Can a smartphone be used on Verizon with just a voice/text plan?

[pstokely]

I don't need a data plan with WiFi hotspots everywhere

[Kali]

1. I don't think so.

It MIGHT be possible if you got one of the random xtra cool customer service reps but I kind of doubt their system will let you. You might try getting the pay-as-you-go data plan, then you would have it if you needed it. Not sure how it all works myself.

And FYI ... wifi is NOT everywhere :cry: :cry: :cry:

[pstokely]

2. WiFi is at most places I go, have no use for a data plan there

The cheapest plan is $30 a month

[OriginalGeek]

3. Not that I've been told

Verizon smart phones must have a data plan. My wife upgraded from her droid to a Rhyme and we thought about giving the old droid to our daughter but didn't want to spend another 30 bucks a month extra for the data plan. The phone CAN be used as an mp3/video/game player though - as long as you don;t need the verizon network to do any of them.

And that's all my daughter wanted to do anyway - lol - play Angry Birds.

I haven't tried connecting the droid to our home wifi but I suspect it won't work as the data plan is what contains the part that allows the phone to do all the network stuff. I'll try tonight to see what happens. Even if I can use it as an online device I am, sure it won't allow phone calls. Other than skype.

[pstokely]

4. Have you tried rooting the phone?

nt

[OriginalGeek]

8. not yet - i have the instructions but

I am lazy - It's a pretty safe thing to do from what I read but I have just always been leery of rooting/altering all my electronics. lol, my neighbor is a computer maintenance instructor at the local tech school and has offered several times to mod my xbox but I just never do...

I work in IT too and just can't bring myself to alter my stuff that much but I don't think I am quite as bad as one of my co-workers who won't even change the wallpaper on a new computer. If it isn't the default, he doesn't want it. lol

[LynneSin]

5. My friend did that but he bought a non-contract cell phone to do it

that's about all I know with that subject

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. No, or I'd have one

I wanted a Droid, but you have to have a (for me) too-expensive data plan.

So I ended up getting an LG Octane, which was the best phone I could get without going that route.

[MrsBrady]

7. no --

but you can get a used iphone and just use the wifi....that's what I do

and i have a feature phone to text and talk