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Blackberries and data plans, AT&T?
Ok so I want to buy a blackberry from a friend of mine, instead of through at&t. My question is if I buy that phone and just put my sim card in and at&t sees that im using a blackberry, will they force a data plan on me?
I know they force the data plan now with phones bought through them, but I can't find anything regarding phones bought elsewhere, like ebay, craigslist, what have you.
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- evilattorneyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
AT&T requires the data plan on all smart phones regardless of where purchased. When the system detects that you're using a smart phone, it will automatically add the data plan to your bill.
AT&T and Verizon have had too many customers "inadvertently" run up thousands of dollars in data charges that the carriers were expected to waive. This policy ensures that doesn't happen.
Source(s): iPhone owner - 1 decade ago
If they see you are using a blackberry, then yes, they will force a blackberry plan on you. The data plans for smartphones like Blackberries and iPhones are required regardless. Unfortunately that's the way things are nowadays for all the big cell phone companies.
