Replace dumb phone with 9650

noknot · Thread Author #1 06-28-2011, 06:36 AM

I'm a newbie, so please be gentle.
I'd like to replace my current lg cosmos with a used unlocked BB 9650 bold. I just want to use it as a phone and to text, not email and maybe wifi. Would anyone know if this is possible, since I don't want to add a data plan to my service. Also, could the phone be from another provider, other than verizon, if it's unlocked?

Thank you so much for the help.

lovebug44047 · #2 06-28-2011, 07:12 AM

You have to add the data plan, as soon as u activate your data plan will be activated it. Theirs no way around it.

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pcgizmo · #3 06-28-2011, 07:13 AM

Bold 9650 requires a data plan. VZW won't allow it on the network without one.

pkcable · #4 06-28-2011, 09:01 AM

It also HAS to be a Verizon branded 9650.

ColdSunshine · #5 06-28-2011, 09:44 AM

You won't be able to text without a data plan either.

Motorcycle Mama · #6 06-28-2011, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColdSunshine

You won't be able to text without a data plan either.

This is incorrect. SMS uses the voice channel. It does not require data.

But it's a moot point on Verizon because as noted above, a data plan is required on a BlackBerry.