8530 without a data plan? (USCellular)

[belada01]

So I'm considering buying a used Blackberry 8530 from eBay. I know it has WiFi, but my question is, on my current plan from U.S. Cellular, (which is just a basic family plan that has however many minutes/texts per person, NO data) would I be able to A) Use the phone at all, and B) use the browser as long as I am in WiFi range? Thanks!!

[californiablackberry]

You'll be able to use the phone for texting and calling but e-mail, BBM and a lot of other applications won't work because they need a connection to BIS. (BlackBerry Internet Service). US Cellular requires you to add a data plan with BlackBerry's though, so you'll probably get set-up with one anyways.