[ale] Moving my Wife/Kids phones into the 20th Century

Tue Apr 23 09:36:55 EDT 2013

Another useful Android site is swappa ( http://swappa.com ).  They
specialize in used Android smartphones.

-- CHS

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:21 AM, John Pilman <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have to issue a retraction.  I checked with my brother who was using his
> iPhone without a data plan. He said he got caught by AT&T and had to quit
> using the phone.
>
> ...John
> On Apr 22, 2013 9:56 PM, "James Taylor" <James.Taylor at eastcobbgroup.com>
> wrote:
>
>> BBs are a special case. All data goes through the RIM servers with them.
>> Android and iPhone don't have that issues.
>> -jt
>>
>>
>> James Taylor
>> 678-697-9420
>> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> 4/22/2013   05:31 PM >>>
>> This topic has me curious, too.  I'd like to see if there are any other
>> stories of successfully accomplishing this.  My dad tried at one point
>> by moving his AT&T SIM from a Moto Razr to my sister's old Blackberry
>> (she had replaced the BB with an iPhone).  AT&T called him a week later
>> and told him they noticed he was now using the BB and he'd must add a
>> data plan to his existing plan or they would drop him.  He was going to
>> use wifi at home and no data when out but AT&T stopped that cold.
>> Granted this was several years ago but I've long considered the idea and
>> haven't.  I don't want cell data, just wifi.
>>
>> On 4/22/2013 14:16, John Pilman wrote:
>> > I can say this tactic worked for an iPhone once.  My brother walked into
>> > the phone store and said he wanted the data plan removed. They said that
>> > was impossible. So he bought a GO phone, moved the SIM, went back,
>> switched
>> > to a no data plan, walked out and moved the SIM back. I see no reason it
>> > would not work on an Android.  Also, I have a Samsung Android MP3 player
>> > that gets data from wifi but has no cell phone data.
>> >
>> > ...John
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Brian Stanaland <brian at stanaland.org
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Neal,
>> >>
>> >> I don't think any of them will directly sell an Android phone without a
>> >> data plan. However, there's noting stopping you from getting a regular
>> >> phone and putting the sim card in an android. Obviously that limits
>> carrier
>> >> choice though. Also, since Android expects a data connection, you might
>> >> have to make sure data is not even an "on demand" option on the
>> account.
>> >>
>> >> --Brian
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> **
>> >>> Sorry if this is turning into
>> >>> alt.gripe.about.phones.just.because.android.resembles.linux, but...
>> >>>
>> >>> Does anyone know of a carrier that will sell an android smartphone
>> >>> WITHOUT a data plan?
>> >>>
>> >>> Meaning, it works like a phone to call and text, and when in WIFI
>> >>> coverage, it will do the groovy smartphone things.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've got three people here that are customers.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, 2013-04-22 at 10:27 -0400, leam hall wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> So this looks like it meets the recommendations. Just need to get a
>> good
>> >>> provider and service contract now.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.google.com/nexus/4/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I appreciate the collective wisdom. Too much marketing hype to really
>> see
>> >>> any truth to it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Leam
>> >>>
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