Is this considered a smartphone? AT&amp;T (in the U.S.) is trying to charge us for a data plan now that we have the phone. :(
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Idk when I got this time it was lock they send wrong item so I never did the plan but it is not a smartphone so AT&T should not charge u
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AT&T; told me they classify a phone as a smartphone based on the type of Operating System (OS) that it has. This one is a "dumb" phone and has a user interface but not a full-blown OS. Smartphones would have something like Windows, Android or the iPhone OS on it. Steer away from those if you don't want to pay for a data plan on AT&T.;
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This phone was for my mom and she already had an AT&T account. She isn't the best with technology so she only uses WiFi at home without any data plans. The phone still works perfectly well without a data plan. Normally when you get a new smartphone from an AT&T store they HAVE you get a data plan but when it comes to just switching phones with a you don't exactly have to get a data plan since you already have a pre-existing account. That's from what I see from how she uses it.
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Yes, this is a smartphone. It has internet capability, and runs Android based apps. Note though that this phone is based for AT&T "gophone" operation.
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When I had it, it was categorized as smart phone and required a data plan. I was with At&t;
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You are right about the rest if you use a smartphone to access internet without wi-fi available it has to have a data plan with AT&T; now whether it is gophone or contract.
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I just got off the phone with Verizon. And they indicated that because this phone is not considered a smartphone, the data plan is not required.
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Yes, it's a smart phone. It needs a data plan in case you want to use the internet features outside of a wi-fi network. If not, you can use it with wi-fi only.
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Officially ATT, but there is a work around to save tons of money. Most people do not know it, but TracFone owns ATT, they are also behind the Straight Talk cut rate service provider at Wal-Mart. What you do, is buy the sim from Wal-mart (couple of bucks) then get the data only plan. Use the associated website to top it off once a month, or only when traveling. You get the same network, but at dirt cheap pricing. (PS, also works great for most ATT phones, it must have a sim. My phone plan went from over $150 to $50)
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Yes it is technically a smart phone and a data package is optional. If you have AT&T;, they don't detect this as being a smart phone. Therefore, you can unlimited data for a basic phone for $15. If you choose not to have data, you don't have to. If you do get the unlimited data package, understand that you will be using 3G internet. This phone does not have 4G LTE capability.
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The Sim card is something you will get from you carrier (AT&T;) There should be no charge for that as one of the earlier posts mentioned having to pay for it.
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No, this is not a smartphone. It can text and has a QWERTY keyboard, and can access the internet - with data fees - but can not download apps like an iPhone or other smartphone features.
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Yes you can, thats what I had did. However, AT&T; is still going to automatically add a data plan to your account after the phone has been used for more than a day. With all AT&T; smartphones(which this phone is), it is required to have a data plan. Even if you only planned on using this as a basic talk and text only. They are still going to charge you for data plan, roughly about 30 dollars a month. But in my case it is now 20 dollars plus tax a month
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This phone was for my mom and she already had an AT&T; account. She isn't the best with technology so she only uses WiFi at home without any data plans. The phone still works perfectly well without a data plan. Normally when you get a new smartphone from an AT&T; store they HAVE you get a data plan but when it comes to just switching phones with a you don't exactly have to get a data plan since you already have a pre-existing account. That's from what I see from how she uses it.
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AT&T; Offers a pre-paid plan: $25 for 250 mins and Unlimited texting.No Data. I use this. It Works beautifully.Sadly, no picture messaging, since you need Data for that.BUTThey say all smartphones need a data plan. Save yourself money and prove that wrong.It Says its unlocked. I haven't tried using it for T-mobile.Personally, AT&T; has the best pre-paid plan you can get, especially given that you can use ANY AT&T; Phone.This is no exception.
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The phone is an unlocked at&t; phone. I use Consumer Cellular as my provider. we had to do a little work to load the "4g" to make it work but it was worth it.
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Yes, since this is not an android phone, you can just call your service provider and tell them you don't want to use data plans. That's what I did with mine.