Possible? Smartphone with data plan only

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Hi!

I use VOIP so I have no use of voice plans. Some free apps can also be used for free texting. Conclusion: I only need a data plan, about 1Go, maybe 2. Providers offer data plan only for tablets, it seems. But I read that it's possible to use a sim card on a smartphone (like samsung galaxy s4-5-6) to use this data plan only. It's smart, but now I need to know if it's really possible or not before to spend anything. Since it's a kind of disadvantage for providers, I prefer to ask it there than to ask them. Someone surely tried it. Or at least know if it's technically possible. Thanks in advance.

 

[itguyjax8430]

Hi!

I use VOIP so I have no use of voice plans. Some free apps can also be used for free texting. Conclusion: I only need a data plan, about 1Go, maybe 2. Providers offer data plan only for tablets, it seems. But I read that it's possible to use a sim card on a smartphone (like samsung galaxy s4-5-6) to use this data plan only. It's smart, but now I need to know if it's really possible or not before to spend anything. Since it's a kind of disadvantage for providers, I prefer to ask it there than to ask them. Someone surely tried it. Or at least know if it's technically possible. Thanks in advance.

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Where are you located? I know that Straight Talk has a plan that comes with 100 minutes and 5GB of data for $35. Most of the people I know that are on it use Google Voice to make phone calls and not the one assigned to the phone. That seems to be the best option out there that I know of.

 

[Bluewisp]

Unfortunately I live in Canada.