No data plan with iPhone 4 AT&T?
I have been using a normal phone for years; I got a hand-me-down iPhone 4 the other day. I decided to cut down the sim card and stick it in the new phone. I'd heard that this automatically sets you up with a data plan, but I was willing to pay the price for data, even though I don't necessarily want it. But now when I'm off Wi-Fi and go to use the internet, I get this:
Could not active cellular data network. You are not subscribed to a cellular data service.
This leaves me with a few questions. Does this mean I in fact was not automatically signed up for data? Or does it mean I'm now paying for data but I can't access it because of something with my sim card? If it's the former, I'm fine with that and would rather not have data anyways. But if it's the latter, I need to know because I'd rather not waste money on a service I'm not accessing.
Correct, you have NO data plan right now, many older phones plans did not have a data plan. You might be lucky enough to be grandfather with your older plan.
I have the same sort of deal with t-mobile, I have a very old, no longer offered phone plan (pay on demand data) but have to pay per day I use cellular data. I just use free Wi-Fi thus have no need have any data charges unless I desire to.
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