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[albertats]

Q- If I purchase a smartphone from Ebay or a friend, do I have to have a data plan or SmartChoice plan with the device?

A- If the smartphone is a Blackberry, yes the device is REQUIRED to have a data plan. If it is a Windows Mobile or Treo, no. A rep will try to sell the data plan/SmartChoice plan to you, but no you are not required to have it.

[dbest]

Does anyone know if there is a 10 digit number that #777 translates to? I realize that this will be different per area of coverage you are in.

[nfaze]

Does anyone know if there is a 10 digit number that #777 translates to? I realize that this will be different per area of coverage you are in.

Questions should go in the main forum; once they are answered, they should be moved here. This thread isn't meant for questions/discussion of those questions; it is meant to be a simple question, then answer in each post to make it easy for newcomers to read and understand, not to be cluttered with questions that get no answers or discussion.

[ppsi]

If I'm not mistaken you and I spoke at length about an E815 a long time ago. I will need to buy this Moto Q9 of a site and would love to find one here but so far no luck other than Verizon models. Any suggestions from other sites. I nearly got burned off Eb@y last year.
Thanks - Howard

Q. Can I use a smartphone without a data plan?
A. Yes, however any data used would go against your minutes. The only exception to this is the BlackBerry smartphones, you CANNOT use a Black Berry smartphone without a data plan. A add-on data plan for Black berries are $44.99 (?), for other smartphones it is $29.99.

Q. Is a smartchoice plan required with a smartphone?
A. No, however, if you buy the phone at subsidy (non-retail, 1 or 2 year contract price from Alltel) it IS required. But if you buy it off eBay or used or at retail price it is NOT required. Regardless of what some employees tell you.

Q. Can I change my smartchoice plan to another non-smartchoice plan?
A. Yes and No. If you bought the phone at the subsidy (non-retail, 1 or 2 year contract price from Alltel) then you must stay in a smartchoice for the duration of the contract. BUT, if you bought it at retail, used, or eBay then then you can change the type of plan you have from the smartchoice plan.

[happydea1in]

Q- If I purchase a smartphone from Ebay or a friend, do I have to have a data plan or SmartChoice plan with the device?

A- If the smartphone is a Blackberry, yes the device is REQUIRED to have a data plan. If it is a Windows Mobile or Treo, no. A rep will try to sell the data plan/SmartChoice plan to you, but no you are not required to have it.

Question:

Can you add Access Minutes (9.99/month) to cover data usage on a smartphone? (vs paying for a smartchoice package?)

[albertats]

Question:

Can you add Access Minutes (9.99/month) to cover data usage on a smartphone? (vs paying for a smartchoice package?)

Questions should be sent to the main forum, not the FAQ's... NO, you should not use Axcess Minutes as your smartphone data plan!

[psycho_maniac]

Q: Whats the difference between Divested and Non-Divested?
A: Divested means that your service was sold by alltel to a company other than verizon and Non-Divested means that you are being bought by verizon.

Q: How do i know if your in a Divested or Non-Divested area?
A:

[Justin-Goldberg]

When the nfaze said "but only voice and basic text messages will work", what beyond basic text doesn't work? Does that mean mms doesn't? My LG AX-155 phone is running near the limit of its contacts, and I'm always having to delete text messages when I don't want to.

I could start pruning unused contacts but I there's always that potential scenario of 'dangit, what was that number' and be stuck somewhere where I won't have access to their backup in my google contacts.

[strunke]

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.60 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.2.14320/504; U; en) Presto/2.2.0)

Yes it means no MMS. Only SMS.