Recently I ascertained the old BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for a reasonable price. For some reason the fact that it is an old device no longer currently offered by Verizon, the thought of it requiring a data plan didn't even cross my mind.
Let me start on this, I do not believe in data plans. They are over priced, useless, and quite frankly there's a lot of other ways to get something without paying a ridiculous amount of money for a ridiculously small bandwidth cap. Here's a fact for you.
-The advertised reason for why Verizon made data plans required was because consumers were using data heavily without a data plan, and then getting charged for it later. People made vast complaints about these "excess" charges without realizing they were to blame.
Unlike the many consumers before, I am not an idiot. I understand what uses data, and what doesn't. On top of that, I DO NOT CARE for the applications given. All I want is a phone that doesn't constantly breakdown, and has a decent keyboard as compared to verizons currently GOD AWFUL dumb phone offerings.
ADDITIONALLY, one should be asking "Why is Verizon requiring a data plan for a device that is clearly way past it's prime??" Not to angst on my new phone, but it is old. It's slow. And as a data using phone, it will consistently rank in last place when compared to Verizon's current offerings. So here is my quandry.
Why is Verizon requiring me to have a data plan for a phone that is clearly a piece of crap?
Why should I have to pay for something that I WILL NEVER USE because I am not an idiot consumer?
I'm tired of my other phones breaking down, and I just want to use the old Pearl Flip as a dumb phone, so why the hell can't I do that?
Assistance in the activation of this device WITHOUT A DATA PLAN is the top priority here. If I really wanted a data plan, I wouldn't be trying to use it on a 2 year old device. I would go buy one of the newest data phones. Good god.
