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a stupid question, but one I have...

darkagesmom

Dec 29, 2010, 10:04 PM
I have back read pages and pages hoping to find my answer, but nothing. So here goes...

We have no data plan our our current family plan. I cannot upgrade my phone til next year. My father has a verizon Palm phone he no longer uses, and has offered it to me so I can text my preteen easier (my phone does not have a querty keyboard and makes texting her hard for me). Can I add his phone to my plan without adding data? I know a new phone like it would have to add data, but that is not an option for me right now. Thanks for answering a stupid question from a mom stuck in the dark ages with her current phone. LOL. 🤭
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epik

Dec 29, 2010, 11:13 PM
As long as the phone is a Palm Centro or Palm Treo, YES, you can activate the phone with your number without the data plan. Those phones did not require a data plan. If anyone tells you otherwise, talk to someone else. In fact, you may have some trouble activating the phone without it, but it IS possible, and it IS your choice on those phones. Many Verizon employees started after the data requirements in 2007, so they really don't know that smartphones and PDA phones once had optional data plans.

If you have a Palm Pre Plus, or Palm Pixi Plus, you WILL have to have a data plan.

Do you know what model your father has?

Also, be VERY aware of this one thing: if you don't add the data plan, you ARE put on a pay-per-use rate o...
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