| I recently got an email from someone who wanted | | | | and going up depending on how much you buy. |
| to know if a data plan was required for the CECT i9. | | | | There are also pre paid cards from lesser known |
| Since this phone has two sim slots, the writer was | | | | carriers that will usually give you unlimited web usage |
| assuming that you had to put a data sim in one of | | | | for a set period of time (usually 30 days) for even |
| these slots. You really do not. You can leave one of | | | | less per MB. |
| the slots empty with out a problem. However, if you | | | | If you have a contract with a GSM carrier, this will |
| want to be able to browse the web, you will need | | | | often include some web usage. If not, you should be |
| for there to be some data usage on your card. This | | | | able to add this fairly easily. What ends up being the |
| does not mean, however, that you will have to have | | | | least expensive option for you depends on how |
| a data plan though. I will explain this more in the | | | | heavy a user that you end up being. If you're only |
| following article. | | | | going to check Facebook every once in a while, the |
| You Do Need Data Usage To Get Online With The | | | | $4.99 option will probably be enough. But, if you're |
| CECT i9, But You Don't Necessarily Need A Data Plan | | | | going to make regular use of this feature (and this |
| Or A Commitment: You won't be able to surf the | | | | phone does invite this with it's oversized touch |
| web without data. But, you will be able to do just | | | | screen,) then it sometimes makes more sense to go |
| about anything else as long as you have an activated | | | | with the unlimited cards. |
| card. You can still send emails via POP accounts and | | | | The nice thing about going pay as you go or pre paid |
| sms. However, to be able to get online, you will need | | | | is that if there's ever a time when you're not going |
| for your card to include web usage. This is true | | | | to be using this feature, then you won't need to pay |
| because unlike larger phones like the F003, the i9 | | | | for it. You either just don't renew or you don't buy |
| does not have WiFi so all web browsing will need to | | | | another card when the initial one runs out. And, this |
| happen via your card. | | | | also allows for you to take a look at your usage to |
| However, this doesn't mean that you have to have a | | | | see how much you're really using and in order to |
| plan. You can obtain this usage as needed. Many pay | | | | evaluate which option works best for you without |
| as you go or prepaid plans allow for you to add this | | | | the commitment of having to pay the same high |
| on as you need it. For example, AT&T's | | | | amount each and every month. |
| GoPhone allows data for 30 days starting at $4.99 | | | | |