Bypass Data Plan (Verizon)

*ALTHOUGH I AM POSITIVE THIS WORKS FOR VERIZON, IT MIGHT WORK FOR SPRINT ALSO.

Now, we all like saving money, but that can be difficult nowadays. For some, saving money is using food stamps or coupons. For others it is riding a bike to work. But for those who have smartphones, listen up.

If you don't already know, all major cellular companies require data plans for smartphones.  Now for me, I don't need a data plan, because I have WiFi wherever I am. Sadly, if I want to use an Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc. I need a data plan of at least 30$.  I just want to be able to use WiFi for free when it's available, and just get talk and text for my Droid. Well I'm here to tell you it's possible, legal, and FREE.

Requirements:
3G(must be 3G) smartphone
Valid ESN
Money for updated plan(varies with what plan you want)

The solution is PagePlusCellular. It is an independent cell phone provider which works similarly to Tracfone, except it runs off of Verizon's amazing network. There are no contracts, so you can cancel whenever you want. And it works month-by-month.  This is what I did. I purchased a Droid off of eBay, and used that to sign up. But don't worry, you can already be on a network and get an ESN transfer so you can keep your current phone. Then I signed up, and purchased a plan. I got "The 12", a plan that gives me 250 texts(and pics), and 250 minutes, and 10 MB of data.That's pretty poor, so I use Opera Mini so I can get the most out of the data. But I generally just use WiFi. For me, that's enough, but you might want a different plan.

This way, I can save 18$ a month, which saves me 216$ a year, and that's a minimum. With this, I only use WiFi, and talk and text. Here is the Final Breakdown:

Pros:
 Saves money
No Contract
ESN Transfer
Bring any 3G phone you want
Manage account from phone or Computer
Great coverage

Cons:
Customer Service is mediocre
Not a large variety of plans

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