Do you HAVE TO have a Data Plan to have Android?

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If I put Android onto a Vogue under Verizon am I forced to have a Data Plan? And will it work properly like the calendar and other stuff that is set up to talk to google?

You don't have to, but it obviously works better if you do. You'll have to pay for data each time you want to sync your mail, calendar, etc.

Originally Posted by ThomasHW

You don't have to, but it obviously works better if you do. You'll have to pay for data each time you want to sync your mail, calendar, etc.

Are you allowed to deactivate it talking to Google during calendar, email, etc. ?

Originally Posted by DanRo80

Are you allowed to deactivate it talking to Google during calendar, email, etc. ?

Yes, though your experience will be limited.... as it would be with windows.

Originally Posted by DanRo80

Are you allowed to deactivate it talking to Google during calendar, email, etc. ?

Yes during first boot you can choose not to set up a google account and to turn off background data. There used to be a way to turn it off with the default.txt file, but I'm not sure how you do that now, something with a system file in the androidinstall.tar file... I used to run Android with my data blocked but somehow it still racked up a $300 bill, which I didn't have to pay because it was supposed to be blocked. Now I have full data and its a good thing because you really need it to fully experience why Android is so good.

It's for my friend's phone and they are on a family plan that won't be getting a Data Plan ever and they are using WM without a Data Plan now. They don't like not getting MMS though.

How to disable data:

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If running from nand: most ROMs should include a program called "modem". open that right after boot and click disconnect. that will keep the data off until you reboot again.

if running from Haret: in default.txt, add ppp.nostart=1 in the 2nd to last line (between the " ") and this will boot with the data connection already turned off. "modem" can be used to turn it back on from within android if needed.

I don't have a data plan, and even though windows mobile does so much more without data, I still feel that Android is the better choice for me. I can still get apps (though most of them are warez which I shouldn't speak of :P) and do all the basic things you usually do with phones. What I really like about Android over Windows Mobile is that you don't have to always close the apps you use, the UI is much cleaner, and the keyboards that you can use.

The thing I like most about Android is the keyboards. I especially like the HTC IME because it's pretty much the same as the keyboard on my iPod touch, but has tactile feedback (it vibrates when you touch it). The Swype keyboard is pretty nice to have too.

This is just my preference, because I am a heavy texter and the keyboards that android has fit my needs better than the crammed keyboards that windows mobile has.