Does one absolutely need a data plan with AT&T
Jun 5, 2012, 2:16 am
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Since Verizon uses CDMA phones, you will have to get a new phone as the unlocked iphone that you used previously on Tmobile will not work. It will work on AT&T, which is why people here are mentioning AT&T prepaid as an alternative.
Jun 5, 2012, 7:46 am
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We might wait and try to Cricket, or wait till Sept for iPhone 5....
Jun 5, 2012, 9:12 pm
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The second part is just not true. MANY prepaid plans allow you to port. As for the first part, there are lots of very affordable prepaid plans. I like straighttalk - runs on AT&T's network and offers unlimited talk, text, and data for $45/month. $42 if you pay three months at a time. Post-paid can't touch that - and your wife would get data to boot. Even if you found a carrier where you couldn't port, you could always port the number to Google Voice and direct that to the phone.
Jun 6, 2012, 8:01 am
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Jun 6, 2012, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by dtsm:18700671
We might wait and try to Cricket, or wait till Sept for iPhone 5....
Jun 11, 2012, 6:15 pm
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Just for the record, I have had iPhones on ATT with no data plan for a couple of years. I already had the numbers, just bought the phones used. In each case ATT told me I had to have a data plan and I told them my contract was years out and I did not need a data plan. It worked. This was for two lines on a family plan & a third line did have a data plan.
Those plans still had data available so I would pay if any data was used. I kept data turned off on the phones so they only did data on wifi. This also disabled MMS texting and texts to multiple numbers.
I tried the TMO $30 prepaid plan but it doesn't work in China. In the end I got a RAZR Maxx & two years to life on Verizon.
Those plans still had data available so I would pay if any data was used. I kept data turned off on the phones so they only did data on wifi. This also disabled MMS texting and texts to multiple numbers.
I tried the TMO $30 prepaid plan but it doesn't work in China. In the end I got a RAZR Maxx & two years to life on Verizon.
Jun 23, 2012, 8:02 pm
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Sales guy told us we can port her TMO anytime we want. With prepaid, no data required, with post paid, require data but no two year contract. So far so good.
Jun 26, 2012, 12:29 am
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An even better option is to go prepaid with H2O Wireless. It's way cheaper than ATT
It's super easy and super cheap, just $.05/min and $.05/sms or a $30 unlimited talk and SMS plan. They have other plans too with data and the like.
H2O works with all ATT phones.
It's almost free to try, just go onto Ebay and you can buy a SIM for $1. Log on to their website to activate.
Pop it in, and you're going!
I use this when I'm back in the states with my iPhones and they're awesome, highly recommended.
It's super easy and super cheap, just $.05/min and $.05/sms or a $30 unlimited talk and SMS plan. They have other plans too with data and the like.
H2O works with all ATT phones.
It's almost free to try, just go onto Ebay and you can buy a SIM for $1. Log on to their website to activate.
Pop it in, and you're going!
I use this when I'm back in the states with my iPhones and they're awesome, highly recommended.