Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladÃ©e or ballade, which were originally dancing songs.
There are some possible reasons why someone might want a smartphone without a data plan. For one, a smartphone is a powerful mini-computer, and people might want to have access to one, even without a constant Internet connection.
1 It doesn't provide any extra data above what your data plan offers. 2  If you have an unlimited smartphone data plan, your mobile hotspot data use is limited to 5GB per month. 3  T-Mobile is the cheapest at $15 per month above your regular data plan (prices range from $40 to $70).