with Rogers PAYG and it works fine. Lately I have been getting the odd txt from Rogers saying I tried to use a data app with no data plan but I think it's some app jumping the gun when I walk near a wifi spot. To why I use PAYG, I only send a few txts to friends/GF/whoever and only call once in awhile, mostly emergancies such as the car crash I was in a couple months ago. I'd love data anywhere (like now at work!) but not for the price they want vs how much I'd use it.
 
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