I need some advice, girlfriend is currently on a grandfathered AT&T plan with a Blackberry Curve and no data plan. AT&T won't obviously allow an Atrix with no data plan and new contract, so I need to know if I can buy a smartphone on eBay and activate it without having to pay a data plan.
The issue at hand is that she doesn't use any data and doesn't want to but also doesn't want a POS phone or a feature phone with less features than her current phone. Her current Blackberry Curve finally broke so we have to get a phone somehow. I've heard conflicting information on this, obviously she has a grandfathered smartphone exemption which allows her to use the Blackberry with no data, but a new contract will remove that grandfathered feature.
Bottom line question, given that currently she is exempt from the mandatory data plans, can I buy a phone off contract and pop the SIM in while still retaining the data plan exemption?
The issue at hand is that she doesn't use any data and doesn't want to but also doesn't want a POS phone or a feature phone with less features than her current phone. Her current Blackberry Curve finally broke so we have to get a phone somehow. I've heard conflicting information on this, obviously she has a grandfathered smartphone exemption which allows her to use the Blackberry with no data, but a new contract will remove that grandfathered feature.
Bottom line question, given that currently she is exempt from the mandatory data plans, can I buy a phone off contract and pop the SIM in while still retaining the data plan exemption?
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