Best Most Valuable Phone to get Without Data Plan Requirement

**ucfgnome** · 02-11-2012, 10:03 AM

Hi - which phone is the best or most valued to get from T-mobile when adding a new line that does not require data plan requirement?

Basically, which phone has highest resale value without data commitment?

Thanks

**Telekom** · 02-11-2012, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by ucfgnome

Hi - which phone is the best or most valued to get from T-mobile when adding a new line that does not require data plan requirement?

Basically, which phone has highest resale value without data commitment?

Thanks

Any smartphone will require a data plan. As soon as you insert a SIM in a smartphone the system will put you in a data plan if you're not already in one.

**jet1000** · 02-11-2012, 04:14 PM

There's very few non smartphones left on t-mobile's site. So you don't have a very big choice. I think antenna flipped something like a gravity txt but that was a few months ago. I don't know of it still has much resale value.

**minnguy34** · 03-07-2012, 04:15 PM

If you order online from T-Mobile, it is possible that a Lumina 710 will not require you to automatically add a data plan to your line. That is because, I believe, Windows phones don't force the inclusion of a data plan when online ordering. I assume you are planning to sell the phone on Ebay when you get it, but don't want to be stuck with a data plan on your line. Also, if the price shown on the site includes a rebate, you would not be able to receive the rebate, since the rebate would require an active data plan on the phone.

**GSMRocks** · 04-04-2012, 07:23 AM

I would have to say the Gravity Txt. T-Mobile really seems to be smartphone oriented now, and doesn't seem to care to cater to those who dont want one.

**Telekom** · 04-05-2012, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by GSMRocks

I would have to say the Gravity Txt. T-Mobile really seems to be smartphone oriented now, and doesn't seem to care to cater to those who dont want one.

If you go to the "no contract" phones you'll see at last three phones that are not smartphones.

**Japaxico** · 04-15-2012, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by minnguy34

If you order online from T-Mobile, it is possible that a Lumina 710 will not require you to automatically add a data plan to your line. That is because, I believe, Windows phones don't force the inclusion of a data plan when online ordering. I assume you are planning to sell the phone on Ebay when you get it, but don't want to be stuck with a data plan on your line. Also, if the price shown on the site includes a rebate, you would not be able to receive the rebate, since the rebate would require an active data plan on the phone.

Is it possible to order an android phone from online and not be forced into a data plan? i am wondering if I can get the HTC One S or Galaxy S3 when they come out and flip them on eBay. Or would I be limited only to windows phones?

**GSMinCT** · 04-16-2012, 09:12 AM

T-Mobile puts a contract on the data feature? You can't just cancel it whenever you switch to a dumbphone?

**noobiex** · 04-22-2012, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by GSMinCT

You can't just cancel it whenever you switch to a dumbphone?

Not anymore if you do upgrade via CS, they will make data plan as required for the following 24 months

**GSMinCT** · 04-22-2012, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by noobiex

Not anymore if you do upgrade via CS, they will make data plan as required for the following 24 months

That's awful.

**aneftp** · 04-27-2012, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by GSMinCT

That's awful.

It's not awful. Unless tmobile changed it policy. This policy has been in force for close to 2 years.

But I believe (again if they didn't change policy). If you pay full price or bring your own phone. Than tmobile doesn't require a data plan at all and will block data for u of you request it.

**nexus14** · 04-27-2012, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Telekom

Any smartphone will require a data plan. As soon as you insert a SIM in a smartphone the system will put you in a data plan if you're not already in one.

Nope. T-mobile does not do this. They did implement a policy fall 2011 where those WITHOUT a data plan had pay per use added to every line. They were stubborn and would not let people remove them. A month or two later, they allowed people to remove the feature b/c of all the complaints.

AT&T, however, does do this. If you put your SIM into a smartphone, even for just a few minutes, you will get a data plan automatically added.

**lordkaosu** · 04-27-2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by nexus14

Nope. T-mobile does not do this. They did implement a policy fall 2011 where those WITHOUT a data plan had pay per use added to every line. They were stubborn and would not let people remove them. A month or two later, they allowed people to remove the feature b/c of all the complaints.

AT&T, however, does do this. If you put your SIM into a smartphone, even for just a few minutes, you will get a data plan automatically added.

With AT&T, is that any smartphone or do they need to be branded?

**GSMinCT** · 04-28-2012, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by aneftp

It's not awful. Unless tmobile changed it policy. This policy has been in force for close to 2 years.

But I believe (again if they didn't change policy). If you pay full price or bring your own phone. Than tmobile doesn't require a data plan at all and will block data for u of you request it.

Well the first part is much worse than AT&T or Verizon, but the second part is sort of better, although a smartphone without data is pointless.

**Wireless Junkie** · 04-28-2012, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by GSMinCT

Well the first part is much worse than AT&T or Verizon, but the second part is sort of better, although a smartphone without data is pointless.

You would be surprised, I have a lot of customer's buying outright smartphone's (AT&T) like the Note to use on GoPhone with NO data lol. They just use WiFi, I really want to tell them to just use ST and an AT&T ST SIM for unlimited everything for $5 cheaper than AT&T's $50 Gophone unlimited and no data, but of course I can't tell them that