Originally Posted by
Spld cyclist
The data plan issue is NOT separate from the "what phone" issue.
There are a few phones that will work on multiple carriers. The iPhone is one of them (it works on CDMA and some GSM networks). They may not be "low end" phones.
Anyway,
since you aren't interested in a data plan, it is irrelevant.
Originally Posted by
Spld cyclist
Have you tried finding a plan without data for a specific smartphone?
Your only option appears to be is to get a generic
unlocked GSM smartphone and put a voice-only SIM (a SIM from a voice-only plan) in it. There is some chance that the carrier will detect that it's a smartphone and require you to buy a data plan.
Originally Posted by
Spld cyclist
Also, please note that I said in my very first post that I didn't want to be locked into a data plan.
I realize that. I'm not suggesting that you get a data plan.