Data Plan Required

Drew212 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 02:20 AM

I really want to purchase the touch pro 2 but I'm furious to find that it's going to cost me $30 a month for a data plan that is required with verizon's network. I was told that even if I purchase the phone outright I still need to purchase the data plan.

Why make phones with WiFi if the phone is going to be required to have a data plan? I don't use the phone for the web and email unless I'm in a wireless hotspot, so I don't need the freedom of a data plan.

Does anyone know a way around this? Are there any simmilar phones that don't require a data plan?

**nrfitchett4** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 02:23 AM

pretty much all smart phones are requiring data plans these days. the cell phone companies want to get paid same as everyone else. you might have to go with the smaller carriers (like cricket or pocket) to get what you want.

zizo72 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 08:38 AM

switch to sprint!

Rhodium500 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 09:30 AM

Trust me there is absolutely NO way around the required data plan unless you happen to know an executive that can pull strings for you. As soon as the system sees a TP2 esn then it adds the data package on if you want it activated.

**Mojary** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 11:41 AM

well...not all smartphones are requiring data plan. it is the carriers that are requiring it. it's a way for them to get you to a higher priced plan. smartphones don't need to have a data plan. they can still work as a regular cell phone. but that would defeat the purpose of having these powerful devices.

but yeah...the carriers found a way for them to bend us over even further down. but yeah...if you switch to sprint, you can get an the all data plan for $70 a month (+ fees and taxes and surcharges and your soul - this part doesn't matter which carrier you go to or are currently subscribed to).

**p-slim** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 11:52 AM

It is smart to make customers have a data plan. Disabling the data all together is a hassel as many apps and programs run in the background. If you only want to check around hot spots buy yourself a netbook and use a dumphone, dump phone meaning not a smartphone. I understand the op's perspective but that's not realistic.

itony · #7 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 12:05 PM

buy a sero line...it will cost you quite a penny up front but will pay for itself

**Mojary** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by itony

buy a sero line...it will cost you quite a penny up front but will pay for itself

yeah but not all smartphone/ppc are allowed to go into the sero.

**gTen** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 12:26 PM

Touch Pro 2 can do sero...

That said yes the companies extort money any way they can and get away with it..welcome to the USA, the most restrictive cellphone carriers on earth..well maybe except New Zealand..

What you MAY be able to pull off is getting a sprint version of the phone the activate it as a none smartphone on the verizon network..but I cannot guarantee this will work..

**Darkjedi** · #10 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 12:54 PM

My biggest worry is that when the WM6.5 phones die out, what will be there to replace them for us SERO customers? We can't go android or palm because they almost all 'exclusives' and therefore require the special everything data plan. We are stuck with WM, but will WM7 follow the way of android and require the everything data plan as well?