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iPhone 3G without DATA- Got it
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two pics, one of my 3g iphone and the second is a screen shot of the settings for 3g. As you can see Wi Fi isn't on and the 3G data is on, yet in the corner of my phone there's no 3G words. So no 3G service. I would show a screen shot of my account on ATT that doesn't reflect the 3g data charges. but i don't know how to do that on my macbook
this was taken at 4:13, 22 minutes ago
Long story...
I had an unlocked BB 8320 (team mobile phone) which I was using on Att....
The WiFi worked FINE without any data on it. I was able to use jivetalk and surf the web and check my email. Okay, so then one day I decide "let me try this data stuff" I have the BB data added, Att activates the feature, I restart the phone and all the service books are sent and I am up and running. Data (edge) works great and switches to wifi when available. Then I decide, you know what....I dont need this data stuff, I am just not that important. I remove the feature and add the "WIX BLOCK" (read earlier posts for description) however the Att service books and settings which were "sent" to my phone are still present and there, however I no longer have any EDGE connection.
Here is where the problem lies, I try to work my phone as previous and the WiFi is no longer working. I cannot connect to the net off the WiFi browser and jivetalk is no longer working? What has changed between before the data and now? ATT settings that were sent to my phone thats what...
Something that was sent to my phone which comes standard on the ATT curves (and I would assume on their WiFi 8820) makes it so you CANNOT connect to wifi WITHOUT having data on the phone.
I had to completely reset my phone to factory settings to rid it of the restricting Att service books to make my wifi work again.
I assume that att would do something similar with the iphone, however I am not sure. I wish the OP would comment back that MAPS, SAFARI and all APPS work over WiFi.......
Everything works just fine, just like the first gen iPhone. I'm using wifi right now. All the apps work as well.
SleepyHead157 is totally right.
I have an original iPhone myself and had the data package off for about one day.
Luckily I called in the next day, because it hit me that if you DO NOT HAVE A DATA PLAN, they will charge you about 10 dollars per meg of data!
They cannot really make you have the data plan, but they are kinda looking out to save you more in the long run, if you by chance accessed some data WITHOUT a plan...
Imagine my bill with close to 4 gigs of usage on the original iPhone
About $40,000
Glad to hear that someone else was able to try this.
Just wondering though, You have full bars for the calling aspect right?
But how come your iPhone doesnt just revert to the EDGE network?
I have an original iPhone myself and had the data package off for about one day.
Luckily I called in the next day, because it hit me that if you DO NOT HAVE A DATA PLAN, they will charge you about 10 dollars per meg of data!
They cannot really make you have the data plan, but they are kinda looking out to save you more in the long run, if you by chance accessed some data WITHOUT a plan...
Imagine my bill with close to 4 gigs of usage on the original iPhone
About $40,000
Glad to hear that someone else was able to try this.
Just wondering though, You have full bars for the calling aspect right?
But how come your iPhone doesnt just revert to the EDGE network?
In addition to my previous post.
I was able to confirm today a way to save about 10 dollars on your 3G data plan.
Basically, you have an old iPhone right, or a friends
Activate your new iPhone 3G.
Put your iPhone 3G sim into the OLD iPhone
Run the Activation through iTunes as existing user.
It will ask you to accept the 2 year agreement blah blah, and select your text plan with the UNLTD Data package.
Now, the phone should activate instantly, but make take up to an hour.
Put that SIM chip back into your iPhone 3G, and you should have a data plan intended for the iPhone 2G, that will fully cover the 3G side of your new phone! And 10 dollars cheaper
Everyone get that?
I was able to confirm today a way to save about 10 dollars on your 3G data plan.
Basically, you have an old iPhone right, or a friends
Activate your new iPhone 3G.
Put your iPhone 3G sim into the OLD iPhone
Run the Activation through iTunes as existing user.
It will ask you to accept the 2 year agreement blah blah, and select your text plan with the UNLTD Data package.
Now, the phone should activate instantly, but make take up to an hour.
Put that SIM chip back into your iPhone 3G, and you should have a data plan intended for the iPhone 2G, that will fully cover the 3G side of your new phone! And 10 dollars cheaper
Everyone get that?
Yeah, but only when I'm near wifi. And the only time I'm near decent wifi is when Im at home. In which case i would use my computer.
Oh, and the touch doesn't have a camera. I like that part
Ahahahaha, that plan comes with visual voicemail.
Why... or better yet, how would a deaf person use voicemail?
I just found that rather funny.
Not true...not if you add the "WIX BLOCK." See previous posts...it blocks all pay per use data charges (it blocks edge/3g) it will make sure you can only use WiFi.
Well, today I called 4 different times to AT&T about this same EXACT idea after I saw this because I would REALLY REALLY like to remove the data plan also.
Every response I got was NO, several more intelligent than the others. One guy told me that, no it cant be done, it is required. Another said to get the ipod touch?? (wow) And someone else told me than that I should not get an iphone if I did not want data. I have the same situation as stated by others in this thread, I will be at school with wifi 24/7 and yet ATT says no. That's terrible training and informing of employees first of all, do they even want my business? WOW
I even told them about adding a WIX block, and most of them said that it would not work because data is required. I tried to explain I would use wifi, than they tell me not to get an iphone.
I would really like to know how you managed that. Is there someone special to call? or something special to say or mention?
Every response I got was NO, several more intelligent than the others. One guy told me that, no it cant be done, it is required. Another said to get the ipod touch?? (wow) And someone else told me than that I should not get an iphone if I did not want data. I have the same situation as stated by others in this thread, I will be at school with wifi 24/7 and yet ATT says no. That's terrible training and informing of employees first of all, do they even want my business? WOW
I even told them about adding a WIX block, and most of them said that it would not work because data is required. I tried to explain I would use wifi, than they tell me not to get an iphone.
I would really like to know how you managed that. Is there someone special to call? or something special to say or mention?
you guys, I suggest unlocking your iPhone and getting a tmobile plan.... It comes to about 50 per month
it should work as long as you are in wifi coverage. the google maps needs internet to download the maps.
lol OR...
unlock your iphone and use it on AT&T with a $15/month medianet plan and get unlimted 3G for half the price.
any update on getting the data plan removed? I just got my iphone today and have not called C.S. yet.
Maybe they let you do it since you're a poor College student and your school has WiFi...
But for average Joe, right now, the plan MUST include data.
The no-comittment phones will enable you to choose whatever you want, but that's $599/$699...
Maybe the free iPod Touch for the Back-To-School special is starting to make sense now.
But for average Joe, right now, the plan MUST include data.
The no-comittment phones will enable you to choose whatever you want, but that's $599/$699...
Maybe the free iPod Touch for the Back-To-School special is starting to make sense now.
I have researched this quite a bit. Although there is nothing in the contrace that says you cannot cancel the data, on the iPhone 3G brochure, on the very back, it says that if ATT sees that you have an iPhone without data, they have the right to add data to your account without asking you.
I went hand and hand with them until I got all of the literature and it clearly states that on the back. If you dont believe me, read it for yourself.
Perhaps you missed the part where they specifically said they did not want to use the data network. Thus my post as to why they did not just get a touch.