Do I HAVE to unlock iPhone 3G to use without data?

[Fanatical Meat]

Which gets me back to my original point, I guess.

Does the unlocking make it so that AT&T cannot read what kind of phone you are using, so, that way, they don't turn on the data plan?

MotionMan

I used to work for the big T and no. Unlocking, jail breaking ECT does not hide the devices series number from the network. I'm pretty sure apple gets a cut of the data revenue from iPhones, hence they are tracked pretty good. Its a pain but you can constantly swap sim cards around multiple devices, that would slow it down but it would be a huge inconvience

 

[MotionMan]

I am probably going to jinx it, but my mother-in-law has been using the above-mentioned iPhone 3G, not unlocked. without a data plan, since February without issue.

I am hoping our luck holds out, but I am going to tempt fate when the new iPhone comes out and everyone gets a trickle-down upgrade.

MotionMan

 

[rsutoratosu]

I been using mine for a while also, no data plans.. i hope they dont care, i dont plan to sign up contract for iphone 5 either

 

[MotionMan]

I was just looking on our account on AT&T and noticed that the website correctly identifies my mother-in-law's phone as an iPhone 3G. However, they have not forced a data plan on her, yet.

MotionMan

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I was just looking on our account on AT&T and noticed that the website correctly identifies my mother-in-law's phone as an iPhone 3G. However, they have not forced a data plan on her, yet.

MotionMan

Just make sure you keep data on the device off and you should be fine.

 

[xj0hnx]

I was just looking on our account on AT&T and noticed that the website correctly identifies my mother-in-law's phone as an iPhone 3G. However, they have not forced a data plan on her, yet.

MotionMan

They won't. Recently they decided to allow iPhones without data. I have a 3GS, and am using it through At&T as a GoPhone. I have 250 minutes, and unlimited text for $25 a month. But if you do want to unlock it, call AT&T and give them the ...IEM number? I think that's it, some number in the phone, it takes about a week and they will unlock it if they can, some phones they can't, I forgot the reason they told me.