Thread: can i get around nonsense texting fees if i buy somewhere else for At&t/cingular?

I want the blackjack 2 buy in the at&t store they say i have to buy the texting plan! how stupid! I want to know if i buy the phone off craigslist or something and i just switch my sim cards like i would normally do, would they find out if i switched phones to a phone im not paying for texting? will the phone detect and tell the store and i find some fine on my bill the next month. I dont want texting so i need to know if theres a way around?

You mean the data plan.

If they really said texting plan, go back and talk to the Manager as I never heard such absurdity.

And if you by online from AT&T itself, you got FULL control over your choices.