Can this work with AT&T? Any Data Plan needed for this phone?
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This phone can work with any network of your choice, it is a quadband phone.
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Yes it will work with all GSM providers. I used it with T mobile and with Kievstar in Ukraine.
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It can work with any provider since it's unlocked. The only difficulty may happen sending or receiving text messages because of too small range of languages included. In my case it is cyrillic encoding it lacks. All the best
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i bough same brand but with verizon name on it, but for verizon, there is no data needed,thanksLN
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Hi Karen, I use this phone because it does not have data capabilities. I have ATT and do not pay data charges on this phone.Darrell
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I really don't know if this phone will work with AT&T; I DIDNT LIKE THIS PHONE AT ALL THATS WHY I DIDNT BUY IT!!!!
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If the phone is unlocked then no it does not have to have an AT&T plan. I have two Bursts that are unlocked and I have Straight Talk plans. You will need a SIM card from your provider which you will have to install in the phone. Easy to do. There is also some set up your provider will tell you how to do. One annoying thing is that the phone is branded for AT&T therefore there are AT&T apps on the phone that you cannot remove.
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Short answer: no. Long answer: You cannot use it on AT&T;'s postpaid service without a data plan. As a pre-paid AT&T; Go Phone, you don't have to have a data plan. This phone should work on other carriers which use AT&T;'s system and their policy regarding smartphones vary.
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@J. Qui, it does work without data plan. I have T-Mobile, so can't speak for ATT:Go under settings -> phone -> app. settings -> positioning -> positioning methods and turn off all but 'Integrated GPS'. That way there is no worry it will ever use a network.
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The phone is unlocked so... It should work with your AT&T; sim card (3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100). My dad used the phone in Venezuela with Movistar (HSDPA 1900) without problems at all!
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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.
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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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It should work with AT&T.; I've used mine with T-Mobile. Verizon phones don't have SIM cards, and, I don't believe are GSM.
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No this phone does not require any data plan. I have used the phone on a 25 a month month rate plan by pay as you go.
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The att micro sim card will work. You will just have to change your apn settings for data.
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Yes, it can be used with AT&T.; It may be a prepaid phone - check with AT&T; to make sure. Is there a SIM card installed?
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I don't know if a data plan is required ... though clearly you could not access e-mail without it. It is very slow for internet, very slow ... but I use it for podcasts, internet radio, phone, and text. I have an AT&T; plan (USA) that allows me 500 minutes voice per month, unlimited data, and unlimited texts for $35 per month. That is a very good rate. You can only get that plan with an "unlocked" phone, like this one.
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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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No you do not need a data plan to use this phone. I have AT&T; text & talk only and was able to add it to my plan. It is capable of data if you were to upgrade your plan to data but again not required.
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My husband currently uses this phone with a Verizon plan. He only uses it for phone calls; I do not know about text messages or data plan capabilities.