FYI - Alltel data users

[boblpn]

From my own personal usage experience;

If this is common knowledge, I apologize, but the following may help save some users some $ on their monthly bill if they are non-the-wiser.

If you are an Alltel user, and bring your own phone to Alltel to avoid a contract, you ARE NOT required to be suckered into a data plan, unless that's what you want.

I opted out of the data plan, but, I do occasionally use the Internet on my Titan 6800 to check email; at MOST, probably 2x a day, some days not at all, and for no more than 5 or 10 minutes. Also occasionally use Google Maps.

With this low usage, I am not charged for any data minutes. I have been doing this for close to a year, and have not been charged. I'm sure there's probably a threshold where they look at data usage, and if they do tag you, I've been told that you might incure a $1.99 per day charge for a day-rate usage.

So, if you are a light to rare data user on Alltel, you may be able to save yourself some $$ by letting your contract expire, and dump your data plan.

And yes, I still have Alltel. In my market area (MI), VZW isn't slated to take over or change the signage for another year or two.

[MrObvious]

VZW took over here. Get out while you still can. It's been absolute hell but at least they aren't screwing up the bill like some people.

[griffincash]

I bought my touch pro from ebay and when I activated it, the rep asked if I wanted the data plan. I said no. However I kept the $5/month mobile web. When I got my bill it had my data usage listed at 99,999K and beside it was UNLIMITED, so I'm pretty happy and will be sad when AT&T takes over. Then I bought a Blackberry from ebay and tried to do the same, but because(according the the local store) of the "blackberry server service" I couldn't opt out of the $40/month. However my sister who doesn't have the mobile web on her plan(she has a moto q9c) can access the web free of the $1.99/day charge but is charged by the minute. This is only a problem because WM phones don't disconnect the data connection after use. Anyway the point is for $40 less than what they wanted me to pay, I get unlimited data and messaging.

[Nosey]

Originally Posted by griffincash

I bought my touch pro from ebay and when I activated it, the rep asked if I wanted the data plan. I said no. However I kept the $5/month mobile web. When I got my bill it had my data usage listed at 99,999K and beside it was UNLIMITED, so I'm pretty happy and will be sad when AT&T takes over. Then I bought a Blackberry from ebay and tried to do the same, but because(according the the local store) of the "blackberry server service" I couldn't opt out of the $40/month. However my sister who doesn't have the mobile web on her plan(she has a moto q9c) can access the web free of the $1.99/day charge but is charged by the minute. This is only a problem because WM phones don't disconnect the data connection after use. Anyway the point is for $40 less than what they wanted me to pay, I get unlimited data and messaging.

how did you get them to let you get the let you opt out? I tried to get my diamond on a new account I opened with them and they said I had to get the full package. I currently use my diamond on a prepaid plan where I pay .10/min on the data, I just keep the data turned off on my diamond unless I need it, but it would be nice to opt out and pay the 5/month, but they wouldn't let me, probaly cause when I called to add it they asked what kind of phone it was and I said a htc diamond...

any advice on how to do this with them?

[GirlGoneGeek]

If you are in contract you have to have it. If you are out of contract as stated above, you can opt out of it.

[MrObvious]

I couldn't with my Diamond.