How to get a phone without a data plan?

[LukeS]

So my father is pretty stubborn when it comes to being strict. He basically only wants me to have a flip phone (minus they don't have one with Straight Talk or phone provider). However, I am a healthcare provider (I'm 16) and need to have access to the internet. So my dad will now allow me to buy a phone without a data plan (but with a cell (talk/text) plan). Is anyone aware of how to do this? I am pretty sure that you cannot do this with an iPhone (as everything is built in), but I was wondering if this was possible with a windows phone (since it has a SIM card)...

 

Thanks,

-LukeS

[iRileyx]

you can do this with any phone, just get a sim card that only includes texts/calls and no mobile data.

[LukeS]

Just now, RKRiley said:

you can do this with any phone, just get a sim card that only includes texts/calls and no mobile data.

How might this be done, is the question.

[PlayStation 2]

Purchase a phone that can be thrown onto any carrier where you're at (an unlocked phone). Get a plan that doesn't include wireless data.

You can do such a thing on basically any smartphone, be it an iPhone, some flagship Android phone, a Windows Phone phone, etc.

[LukeS]

4 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Purchase a phone that can be thrown onto any carrier where you're at (an unlocked phone). Get a plan that doesn't include wireless data.

You can do such a thing on basically any smartphone, be it an iPhone, some flagship Android phone, a Windows Phone phone, etc.

Yes, but what service provider? I cannot find one that does not bind data with unlimited talk/text.

 

Thanks.

[Matt_98]

2 minutes ago, LukeS said:

Yes, but what service provider? I cannot find one that does not bind data with unlimited talk/text.

 

Thanks.

 

get a sim only deal and buy a phone outright, or just pay for the contract yourself (he can't tell you to spend how to spend your money.

[DrM]

you could use ting (and offer code linus or something like that) and disable the data

 

i do wonder why youre not allowed to have data but can still get a phone that uses wifi. whats the difference?

[LukeS]

20 minutes ago, Matt_98 said:

get a sim only deal and buy a phone outright, or just pay for the contract yourself (he can't tell you to spend how to spend your money.

I am buying the phone and plan myself...

[Matt_98]

Just now, LukeS said:

I am buying the phone and plan myself...

then get whatever you want

[LukeS]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 11:49 AM, Matt_98 said:

then get whatever you want

I'm a minor, so I have to follow the parent/guardian per country.

[Matt_98]

1 hour ago, LukeS said:

I'm a minor, so I have to follow the parent/guardian per country.

shame

[LukeS]

3 hours ago, Matt_98 said:

shame

yes, it is.

[Matt_98]

16 hours ago, LukeS said:

yes, it is.

get a dual sim phone on pay as you go and get a separate data sim