AT&T Alternate Option: Smartphone w/ No Data Plan?

Yes you can port your number from the ATT Post Paid to GoPhone prepaid, and the system will not automaticly put u on a data plan when u are on preiad.

I have tried this before when i have a iPhone and i wanted to just use it for calls and text, and i went and got a iPhone and used it on att go phone plan, i was paying 60 dollars a month for unlimited calls and text and piture mail, thats it.

Att did not touch my account when it comes to automaicly adding a data plan to my account because it is prepaid not a contract.

So yes u are able to do that without no problem

But

If i may recommed this to u, u have 2 unlocked smartphones, an u want to go with att go phone, and pay 60 dollars for unlimited calls text and picture mail, why not go over to Simple mobile and pay the same price and get unlimited data with also, for the ame 60 dollars month and u get 4G depends on what unlocke phone model u have.

But that was only a suggestion, the answer to your question is on top.

Don't be too hard on your parents. Data plans cost $20 plus up and that does not include texting and mobil. You would be looking at at least $60 phone bill per month, but will say $75 to be safe. So that would be $900 dollars a year. You can't buy a smart phone without a data plan. It just the way the cellphone companies work. And it would be pointless to have a smartphone without one. If all your going to do it talk and text then all you need is a basic texting phone. You're only option would be an itouch, but then you can't call anyone. What would you use the phone for would be the better question? Why do you want a smartphone if you can't have the data plan with it. What would you do with it? (If it were possible to have one w/o the data plan) You can't go online with it. My sisters both would really like a smart phone, but you can't upgrade to one of those phone without a data plan. It would let you until you change your plan to add a data plan to it. It's just not possible to have one without the other. So unless you want to pay for the data plan. Your stuck with what your parents give you.

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"Why downgrade when we have perfectly working devices that do everything we need?"

I thought you answered this question - you didn't want the networks to automatically assign you to an expensive data plan. That's why you want to downgrade.