Is this phone a Smartphone? Will I have be forced to pay for data fee just for having this phone with AT&T?
267465
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.;
267466
no you do not have to have a data plan I have at one with AT&T; for several years great phone for talking and texting.
267467
It's not categorized as a smartphone, so you don't have to have a data plan, which was what I wanted for my daughter :) you can pay for the data you use (can be quite expensive) or disable data completely. The side effect of latter is you can't do mms. Hope that helps...Btw, my ears could not take the nagging anymore, so she got an iphone as a birthday gift, now she has to have a data plan...
1890342
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.
1186519
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.
1261766
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.
1714600
I researched this myself for a long time trying to find a definitive answer and it kept coming back to it's a feature phone. So, I went ahead and bought the phone for my daughter and put her AT&T; sim card into it and let her use and waited to see what happened. Within a month AT&T; sent a text informing us this is a smart phone and they were adding a data plan. So, if this phone is being used in the US on AT&T; it will be considered a smart phone and they will automatically add a data plan.
636272
I'm also interested in purchasing this phone however i spoke to AT&T; they said if I use a SIM which does not have data plan, they will automatically start charging me with the data plan since this is a smart phone:(
1306813
No, your phone does not have to be an AT&T; phone. Works on any newer non-Iphone.
472181
This is strictly Net10, it's nothing to do with AT&T;, it's actually a Tracphone with different types of contract. If you want AT&T; will need to SAY it's theirs. I have one of these so don't be fooled.
1447807
No a data plan is not required. However, if you are buying this phone to use with an existing phone plan that you have with AT&T; in order to avoid a data charge for a new smartphone through AT&T;, and you wanting to switch sim cards between the phones. AT&T; will *happily* add a data charge to this phone. Best bet is to cancel the service you have (if you are out of you contracted obligation) and use the sim that comes with the phone and follow the setup instructions that also come with the phone.
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The answer is probably yes: if you are diligent NOT to use any data while away from a WiFi connection (i.e., if you only check your email at home for example and you turn off packet data) than you don't need a data package, and AT&T (at the time I had this phone) will not force you to get a data package. I had their cheapest data package (which at the time was cheaper than a 3g/4g package) so I was able to roam around outside of WiFi range and use AT&T data network, but they shouldn't force you, but things might have changed. If you don't have a package, then AT&T will charge you by the KB. In this whole cellphone game, there really is no winning. But, to answer your question, if things have not changed, then this phone will NOT automatically trigger AT&T to attach a data plan to your account.
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The phone is made to use as a "Pay as you go" phone that you can just purchase minutes for, but I purchased it for my daughter and added her to our AT&T account (different SIM card). So you can do either.
707485
No, this is not a smart phone. Technically it is called a 'feature phone'. It has a couple of limited apps provided by AT&T; but they are more expensive to use than if you just got a real smart phone.
179753
No, this is not considered a smartphone. It is in fact, a "feature phone" that does Not require a data plan, but instead has an optional $10 add-on data plan that allows for unlimited data as long as your plan has unlimited texting. So the real answer is: it can be charged for data, but you don't have to if you don't want to.
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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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I have been using this phone for years with AT&T.; Yes, they will add a data plan as soon as it has a SIM card and turned on. However, I was able to explain that I had no use for a data plan and that I was just trying the phone out (which I was). I just neglected to ever add a data plan back. I can use wifi (but almost never do). The down side is that without a data plan you cannot send or receive attachments to text messages OR receive 'group' text messages (which is a good thing to me)
771426
Yes. All AT&T; phones can be used as a go phone but must have smartphone plan.
1061153
It can be unlocked. It's better if you know someone who has an AT&T account. So you won't have to pay. Or have to jailbreak the phone. You can find out more by going on the web. Type in Google and type in your questions.