Getting around Verizon's data requirement

Is there anyway to get around Verizon's data requirement for getting certain phones? I want to get a nice one but I do not want to have the data package. Is is possible to get a phone with the data for one month and then drop the data?


you can get whats called pay as you go and you can have the phone, but every time you use the data package its costs money so you have to be careful about which applications you use and if they access the internet. But if you do not plan on using the internet or data its a good idea.

No it's not possible. It's required by the company that makes the phone, not the company that sells you the phone (Verizon). It's required with all phone companies now. So even if you bought the phone for full price to avoid a contract with a phone company, you still need to eventually use the phone on someones network to get it to work. And when you do that they have full right to send you a bill charging you for a data plan. It's the way the companies work now. Apple, Blackberry, ect. They do it because they want more money and want their phones to be used for what they're made for. Sorry. I've tried to get around it myself. It's impossible unless you're doing something highly illegal.

Answer:

Sometimes you get further by calling Verizon's 800 number and dealing with them directly rather than going to one of their stores, or a 3rd party store that has Verizon in it. When I got my LG Dare, I was told I "had" to get a particular plan with it from an employee at a Verizion store. I went home and called their 800 number and discovered that no, I did not have to have that plan. Went back to the store and they did a, "Oh, um, no, you don't really need THAT plan, but you won't enjoy the phone without it". Uh - right. So call Verizon's 800 line and see what you can get out of them.

Alternative: If your contract is up, there are other options if you want. For example, the Net10 prepaid phones in most areas use the Verizon network for their signals, and while most of their phones are not exactly state of the art, they do have one Samsung model with a full keyboard - found HERE.

Alternative 2: Walmart now offers their own prepaid phone service called "straight talk" in select areas, and it's actually owned by Net10, but operated separately. It also uses the Verizion system for piggybacking calls. You can get 1000 minutes/texts a month for a flat $30 rate, or unlimited for $45 a month. They also do offer a touch smart phone you can get for it (though you do have to pay $$ for it - still, no contract or extra data plan required). Found HERE.

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