Can I Do This to Avoid a Data Plan?

I have AT&T.
I want a smartphone without paying the data plan because my parents refuse to pay it. I don't want the iPhone or anything, just an Android. So I read online about doing so by getting an unlocked smartphone from another carrier and AT&T won't know because it doesn't support it. If I don't use 3/4G. Just Wi-Fi, would this work?

Well yea mines works when I just use the Wi-Fi. I'm lik you and don't have a data plan so I use Wi-Fi to browse the internet. I'm not sure if the Wi-Fi will let you answer call or anything lik that I highly doubt that

Yes, This can be done.

BUT, The key to your question is that you use AT&T.

AT&T uses the GSM Cellular communications.

T-Mobile uses GSM cellular communications. It doesn't matter if you know what that is or not… The point is that, AT&T also uses GSM cellular communications. All of the other major US Carriers use CDMA cellular communications.

My point is… You can't take a phone from Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular or Alltel and use it at AT&T.

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Now with that said… I would suggest an Android Phone.

On an Android phone… Go into settings --> wireless & network --> mobile networks, and uncheck data enabled. This will allow you to access data on Wi-Fi ONLY.

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