Applejuiced
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I hear that too.
But not many options out there besides paying full price for an iphone in order not to have an unwanted/unneeded feature billed to your account.
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Possible To Have iPhone Without Data Plan....
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I hear that too.
But not many options out there besides paying full price for an iphone in order not to have an unwanted/unneeded feature billed to your account.
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Yes, Im pretty sure with the old 2G iphones they will let you remove or not have a data plan.
Make sure you have them block data on that line so you dont get accidental charges.
Make sure you have them block data on that line so you dont get accidental charges.
coachingguy
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TheSpaz
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chstr
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JoshBoy
macrumors 6502
yes u can
Hi, I bought the first gen iphone when it was first out and had it shipped to Australia, back then the phone was not here nor were the correct data plans, they were very expensive. I used it for a year on no data plan (you can remove the settings out of the network settings in the phones)
It was great because i was on wifi at work and home.
I then upgraded to the 3g when it came to Australia with a data plan, now I started using heaps of data. I moved from an 850meg data allowance up to a 1 gig per month with the 3gs and tend to use about 500meg per month. It makes the phone when you have a data plan but does not hold you back all together.
I would suggest having data on there but thats your choice.
hope this helps
Hi, I bought the first gen iphone when it was first out and had it shipped to Australia, back then the phone was not here nor were the correct data plans, they were very expensive. I used it for a year on no data plan (you can remove the settings out of the network settings in the phones)
It was great because i was on wifi at work and home.
I then upgraded to the 3g when it came to Australia with a data plan, now I started using heaps of data. I moved from an 850meg data allowance up to a 1 gig per month with the 3gs and tend to use about 500meg per month. It makes the phone when you have a data plan but does not hold you back all together.
I would suggest having data on there but thats your choice.
hope this helps
jseyf5
macrumors member
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it is very possible to have an iphone without a data plan. I will walk you through the steps, as i am using this trick right now.
Step one) Sign up for the iphone and the data plan.
Step 2) Take the simcard out of the iphone and put it back in the old phone.
Step 3) Call ATT, tell them you dont like how the iphone works and you just want to get used to it.
Step 4) Have them remove all charges, and have them put a block on the data. ( If you dont, the iphone will automatically use data.)
Step 5) Put simcard back in the iphone. You now have the iphone without a data plan!
it is very possible to have an iphone without a data plan. I will walk you through the steps, as i am using this trick right now.
Step one) Sign up for the iphone and the data plan.
Step 2) Take the simcard out of the iphone and put it back in the old phone.
Step 3) Call ATT, tell them you dont like how the iphone works and you just want to get used to it.
Step 4) Have them remove all charges, and have them put a block on the data. ( If you dont, the iphone will automatically use data.)
Step 5) Put simcard back in the iphone. You now have the iphone without a data plan!
How to provision my old 2G for my daughter without a data plan?
jseyf5 and others - thank you for the insights. Sounds straight forward. But I still have alot of questions. I have a 2G iPhone that was purchased more than 2 years ago (so I paid for it day one and every month since). I am going to buy the 3GS and I know I will have to get the $30 plan with the phone. And I am pretty sure they will give me a new sim with the new phone that I will need to activate. All good and easy to understand.
I would like to give the old 2G phone to my daughter who does not have a phone or phone number today. She will join our AT&T family plan for $9.95 per month per additional line. I only want the 2G phone to have phone, text and wifi functionality, no data. And I do not want to pay for a data plan she is not going to use. I have tested unlockit.co.nz and it definitely stops access to EDGE with a change to the APN, so I can use that to block my daughter's data usage.
What do I need to do to get my old iPhone 2G to work for her? Do I need a new sim card from AT&T? Or can I use an old one from my Moto Razr? How do I activate the 2G phone? Do I use my old 2G sim card to activate and then replace with a non-iphone sim? Will this work? Or do I just activate it and then cancel the data?
I know there a ton of posts out there, but almost all of them have conflicting data. I talked to AT&T customer service today and they said it was possible to have an iphone out of contract without data. Later, I called AT&T sales to make the purchase and transfer the 2G to my daughter and the rep (after checking with a supervisor) told me the iPhone's require a data plan (same story I read in this post and others). Seems crazy that I payed for the phone twice already (yes, I was one of the early suckers who paid thru the nose, but a happy one) and still have to pay for a data service I don't want.
Step by step instructions would really help as Apple store and AT&T are not helpful on this point.
jseyf5 and others - thank you for the insights. Sounds straight forward. But I still have alot of questions. I have a 2G iPhone that was purchased more than 2 years ago (so I paid for it day one and every month since). I am going to buy the 3GS and I know I will have to get the $30 plan with the phone. And I am pretty sure they will give me a new sim with the new phone that I will need to activate. All good and easy to understand.
I would like to give the old 2G phone to my daughter who does not have a phone or phone number today. She will join our AT&T family plan for $9.95 per month per additional line. I only want the 2G phone to have phone, text and wifi functionality, no data. And I do not want to pay for a data plan she is not going to use. I have tested unlockit.co.nz and it definitely stops access to EDGE with a change to the APN, so I can use that to block my daughter's data usage.
What do I need to do to get my old iPhone 2G to work for her? Do I need a new sim card from AT&T? Or can I use an old one from my Moto Razr? How do I activate the 2G phone? Do I use my old 2G sim card to activate and then replace with a non-iphone sim? Will this work? Or do I just activate it and then cancel the data?
I know there a ton of posts out there, but almost all of them have conflicting data. I talked to AT&T customer service today and they said it was possible to have an iphone out of contract without data. Later, I called AT&T sales to make the purchase and transfer the 2G to my daughter and the rep (after checking with a supervisor) told me the iPhone's require a data plan (same story I read in this post and others). Seems crazy that I payed for the phone twice already (yes, I was one of the early suckers who paid thru the nose, but a happy one) and still have to pay for a data service I don't want.
Step by step instructions would really help as Apple store and AT&T are not helpful on this point.