That's a pretty neat trick. I could never get away with that with Verizon. Heck they refused to take the data plan off on my old Blackberry 3 years ago. They told me, "That's impossible."
Bill Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Joshua MacCraw <[email protected]> wrote: > I simply called customer service and said look I don't want any data > services, put data block on my lines. Of course she gave me the standard > company policy "that cannot be done with a smartphone". So I said try it and > she was amazed it let her do it. > > 6mo+ later I still have the block, no data plan, no charges, no data, and > wifi works fine despite the statements to the contrary by AT& T and ominous > warnings it would automatically be re-added based on my IMEI being a > smartphone. > > No data does not mean pay-per-use, it means none and they can not force me > to pay for none. > On Sep 23, 2011 4:39 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1) I don't understand #3. How do you sidestep the forced data plan? I >> might want to do that...can you do that and still use Wifi? >> 2) Sheep. Paying for txt on top of data/voice is just silly. Charging >> for it is evil, but the American way (since, WE are willing to pay for >> it, apparently). >> >> On 9/22/2011 6:28 PM, Joshua MacCraw wrote: >>> Personally I am fine with the ability to communicate things when you want > to >>> communicate and how you want to do so with minor qualifications. >>> >>> 1. SMS as a service costing money per use or in packages is redundant and >>> ridiculous. Twitter serves the same role same as any other form of IM > over >>> data link. I don't have texting, don't send me a text it cost me money, >>> that's my complaint. >>> >>> 2. This policy of providers of openness first privacy second has to go. I >>> use the ability to share details about my life with people all the time > but >>> only the people but I choose to do so with. As long as privacy rules > default >>> to deny everything by default and have granular allow to few, I am fine > with >>> it. >>> >>> 3. Mobile data is just too damn expensive and too damn limited to be >>> useful. $5/mo per GB shared by my entire family plan would be acceptable >>> until then I go without mobile data also. ( yes, I have a smartphone and >>> have managed to sidestep the forced data plan by opting for data-block on >>> all lines, wifi or die!) >>> >>> That said, the texters who sit and text rather than talk to the person >>> sitting in front of them is a little ridiculous. Same goes if they are > still >>> using sms instead of just taking advantage of data services, for as long > as >>> they pay for these stupid little text packages real data access will > never >>> come down in price. >>>
