I just went through this. Verizon also will not let you have a smart phone without a data plan. My search for phone service without a dataplan lead me to h20wi

I just went through this. Verizon also will not let you have a smart phone without a data plan. My search for phone service without a dataplan lead me to h20wireless prepaid. I expect my yearly phone bill to be $100 now. (I rarely call or text anyone)