Can you text without Wi-Fi or data?

So I just got my first phone and it's an iPhone 5s.
What is data? What is service?
Mainly…
Can you text or call without data or Wi-Fi?
Like what if I'm in the car and there's no Wi-Fi around and I have no data, can I still text someone?

Data is for the internet. You can message other iPhones with just Wi-Fi, and yes, you can always text. There's ALWAYS service (I mean 95% of places have service)

What ever happened to verbal communication? This generation is shot to ****.

You can text without Wi-Fi or data you just have to have service. With my smartphone now I don't have a data plan because it's to expensive but I can still text and call without Wi-Fi.

You need Service to make your phone do what you want such as calling, texting, etc. If you have no data, you can probably still text and call but not Surf the Web.

Data is basically internet. It's used for when there's no Wi-Fi around.So, say you're at a grocery store. Most grocery stores where I live don't have Wi-Fi, so this is where data would come in handy. Using data is sort of like connecting to your companies own router. It will allow to use their internet.So, if you're at the grocery store (or anywhere with no Wi-Fi), you'll be able to check your mail, use social networking, browse the web, etc.

Service is your cell reception according to your companies towers. Basically your phone send off little cells that reach a tower and connect you to their service. If you have 5 bars of service, you should easily be able to make a call and send a text. If you have 1 or no bars, you probably won't be able to get or send any calls, or texts.

Anyways, it is possible to send a text and make calls without data or Wi-Fi, as long as the text isn't iMessage. IMessage is sort of like a messaging system between iPhone's, basically the Apple version of Blackberry Messenger or MSN.

So, essentially, all you need data for is to go on the internet or use anything that needs the internet (Twitter, Facebook, iMessage, etc). If all you need to worry about is service, just make sure you always have bars and you should be able to send a text or make a call very easily.

Hope I wasn't too confusing!

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Thats impossible

Yes. All phones can text without Wi-Fi or data since it is has never required internet access.

Data is basically internet access from the carrier. The service of course is that service of you getting the access.

Yes again you can text without either as well as making calls since neither require an internet connection.