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We are currently one of the few families who have Verizon wireless service without a smart phone, or a data plan. My daughter wants a new phone, but the only phones that she will consider are smart phones, which require a data plan, usually $30/month or more. She doesn't want the smart phone features, she wants the higher quality keyboard. She did some research and found that the data plan requirement only applies to phones purchased from Verizon or an associated dealership. She found a place selling the Palm Pre, which it claims can be used on Verizon without a data plan. I did my research and found people claiming that if you buy your own iPhone (but nothing about the Palm) and use it on Verizon, you will automatically be charged $30 a month for data. Also, my daughter currently texts, sends and receives photos, and some emails all within her unlimited texting allowance. Some people say that smart phones will use the network stack rather than MMS service for emails and photo/sound/video. So my questions are: 1) Does Verizon automatically "upgrade" you to a data plan if you register a Palm Pre on its network? 2) Will the Palm Pre use the network stack rather than MMS, causing us to pay for network usage even if we don't use the web browser, or an email client? -- Jerry Natowitz ===> j.natowitz (at) gmail.com
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