Just for the Verizon users out there, it took me 3 tries but I finally got a Verizon rep on the phone who understood exactly what Verizon's policy was for the Centro data plans. The new policy went into effect on Nov 13, 2008 requiring all pda/smartphones LAUNCHED after Nov 13, 2008 to have a data plan. The Centro was launched by Verizon on June 13, 2008 so is exempt.
What the rep did was put me on the Pay-As-You-Go Plan, which is normally no longer available, but is available for the "grandfathered" PDA/Smartphones like the Centro (755p also). Then they added National Access Block to block all data calls. I don't use text or send pictures so I don't mind if that is blocked also.
I also did the trick of changing my Network in Prefs, to Cradle/Cable, just in case.
But I would still like to know how long you have to keep the Centro activated before you can switch back to your old phone and keep the Centro w/o incurring any extra charges. I'd like to get the upgrade for my mother's phone, but only to have a spare Centro.
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