What can I do without a data plan? - Motorola Q Forum

srstakey · 04-15-2007, 01:32 PM

The title pretty much says it all.

I have the opportunity to pick up a Q for a really good price from a friend and would like to avoid paying for the data plan...I have a Moto e815 which I unlocked free WAP and java on and use Mobile Web heavily. Since my PDA borke the other day after 4 years of service to me, I would like to combine devices, and it looks like this would be a good device.

Can I stick with the $5.00/month Mobile Web plan to get to the web on my phone, or would I need a data plan. Moreover, would I be able to get Opera Mini on the Q to surf the web w/o a data plan (that's what I have on the e815 now and I love it).

Perhaps if I called VZW and told them to block NationalAccess? Or would that disable everything except calls?

Thanks!!!

trent_duke · 04-15-2007, 02:15 PM

You need a data plan.

Trent

Duality169 · 04-15-2007, 02:55 PM

To elaborate a little, you would not be able to use mobile web, and using opera or IE would be on the per kb rate which would crest $5 impossibly quickly and as you noted putting a block on it would stop everything except for sms as I understand it.

Hope that helps.

My-Q · 04-18-2007, 12:50 PM

The Q does not come with Mobile Web. If you want to sure the web, you will need the data plan.

Dan Wang · 04-19-2007, 06:40 PM

I was in the same situation as you. Mobile web is not compatible with the Q. You must convert to the data plan if you wish to use the internet on the Q. Or you can pay the $0.015/kb pay as you go rate.

SimpleBinary · 04-24-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by srstakey

The title pretty much says it all.

I have the opportunity to pick up a Q for a really good price from a friend and would like to avoid paying for the data plan...I have a Moto e815 which I unlocked free WAP and java on and use Mobile Web heavily. Since my PDA borke the other day after 4 years of service to me, I would like to combine devices, and it looks like this would be a good device.

Can I stick with the $5.00/month Mobile Web plan to get to the web on my phone, or would I need a data plan. Moreover, would I be able to get Opera Mini on the Q to surf the web w/o a data plan (that's what I have on the e815 now and I love it).

Perhaps if I called VZW and told them to block NationalAccess? Or would that disable everything except calls?

Thanks!!!

Talk on the phone...

jimbz · 04-29-2007, 04:56 AM

as funny as it could sound i have y moto Q on prepay with verizon i pay 70 dollars a month for 700 anytime minutes free nights an weekends i dont have any type of data plan my web works perfect i dont beleieve im getting charged for any kbs or mbs or any data usage because i surf and download like crazy and icheck my balance and i never get charged only when i txt or of course when i call or a pic msg they deduct it off my anytme minutes but i also found a way to not get charged for txt or pic msgs or to send any type of file no matter the size and thats thru your outlook e mail i got a yahoo e mail i paid for to be able to have a pop 3 account that i could set up with my outlook so now i rcve pic messages and txt to my e mail from any phone company and i can reply using there email addres from there phones and so now i dont get charged for txting nor ic msging pretty sick huh lol hope this helps

qnoob · 05-01-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SimpleBinary

Talk on the phone...

and send text messages

My-Q · 05-01-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by qnoob

and send text messages

Play games that you down load on your PC and install on your Q. Make sure you don't install anything that needs updating or automatically updates.

meinp5 · 05-08-2007, 05:38 PM

From what I understand it doesn't matter if you have data or not. Any PDA phone will automatically connect to the network and stream. If you don't have the data package you have to pay per kb. You shouldn't get a PDA phone if you don't want to pay a little extra for the data package.