No. Not unless you continue to have the phone activated on the account. It may well work for a few days but once the desctivation kicks in the device is dead. No Wifi no GPS.
Bill Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2011, at 2:38 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > So, if I upgrade to a new smartphone on VZW when I am eligible, will I be > able to use my old smartphone on Wifi? And what about GPS? > > On 9/23/2011 4:38 PM, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >> I know, I just dealt with that for my stepson since he had a phone under his >> paternal dads verizon account. They refuse to let you have a smartphone >> without >> paying extra for data plan. We ended up getting him a virgin mobile phone >> for >> $25 a month with unlimited text and data instead. >> >> >> lopaka >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Bill<[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, September 23, 2011 12:09:17 PM >> Subject: Re: [H] STOP... >> >> 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. >>>>>
