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If i want to get something like a droid or htc phone, why do cell phone companies require me to purchase?

a data plan if i am not going to be using it to go on the internet or check my email?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They maybe want to prevent of charging you huge money when you unintendly access the internet.But i think they want their money for subsidy the phone back quicker..

  • 1 decade ago

    The newer phones are supposed to be for high speed internet.. So what the companies (like verizon) do is make a really nice phone that everyone wants, then makes some extremely expensive data plan to go with it.

    Hope this helps!

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