Old 2G iPhone: Activate without Data Plan

[bob616]

Hi I want to give my old 2G iPhone to my mom to replace her old phone. However she does not need a data plan and does not want to accidentally access the internet. The phone is currently hacked and unlocked. So what do I have to do to:
1st Cancel the iPhone data plan
2nd Put a data block on the account

Also we are using AT&T

 

[Digital Skunk]

Hi I want to give my old 2G iPhone to my mom to replace her old phone. However she does not need a data plan and does not want to accidentally access the internet. The phone is currently hacked and unlocked. So what do I have to do to:
1st Cancel the iPhone data plan
2nd Put a data block on the account

Also we are using AT&T

I don't think you can do that as far as I know because the iPhone uses visual voicemail which uses the data plan.

I am not to familiar with the hacks so I could be wrong .... that is if you aren't going to use AT&T. If you are, there is no way around it.

 

[astrorider]

I don't think you can do that as far as I know because the iPhone uses visual voicemail which uses the data plan.

I am not to familiar with the hacks so I could be wrong .... that is if you aren't going to use AT&T. If you are, there is no way around it.

When I originally added a iPhone 2G to my Family plan I had ATT disable data on the line. I couldn't access visual voicemail, but I could call the voicemail number like most phones and access my voicemail that way. I've since added data to the line so I don't know if things still work the same way; this was ~1 year ago. I can't recall if the voicemail icon showed new voicemail, meaning you may have to call to even find out if you have voicemail.

 

[Applejuiced]

You cant activate it officially thru itunes and not pick a data plan.
What you can do is JB it and then stick your simcard in.
Before you do that call up AT&T with any regural old flip phone and tell them to put a block on carrier data on your account.