Are you obligated to purchase a data plan from T-Mobile after the initial 2 year "free" period? Thank you in advance for your assistance!
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I ordered the HP Chromebook 14 T-Mobile 4G for $349.00. After I received the shipping notice today I saw that the price just dropped to $329.99. I called Amazon to find out if they could do anything for me and without hesitation, the representative said that she would credit my credit card account $20. Now THAT'S customer service!! Just thought I'd pass this on in case it would be of benefit to someone. It never hurts to ask.
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I have this machine and the 4G slot is unlocked for all GSM carriers.I was able to use the 4G with GSM carriers outside the USA. The 200MB per month is a Life Long Free service from T Mobile for Customers in the USA only.
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Received my unit & tried to setup April 5 BY the setup instructions, either the PC had been used before OR the power up did NOT fall within the setup instructions. ANYWAY, the SIMM card was ALREADY in the unit, are ALL shipped like this? Within a few hours the T mobile pop up came on telling me I was OUT OF TIME, to go purchase some, what's with this?
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You do get 200mb/month for free, but consider that today's web pages are usually at least 10mb. That means you can browse a total of 20 web pages per month, then you are prompted to buy a bigger data plan. HP isn't doing you any favors here. 200mb a month is just enough data for T-mobile to suck people into buying a data plan.
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There is no longer a two-year period. It has been upgraded to "life of the device" including those purchased when it was 2-year - the HP 14 Mobility site makes it clear that all 2-year limits are scrapped and upgraded to life of the device.
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No, not at all you sont even enter credit card information for the 2 year period.
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After registration with AT&T; and pre-purchase of the voice/data plan you need, you'll be able to use the phone in the US. You have no contractural commitment to AT&T;: the voice/data plan you've purchased simply expires/is consumed. I use my AT&T; number for several trips/year to the US (I have similar such SIM cards for IRL, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, France etc). With AT&T;, I typically buy a $40 voice plan and add a $5 data (1 GB plan) - the plan has a month's duration - albeit that I'm typically on the in US for 5 days at a time. Still good value! And I can keep WhatsApp and iMessage working without changing their initial registered numbers. After registration with AT&T; and pre-purchase of the voice/data plan you need, you'll be able to use the phone in the US. You have no contractural commitment to AT&T;: the voice/data plan you've purchased simply expires/is consumed. I use my AT&T; number for several trips/year to the US (I have similar such SIM cards for IRL, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, France etc). With AT&T;, I typically buy a $40 voice plan and add a $5 data (1 GB plan) - the plan has a month's duration - albeit that I'm typically on the in US for 5 days at a time. Still good value! And I can keep WhatsApp and iMessage... » Read More After registration with AT&T; and pre-purchase of the voice/data plan you need, you'll be able to use the phone in the US. You have no contractural commitment to AT&T;: the voice/data plan you've purchased simply expires/is consumed. I use my AT&T; number for several trips/year to the US (I have similar such SIM cards for IRL, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, France etc). With AT&T;, I typically buy a $40 voice plan and add a $5 data (1 GB plan) - the plan has a month's duration - albeit that I'm typically on the in US for 5 days at a time. Still good value! And I can keep WhatsApp and iMessage working without changing their initial registered numbers. « Show Less
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I have T mobile plan but i dont want to purchase the data plan (pay for internet). Hopefuly i can purchase this phone insert my sim card and be good to go.
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Yes, I bought a T-Mobile internet & US calls chip in New York City last Summer. It was a 30 day plan and it worked just fine.P.S. I have the unlocked version of Acro S
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I've had the phone for a couple of years now. It was locked to tmobile, which was fine with me. People don't seem to pay a lot of attention to their listings and there are frequent errors. You do have to ask questions.
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N8 work perfect on T-Mobile's both in Europe and in US on 3G speed. In US if I remember you have to buy a Data pass and that should be OK for 24hr, you can purchase that from your phone web browser and money will be deducted from your prepaid account, that pass should cost aprox. $2 and that give you unlimited data for 24hr. If you need more after that time you have to purchase again.
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I'm in AT&T. I've had this phone about 6 weeks. No data plan & no charges on my billing - but you can only access internet based functions when in a wifi zone. That's just fine with me.
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With wi-fi accessibility, do you need to have a provider (AT&T or T-Mobile) data plan in place (to access something like myspace or other)? What is the least expensive way to go, if you have any idea? I am in NY and do not travel much, but my child is spoiled by the sidekick and we had to cut the web, leaving texting open. It doesn't state it has AIM either. It seems AT&T is better in the no-choice game, but since we have a family network already on T-Mobile and unlimited texting and free T-Mobile to T-Mobile calls, I am not sure there is a savings. Please...its on sale today :)
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@ETphonehome:yes. i've been using Nokia 5800 for the past 7 months using $15 data plan and I can enable/disable it any time I want. Samsung Eternity is an ATT branded phone that I received when I signed a new contract. I sold that phone long time ago. But ATT assumes that I'm enabling data plan to be used on Samsung eternity (hence the $15 plan).ATT only requires $30 plan for 'ATT-branded smartphones'. Not sure how long this policy will keep up. They could probably flag your line if you use *too* much data, I guess. I've used around maximum of 500 MB per month and it's been ok. Best part is free tethering with Nokia S60 phones :) @ETphonehome:yes. i've been using Nokia 5800 for the past 7 months using $15 data plan and I can enable/disable it any time I want. Samsung Eternity is an ATT branded phone that I received when I signed a new contract. I sold that phone long time ago. But ATT assumes that I'm enabling data plan to be used on Samsung eternity (hence the $15 plan).ATT only requires $30 plan for 'ATT-branded smartphones'. Not sure how long this policy will keep up. They could probably flag your line if you use *too* much data, I guess. I've used around maximum of 500 MB per month and it's... » Read More @ETphonehome:yes. i've been using Nokia 5800 for the past 7 months using $15 data plan and I can enable/disable it any time I want. Samsung Eternity is an ATT branded phone that I received when I signed a new contract. I sold that phone long time ago. But ATT assumes that I'm enabling data plan to be used on Samsung eternity (hence the $15 plan).ATT only requires $30 plan for 'ATT-branded smartphones'. Not sure how long this policy will keep up. They could probably flag your line if you use *too* much data, I guess. I've used around maximum of 500 MB per month and it's been ok. Best part is free tethering with Nokia S60 phones :) « Show Less
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Is there any way to NOT sign up for a data plan when you buy a smartphone out of contract? (like for example this one) Does buying an unlocked smartphone help?
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The T-Mobile data plan is for those times when you don't have a free or available hotspot. When you are at home or or have acces to an open Wi-Fi site, you wont have to use the data plan. For example, the prepaid T-Mobile works out to 10 cents per minute, I have fring on my phone(Nokia), available for Androids too, and pay about 2 cents a minute for local calls using my Wi-Fi at home, call quality is excellent..
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I was able to get a phone plan from AT&T with no data plan. But that was many years ago. I don't know what the carriers would demand now. Good luck! Dave H.
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N8 work perfect on T-Mobile's both in Europe and in US on 3G speed.In US if I remember you have to buy a Data pass and that should be OK for 24hr, you can purchase that from your phone web browser and money will be deducted from your prepaid account, that pass should cost aprox. $2 and that give you unlimited data for 24hr. If you need more after that time you have to purchase again.
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If I put my t-mobile sim card into this phone (i'm on a plan without the data package), will I be able to use the wifi in my house or other wifi locations without incurring an internet usage fee from t-mobile?
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I just recently purchased this phone from Amazon and am on AT&T. So far I've been using the phone for a month and it hasn't detected it as a smartphone only because its not in their system, so no $30 data plan. I think this phone should be fine without the data plan unless you call up AT&T and tell them your phone is a smartphone. However, I also spoke with an AT&T representative and he said all smartphones, AT&T branded or unlocked, will be charged the $30/month data plan regardless.
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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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Did you ever find the answer to this question??? I am trying to upgrade my SECONDARY line & it's forcing me to choose a plan. I still want to stay on the family plan. Can I still purchase this phone as an upgrade? HELP!!!