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I recently became the owner of a hand-me-down iPhone 4. This iPhone is off-contract and can be unlocked.
I would like to replace my current cell phone on our family plan without adding a data plan. Our plan is also off-contract for all phones.
Is it possible to use the iPhone ONLY for voice calls and texting? We currently share 700 minutes and unlimited texts.
Thanks.
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No. You cannot activate an iPhone (or any smartphone) on Verizon without a data plan.
No. You cannot activate an iPhone (or any smartphone) on Verizon without a data plan.
Why? Seems weird. I use a cell phone and an iPod touch, which uses WiFi only. I don't understand why it's so taboo to have a smartphone that makes calls and uses WiFi only. "Want to make calls? You're going to have to pay $30/mo. for data you're not going to use."