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Smartphone with a prepaid plan with no data?

I am currently on the $15 a month unlimited texting prepaid plan from TMO w/o data service. I have a semi smartphone (Nokia Nuron 5230) that doesn't have wifi which is all I want. I have wifi everywhere I go, so I do not really need a data plan.

If I bought a TMO smartphone on ebay, would I be able to get into it without a data plan and just use it for calling, texting, and wifi (internet surfing)? Do I have to buy an unlocked?

I hear that the mytouch3g doesn't allow people w/o data service to even enter the phone, so are all the smartphones that way? I don't know anyone who has tmobile and has a sim with data plan.
 
It seems like you should just be able to move your SIM from your current phone to the new phone. If you have a friend with a T-Mobile smartphone, you might try it and see if there are any issues.
 
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