Pay and talk plus text?

[Sha]

I have to upgrade on Telus to a 4G phone from a basic pay and talk.They have no basic text phones that are real user friendly.Can you use any 4G unlocked smartphones just for ease of use for texting or am I restricted to what Telus has for pay and talk?(Never used for surfing or data use.)Thanks.

[Falcon]

I was wondering about that myself.  I would love to upgrade to a Samsung Edge but they force you to put a data plan on, problem is I barely use the phone as is and the only thing I would consider is putting on a long distance package nationwide minutes as I travel outside my city as I have family in in other parts of Canada.

If you go here http://www.telus.com/en/on/mobility/plans/telus-voice-35/?INTCMP=Beta_PlansCatalog_CardCTATelusVoice... it has a list of phones where you don't need a data plan with.

There are quite a few friendly Smart Phones listed and some preowned IS6s as well.

Hope this helps.

[NFtoBC · Accepted solution]

If you get a plan without a data segment, you may wish to have a data block applied for $2 / month. I'd consider this a safety feature beyond simply turning data off on your phone, as it will ensure your phone does not consume any pay-per-use data while away from Wi-Fi networks, yet still allow sending picture messages.

Here is what we did for my spouse, who needs relatively little mobile communications:

- Pre-owned iPhone 5S (actually a hand-me-down)

- Purchased $10 for 100MB data add-on which nets a savings on minutes. Automatically renews each month.

- Purchased  monthly automatic $10 top-up by credit card.

- Purchased $25 top-up and repeat as minutes are consumed; maybe twice per year.

This nets the calling and data needed, for about $150 annually, however the better deal if you  want just minutes and texts in small quantities is to buy an annual top-up for $100, and replenish it each year. Your excess minutes will carry over. Just make sure to add an automatic top-up option or a calendar reminder so you don't miss the anniversary. equals about $8.50 / month.

You can purchase any phone Telus offers and use it for prepaid. You can also bring your unlocked phone, provided it operates on the correct frequencies, to Telus prepaid.

[Dylancoolman]

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