Re: OT Do high-functioning flip phones need data plan?

micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:

Okay, thanks, I won't buy that one, but my question still remains.  Do
flip phones with internet functions require buying a data plan?

Not a 'plan' as such but they need the carrier to support mobile data, yes.

(it seems this phone doesn't support wifi, so all internet traffic would use
mobile data)

Are there especially cheap data plans for phones like the one above (not
the one above but a modern flip phone without the objection you point
out.)   A lot of flip phones are sold by specific commpanies that market
to old people, iiuc. Consumer Cellular maybe, or maybe Cricket. Do
companies like that include data in their low-cost plans? 

The Internet function on that is likely so limited that it may be hard to
use a large amount of data through it.  You may find there's a tariff with
per-MB pricing that allows you to use the odd MB here and there, rather than
paying for N GB per month.

I couldn't comment whether such things exist in the US.


Theo