Blackberry VS Droid Phone : Grandfathered Unlimted Data Plan???

I currently have a Blackberry Curve 8330 smartphone and am waiting for the new Motorola Bionic smartphone. Since my current plan has an "unlimited data plan," will this carry over to the Bionic when I switch since these two phones are both smart phones, or will I need to go to the new tiered plans I am under the assumption smart phone to smart phone unlimited data plans will be grandfathered from old to new.
My current plan is the "Nationwide Talk 450" with $5.00 unlimited M2M Message w/50Msg, 15 N/C bonus minutes and an 8% discount based on where I am employed. I've been on this plan for many many years.
Someone please advise me. Thank you!!!

If you currently have unlimited data on a smartphone, you will be able to keep the feature if you upgrade to another smartphone. It does not matter if they are different types (Blackberry vs. Android vs. Apple).

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Help--did I just give up my grandfathered unlimited data plan?

Hello all,
I just bought an iphone 4s--upgraded from a Droid smartphone. On my old bill my data plan is "email & web unlimited" for $29.99. Did I made a mistake when ordering the new phone--I clicked on the 2G plan and that is what is shown in my order. Did I just give up my grandfathered plan? I really don't understand all this stuff. Could someone help me understand if that "email & web unlimited" was the grandfathered unlimited data plan I keep seeing discussed on this forum? Does that allow me to upload pictures, stream radio/movies, etc.? Or do I really need one of the tiered plans like the 2G? I will try to revise my order through customer service if need be. Thank you so much.

drsdkelley wrote:
Hello all,
I just bought an iphone 4s--upgraded from a Droid smartphone. On my old bill my data plan is "email & web unlimited" for $29.99. Did I made a mistake when ordering the new phone--I clicked on the 2G plan and that is what is shown in my order. Did I just give up my grandfathered plan? I really don't understand all this stuff. Could someone help me understand if that "email & web unlimited" was the grandfathered unlimited data plan I keep seeing discussed on this forum? Does that allow me to upload pictures, stream radio/movies, etc.? Or do I really need one of the tiered plans like the 2G? I will try to revise my order through customer service if need be. Thank you so much.
No, this is not the grandfathered unlimited plan. As soon as you activate your phone, you should call Verizon and have your unlimited plan reinstated. The 2GB plan shouldn't take effect until you activate your new phone, but you could just check to make sure. Once the 2GB plan takes effect, you should have 14 days to have the unlimited plan reinstated, or you will lose it for good.

Switching from the plan I just upgraded to back to my grandfathered unlimited data plan

I was forced into a new plan when I upgraded in January when before I had unlimited talk/text/data. I was unaware I was able to keep my grandfathered unlimited data plan because the sales representative just said my plan was not offered anymore (and with me as a customer unaware that we are able to keep our original plan when signing up it frustrates me that a representative would do such to their customers) and I'm wondering if I could get that plan back as I am somehow going over 4GB when I do nothing different than I did before (with unlimited data I still only used about 3-3 1/5 GB every month) I'm very unhappy with the change and am contemplating leaving Verizon if I am not able to change back as my bill is $80 more than previously.

Jesslynn wrote:
I was forced into a new plan when I upgraded in January when before I had unlimited talk/text/data. I was unaware I was able to keep my grandfathered unlimited data plan because the sales representative just said my plan was not offered anymore (and with me as a customer unaware that we are able to keep our original plan when signing up it frustrates me that a representative would do such to their customers) and I'm wondering if I could get that plan back as I am somehow going over 4GB when I do nothing different than I did before (with unlimited data I still only used about 3-3 1/5 GB every month) I'm very unhappy with the change and am contemplating leaving Verizon if I am not able to change back as my bill is $80 more than previously.
You can only keep you unlimited plan if you paid full price for the phone you upgraded to. So even if Verizon would let you switch back to you old unlimited data plan you'd still have to pay full price for the phone. You got $400 lying around to do that?

Can I use an Android phone without a data plan?

Please read all of this before responding. You will not be helping when you show a clear misunderstanding of my question.
I do not need a data plan. Everywhere I go has Wi-Fi, and I am perfectly content to not have internet connectivity in the event that I don't have Wi-Fi. What I want to know is if I can buy a phone from a store (not from Verizon or a contract renewal) and replace my current phone with it without needing a data plan. There is NO software/hardware reason why I couldn't, and the only reason I would need to is as a Verizon requirement.
As an additional question, if Verizon doesn't allow it, is there any workaround?
I want an android phone not to have ubiquitous connection to social media. I want an android phone to have platform to run software on in addition to making/receiving calls and text messages. I would not utilize a data plan and it would be a waste of money.
Additional info:
Can I use an Android phone that I buy from a retailer on my Verizon plan without adding data? There's no hardware or software reason why I need a data plan, and there IS a point to having a smart phone without a data plan: Wi-Fi. I don't need to have redundant internet access. The only reason conceivable for why I'd need a data plan is because Verizon wants more money for no additional service (I wouldn't USE connectivity provided by a data plan). I don't want to have a mobile platform for running software and a phone filling my pockets, I'd like it to be in one. All the connectivity I need is for calls and text messaging.
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I stand corrected!
Here's an article on the subject with a good discussion and a somewhat dodgy suggestion for non-Verizon service: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57555091-94/can-you-ditch-your-smartphone-data-plan-for-wi-fi/.
Here's a discussion on a T-Mobile forum laying out the options (as of last November): http://support.t-mobile.com/message/198200. It sounds like it would meet one of the OP's desires: "Can I use an Android phone that I buy from a retailer on my Verizon plan without adding data?" Not on Verizon, but probably on T-Mobile.

I've lost my iPhone5 like 40 hours ago. I already turned the Lost mode on with Find my iphone app. But my phone has no data plan so it could not connect to the internet at all. I reported to the police, too. What else can I do? Can anybody advise?

I've lost my iPhone5 like 40 hours ago. I already turned the Lost mode on with Find my iphone app. But my phone has no data plan so it could not connect to the internet at all. I reported to the police, too. What else can I do? Can anybody advise?

No...see the link I posted:
If you did not enable Find My iPhone on your missing device
If you did not enable Find My iPhone before it was lost or stolen, you can't use it to locate or protect your device, but you can still follow these steps:
Change your iCloud password to ensure that no one else can use your device to delete or make changes to your iCloud data.
Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement and your wireless carrier. Apple doesn't track or flag lost or stolen products, but you can use My Support Profile (supportprofile.apple.com) to find a list of serial numbers for products that you've purchased or registered with your Apple ID.

Is Verizon attempting to get customers to abandon basic phone services for data plans?

I was just in the Verizon store to pay my bill and while there I wanted to verify my upgrade eligibility date. My husband and I have a shared plan with him having a basic phone and I have a smart phone with a data plan. Due to a need to upgrade phones last year I used his upgrade eligibility date to go from a basic phone to a mart phone. At that time I was told that when the time that I was eligible to update my phone he would be able to use that date, which he did. The next time we are eligible to update will be in Feb. but since we had switched the dates last year, I was told that if I wanted to update this year at his time, we would be charged an additional $30 per month for a data plan even though we would still have 1 basic phone and only 1 smart phone. In essence we will be paying for 2 smart phones and have the benefit of only 1. Does Verizon think that this is good customer service and that it will foster customer loyalty?

It is true that if you switch lines and upgrade with a smartphone, but then add a basic phone back on that line you will be charged $30 per month for data since you used that line to upgrade to a smartphone, and the data costs are part of the payback for the higher price of the smartphone.
However, that is not what you are doing, and I have not heard that if you use an upgrade to get a basic phone, you still have to pay $30 even if that is a transfer from an upgrade eligible line that has a smartphone.
I honestly think you were given wrong information and they misunderstood the new policy. This is one situation I have not seen yet, so will await others to give input, including any Verizon representatives.

No Longer Grandfathering Unlimited Data Plan

To say that I am disappointed in Verizon is an understatement. I have been with Verizon for over 15 years and have had the same unlimited plan for as long as I can remember. We were unaware that Verizon would no longer be honoring the existing data plan when upgrading your phone and this policy was not made clear when we purchased a new phone recently. When I noted the change to my account and called Verizon, I was given the standard customer service response “we are changing with the new market trying to keep current for our customers”, which is nonsense. As has been discussed here and all over the internet, Verizon is simply gouging their customers for more money with fewer options. They tried to indicate that other carriers do not offer unlimited and they are keeping up with the competition. The truth is that Verizon was ahead of the curve when they offered their unlimited plans during the infancy of the smartphone and now that they are so popular and commonplace with everyone needing a data plan, they see that they can charge more for less. Most mobile companies did away with the unlimited plans long ago but those of us who grandfathered in, have been elated with our service plans that new customers longed to have. Since then, customers have clamored for unlimited plans and the other providers are coming back around to give the people what they want. Unlimited, not share plans. The thought that Verizon is taking away the very plans that their customers are demanding and their competitors are giving is crazy. Verizon is well aware that their customers are unhappy as you can see by the damage control on these forums. At every turn they are closing and deleting posts and discussions that are addressing this travesty. My family, just like many others I have heard from, will be switching to a carrier with an unlimited data plan when our contracts are up. I will be sad to leave Verizon after all these years.

queenmb wrote:
Since then, customers have clamored for unlimited plans and the other providers are coming back around to give the people what they want. Unlimited, not share plans. The thought that Verizon is taking away the very plans that their customers are demanding and their competitors are giving is crazy. Verizon is well aware that their customers are unhappy as you can see by the damage control on these forums. At every turn they are closing and deleting posts and discussions that are addressing this travesty. My family, just like many others I have heard from, will be switching to a carrier with an unlimited data plan when our contracts are up. I will be sad to leave Verizon after all these years.
If Verizon brought back unlimited the network would be slow and you be back here complaining about that. Try studying up on how things work then come back here and complain. These other companies offer "unlimited" data not unlimited data and you should know this. Frankly you and all the unlimited data people are doing Verizon and the rest of it's customers a favor by leaving. You realize your phones have this thing called wi-fi?
Sprint already has plenty of complaints about how slow it's network is. And they barely have any 4G out there. Just wait until they have 4G everywhere and they get more customers like you that want to max out their connections.
Sprint's "unlimited data" plan fine print
Everything Data Plan: Includes $10 Premium Data add-on for smartphones (no discounts apply). Sprint Mobile Hotspot (MHS): Optional $19.99 or $49.99 add-on to allow your tablet or compatible phone to provide data usage for other Wi-Fi enabled devices. No discounts apply. Connectivity dependent upon compatibility and speeds may vary. Includes either 2GB or 6GB of on-network data usage with additional data charges of $0.05/MB. 100 MB or 300 MB off-network data limit is combination of tablet/phone and hotspot usage. Additional off-network data charges for tablets is $0.25/MB. Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network roaming usage in a month exceeds (1) voice: 800 minutes. or a majority of minutes; or (2) data: 300 MBs or a majority of KBs.
Ok so you are going to have to pay $10 extra PER smartphone on top of the advertised price. You are going to have to pay a minimum of $20 if you want to use hotspot then you only get 2 GB for that $20. And you're limited to 300 MB a month if you are outside a Sprint area. Not to mention you're speeed is limited to a max of 256 kbps. Not to mention not many Sprint areas have 4G so you'll be limited to 3G speeds. Sounds wonderful. Enjoy.

No data on BlackBerry 10 even with a working data plan

Hi,
Q10, unlocked, 10.1.0.4181, Estonian SIM card with a working data plan, correctly set APN, a bunch of restarts, etc - still no data connectivity. With WiFi on, data works, BBM works, everything except for the App World (which is n/a here) works.
Now. Where is the problem, and how do we solve it? I'm not going to be very keep on accepting answers like "lol you've just spent 650 EUR on a phone and a 10EUR/mo data plan with a 12 months contract which you can throw out of the window."
Thank you kindly for your answers and suggestions.

So, have you specifically asked your carrier about any of this, or are you operating purely on assumption? You see, it's entirely possible that your carrier has erroneously mis-provisioned something about your plan, and that's what is causing you to not have any services. It's also possible that you simply cannot have the services you desire on this carrier. But, as has been from the start here, only your carrier can answer these questions, for we have no visibility into anything beyond the words you provide us here -- and so far, all of those words indicate that you must have a discussion with your carrier, but for some reason you are refusing to do so...I really don't understand why you are so reluctant...
Good luck!
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Switching from Env Touch to a Droid 2 Questions about data plan.

I have an Env Touch with Unlimited Texting. My mother has a Droid 2 with Unlimited Texting and Data (the $30 plan).
I want to switch phones with her, but will I get the Unlimited Data plan with it or will I have to get the new payment plans for data?

Verizon has a data calculator on this site (just search for it) that can give you some idea of your usage. You can also visit the services you plan to use and look for information about how much data they consume. 2GB would not be enough with hours of Pandora streaming each month, but if you regularly used WiFi for the more data intensive applications, you could probably stay under the cap easily.
If you go over your cap, you are billed $10 and get another 1GB of data to use. You CAN use unlimited data, at a rate of $10/GB over your cap.

Which phones require which data plan?

Hello! I'm planning to upgrade my phone and am looking at possibly getting a phone that requires a data plan. How do you tell which phones allow you to get the $10 data plan? The only thing I've found says a data plan is required but it doesn't say which one.
Thanks!

Thanks for the information vereyezuhn. This is correct, Smartphones and PDA devices require the $29.99 or higher data plan. Feature phones can have either the $10.00 data plan or the $29.99 (unlimited) data plan added for data usage. The $10.00 plan provides you with 75 megabytes of data per month.
To review just Feature phones:
1) Click on Phones & Devices
--You will have three choices; Iphone, Smartphones, and Feature phones.
2) Click Feature Phones and this will show all of the phones that can have the $10.00 data package.
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Does this phone require a data plan?

Hello to anyone who is reading this! I am wanting to get a new phone because the one I have currently is falling apart. My parents say that if I get a smartphone I will have to pay the $30ish a month for the data plan, so I'm looking at basic phones. I have come across a no contract verizon cellphone called the 'LG VX11000 enV Touch' on ebay. I was just curious if this required a data plan? Some people in discussions have said it does, and some have said the opposite.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-VX11000-ENV-TOUCH-VERIZON-PHONE-NO-CONTRACT-GOOD-ESN-30-DAY-WARRANTY-/131029164755?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item1e81f262d3

No, the enV Touch doesn't require a data plan on a post-paid account. You may have to put a data block on the phone, though. If buying off ebay, just ensure that it's Verizon branded with a clean ESN.

I have an iPhone with an unlimited data plan. Is there a way to go online with a wifi only iPad using my phone for access?

I have an iPhone with an unlimited data plan. Is there a way to go online with a wifi only iPad using my phone for access?

If your iPhone cell carrier allows you to use Tethering, you can turn your iPhone into a wifi hotspot, then your iPad Air can connect to that for internet access. Not all cell carriers allow tethering without you signing up for additional fees/services. For example, AT&T in the US still has grandfathered "unlimited" data plans, but they do not allow tethering for those plans. With AT&T you need to switch to a Mobile Share plan (or a tiered plan if still available) to use tethering (legally).

List of phones that do not require a Data Plan?

I do not personally need a data plan since all I use with my phone is making calls and texting. I have been using the same phone for almost 4 years now but its all beat up and the battery life is going down and randomly dies down regardless if I do a full charge.
Is there a list of current verizon phones that do not require a data plan? I know almost all phones require a data plan but there are a few that don't. Looking for the "requires minimum data plan $9.99/$29.99 per month" under phone description is a bit time consuming plus I do not think Verizon lists on their website every phone that is available.
I perosnally would not mind the Alias 2 (a current phone that looks like it can pass without the data plan) but it looks like even that phone requires a data plan.
I can go on and on about how phone companies are having these charges to users but I guess we have no choice.. I feel bad for the older loyal customers who need to upgrade their cell phones and plans but have no use for data plans (due to generation differences, no offense but they would least likely need to check email, use the internet, etc.)

You might be interested in this. Here is a thread of phones mentioend that don't require a data plan-->Discontinued Phones No Data Plan Of course their discontinued,but you can still get them else where

Activating phone requiring Data plan, without the data plan?

Anyone know of a store activating a phone requiring a data plan without purchasing the data plan? If so, which store? This is where I will purchase the phone I want if I stay with Verizon.
Thanks.

mkjudge wrote:
what is the issue - why won't Verizon allow an iphone or any other smart phone to be activiated without a dataplan?
What is the purpose other than money? Is there a legit reason?
I have an old 3g Iphone I would like to activate for my child and allow him to use data on wifi only, but.....
Their network and their right to charge what they want and what policies they want. If people don't like the terms it's best to look elsewhere. Currently there is no carrier in the world that doesn't require a data plan for a smartphone. T-Mobile US is one that only if you bought the device outright you don't need one, BUT it's dependent on the plan you get.
Also the iPhone 3G will not work on Verizon. Difference in technology...

HT3529 I have two older iPhones (3g, 3gs) that I've given to my granddaughters. The phones don't have phone service so they're using them like an iPod touch. Can I set up Message on these phones without a phone number for them or data plan?

I have two older iPhones (3g, 3gs) that I've given to my granddaughters. The phones don't have phone service so they're using them like an iPod touch. Can I set up Messages for them on these phones without a phone number or data plan using only Wi-Fi?

Yes you can. Just make sure you have iMesages on. You will need to go into Settings>Messages and turn it on and log in to their Apple IDs. I was having some activation issues when I first got my iPhone 4S [it was the carrier's fault, not the iPhone's] and I was using iMessages with my Apple ID to text my friends who had iPhones. I of course had to be connected to Wi-Fi for it to work. Hope that helps.
You could also have them download a texting app and they could use that on Wi-Fi. There are many free ones out there. I personally enjoy Text Now. Gives you your own phone number so others can text you too, not just iDevices.

Blackberry VS Droid Phone : Grandfathered Unlimted Data Plan???

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