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How do you get around the data plan?

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halopro77

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Hi, im going to be getting my first phone this Christmas and my parents are going to get me an iPhone (im 15) as long as I dont get a Data Plan. I read online that you need one, so that's where you guys come in :)

So I am going to get an iPhone 3gs or maybe even a 4g under one condition (by my parents part), no data plan because they don't want to pay an extra thirty dollars a month. So my family has a family plan with unlimited texting and 500 minutes talking. If I get an iPhone, is there a way to take off the data plan? I read online (I researched this) that you are forced to get a data plan, which my parents don't want. My parents would be cool if they payed it one time before I get around the data plan. I read online about something called unlocking your iPhone. I had a jail broken Ipod touch before, so i'm not new to the whole jail breaking scene. I'm just confused what exactly "Unlocking your iPhone" does. I'm stuck on AT&T. I also read about doing something on cydia then switching SIM cards (thank god to my parents who kept ALL of their SIM cards from the past on AT&T) and somehow not being charged with data. I dont need a Data plan because all I want to do is text, play music, play games, and use safari WITH WIFI!!! Can anyone shine some light? Thanks
 
Once you put in a SIM card without a data plan, AT&T wil text you saying that a data plan has been added. Nothing you can do about it.
 
Can I get something in cydia to fix it?? Isn't their a tweak that blocks out going data?
 
Every carrier demands a data plan be purchased for any brand of smartphone. As noted earlier, you can get a basic plan from AT&T for $15 per month.

There is no escaping it. You must pay for the phone & data plan.
 
Ok I told my dad that there is no work around, and he aid its ok. What things fall under the "Data Plan"? Text messages? Sending pictures or receiving texts?
 
dukebound85 said:
Yea, that would be data. I know ATT has an app that monitors your usage. I think they also send a text when you hit a certain % of your plan
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K thanks for all the help. One last question; Should I get a new Iphone 4 8gb for 100 or a refurbished 16gb for 100? How well do they refurbish them?
 
Yep, everyone has pretty much said it. AT&T detects your phone and tacks it on. I believe it does it even if you put it in airplane mode and turn on just wifi.
 
thatoneguy82 said:
Yep, everyone has pretty much said it. AT&T detects your phone and tacks it on. I believe it does it even if you put it in airplane mode and turn on just wifi.
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If you put it in airplane mode you disable the cellular radio, so AT&T wouldn't see you were using an iPhone, but it would make the "phone" part useless.
 
I don't know about the States, but here in Canada, as long as the iPhone is purchased off contract you don't have to use a data plan.
 
GeniusJon said:
I don't know about the States, but here in Canada, as long as the iPhone is purchased off contract you don't have to use a data plan.
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The only major US carrier you can use without a data plan is tmobile, but then you're stuck with edge. If AT&T or Verizon (and I'm assuming sprint now too) detect an iPhone on their network they will automatically add a data plan.
 
tardman91 said:
The only major US carrier you can use without a data plan is tmobile, but then you're stuck with edge. If AT&T or Verizon (and I'm assuming sprint now too) detect an iPhone on their network they will automatically add a data plan.
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Well actually if you use it on Tmobile without data then you're just stuck with no data:D
Or you can always use it also on prepaid at&t or other smaller GSM prepaid companies.
 
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