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From: D on 31 Mar 2008 22:15
First thing first, a small introduction. I am a supervisor for VZW
Customer service, and Second, I am not answering this in my
"official capacity".

Yes, you can get a treo without a data plan, however this is not
recomended. rather, the pay as you go option is not recomended.

Even an accidental access of the internet, or a automated software
update (more common with the windows based treos) can result in higher
than you would expect data charges. A penny and a half per KB does not
seem like much, but trust me. It adds up quickly.

If she does not want the unlimited data feature, she will need to call
cust service and request a "national access block". She might want
to call back the next day to make sure it was done correctly as some
reps don't know how to apply that block since it is not used very
often.

This will block all data features of the phone except text messages.
She will not be able to use picture or video messges either. (does
the 755p have a camera? I can't remember..... )

Also, as far as I know, she can still hotsync with a cable.



On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:52:22 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs(a)xinap.moc (Mike S.)
wrote:

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>
>My wife has a VZW account, and an aging RAZR V3c that she'd like to
>upgrade. She also has an ancient Palm which has survived 2 generic Chinese
>battery replacements and again has no battery life. She has a bunch of
>medical software on her Palm that she'd like to continue using without the
>hassle of changing platforms. (Yes, I understand that Palm OS is in its
>death throes). Still, it occurred to me that she could kill two birds
>with one stone by getting the Treo 755p.
>
>Her current plan suits her minimal cellular needs - voice and text
>messaging only. Even if she were to upgrade to a smartphone, she has no
>need for web browsing, video, Get It Now, etc ... all she would be
>doing would be combining her Palm PDA with her cellphone in one box.
>
>Is this doable? Would Verizon activate a Treo without a data plan?
>I am aware that many Verizon handsets have various things disabled in
>order to force you to pay to use Verizon's services to accomplish them.
>Are any of the Palm features crippled - i.e. any gotchas that would prevent
>her from loading her Palm software using her laptop and a data cable by
>simply hotsyncing alone, just as she does now?

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