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 Most cellular providers these days require you to have a data plan for your smartphone anyway, but regular (or feature) phones may also be web-capable and therefore can also act as modems for your laptop. 2  You'll need to have a data plan for the phone, whether it's a cell phone or smartphone.