is this considered a "Smart Phone?" i do not want my monthly to go up with AT&amp;T.
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No, it is not. Which means you are not required to get a data plan with it. However, as many other non-smart phones it can connect to internet. If you want to avoid any extra charges, you can go under settings and just disable data transfer completely.
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Hey there. Great question. I see it consistently listed as a smartphone but I did have a customer complain once that it wasn't so I'm not really sure. Your best bet is to call Verizon and make sure. Thanks for your intrest and good luck!
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That means that the phone is a smart phone and will require you to have data services with your provider. Your provider can provide more information and pricing. Thanks, Tonya, Taylor Wireless LLC
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Check with the pay-as-you go and go-phone sections of AT&T's website. They are often changing the structures of their plans. Also there are options not listed when trying to order a package online. I use a $25 a month plan with no DATA, and use my home network for DATA related smartphone features. You can call and ask customer service about all available options.
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Yes. That's not a problem. They will include a monthly data fee, if it is not part of your plan already, (for updates) but not enough to use the internet regularly.
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no, its not a smart phone, it is not data-ready (no data-package required). But it is text-ready and there are various text packages available.
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Yes it is, that's what I have. Just drop in you sim, charge the phone up and connect to AT&T and you are ready to go. I must say though that I saw a lot of charges start to appear as if out of nowhere. No nig charges but small charges usually in the 1 to 2 dollar range. I would pick up my phone to make a call, swipe it on and there would be a message "The last transaction cost $x.xx." The thing was that I hadn't used the phone since my last call and I had already seen the msg about how much that call had cost me. I ended up putting my sim back in my Samsung dumb phone. However that isn't a problem with the phone. The phone worked great, good quality sound, beautiful display, easy to use and set up. All of those small unknown charges came from AT&T. I'm thinking about when my minutes run out of finding a better pay as you go service. I hope it's something compatible with my sim and the 917
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Hi Kathi, Since this is unlocked you don't need to pay any monthly fees. You still need a data line though to get it to work and that will require a monthly fee, from your operator (AT&T, T-Mobile, etc...).
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It is not a smart phone and it takes a regular sim. AT&T will issue you a new sim at no cost for same account. Hope this helps
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Since you're not purchasing it from AT&T;, you're not obligated to anything with them. You can use it solely on wifi or sign a month to month with AT&T.;
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No, it is not a smart phone. However, it does have capability to connect to Wi-fi. It's a touch screen phone, perfect for kids or anyone who does not need or want smart phone technology, thus it does not require a monthly data plan. I purchased it for my 11 year old. When it arrived I initially thought it seemed like a cheap phone but once we powered it up and messed with it a bit I quickly changed my mind. It's really not a bad little phone. We've be happy with it so I do recommend it as a basic phone. It does also take pics but not very good quality ones.
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No. THis is not a smart phone. It has internet access, but you can't buy a smart phone for this price. It has text ability, and you can store numbers on it, but it is not like a smart phone. It is a great phone. I need a simple phone, so I love mine, and it comes pretty much as you see it, with a battery and charger. If you are looking for a smart phone, look elsewhere, however.
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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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No, this is not considered a smart phone. A smart phone will allow you to surf the web and this phone does not have that capability. A smart phone will also let you install and run external applications, and once again, this phone does not have that capability.
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Yes u have to set up a monthly pre paid plan if u goto a at&t; store they can explain the monthly charge
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I bought this phone to replace the exact same one I lost. So I didn't change anything to my plan. My reasoning is I didn't want to upgrade to a smart phone and pay a huge monthly bill because of data use. This IS NOT a smart phone.
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I pay monthly to my service provider. I do not need internet in my phone so downloading is not an option but its a good simple phone. I like it.