Will it need a data plan?
1189355
No (at least for an existing Verizon account). Just be sure to get help activating by calling or "chatting" Verizon. If you try to do it online by yourself, after you enter the phone's ID (under the battery), you'll get a popup window warning that you have to change your plan to at least a $10/month data package. That's when I used Chat and was told I could remove the charge after the fact. When I balked at having to remove the charges, the agent volunteered to take care of activation for me. Yay! It worked out great.
1189356
I had to call Verizon after activating the phone and ask them to remove the data plan. Best to check with your carrier prior to purchase.
903399
No .you can use it with or without a data plan. That is why i got it simple talking and texting.
1527706
I believe it does require a data plan. I do know you can only activate the phone on a verizon contract so havibg to commit a data plan isnt that hard to believe.
1617244
Whether or not you'll require a data plan is determined by your Carrier. We recommend contacting you Carrier and they'll be able to let you know whether or not you'll need one.
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.
285105
Yes you have to have a data plan to use the phone if you want to use the internet unless you plan on only hooking to your own internet. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone. Doesn't have enough internal memory, freezes up a lot. Total waste of money.
1842448
Whether or not you'll need a data plan to use this phone to its full potential is up to your Carrier.We recommend contacting your Carrier and making sure with them.
496666
You won't need a data plan for this. You will need to connect to wifi to use apps, get on the Internet, or purchase things from the app store or iTunes. But just to play music/take pictures you won't need a data plan.
1409416
I have this phone and I do not have a data plan on it. My contract with AT&T has never had a data plan on it so it was not required for this phone.
933834
This is not considered a Smart Phone, as it does not run a major operating system, like Apple, Android, or Windows. It does have a lot of nice features though.I use it on Verizon, and to the best of my knowledge, there is no Data Plan. Good luck on your quest.
2266768
yes but they see it as a smart phone and will require you to get a data plan
720621
Nope! They use available wifi, so you do not need a data plan with this phone.
96311
No data plan is required for this model, however, be certain that Verizon does not add a data plan when you activate the phone
223502
It does not require any data plan. You can install SIM card and start to use it right away. You can choose any GSM provider here in US as well as in Europe. This is a reason to buy an unlocked phone. Unfortunately, we've sent it back to seller. It has very good design (it's a Sony(!), so you get a very good designed phone just by default). It was brand new, in the original box, but did not work at all, unfortunately again. May be it was just a Chinese grey copy, but it's only my guess.
2236549
you don't have to have a data plan with this phone. I don't have a data plan because of the cost. You can access wifi spots though.
2114750
Yes I bought this phone and just added it online to my Verizon account. No data plan necessary. For the price the phone does the job.
1330481
No data plan is required by Verizon. Verizon is my carrier. I signed up to pay an extra five bucks a month over the cell phone service so I could send up to several hundred texts a month, but no data plan, unless you were going to use this phone to browse the internet or something like that, but I would not advise that.