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.
What this means for you is that you should be able to pop out a SIM from a GSM carrier's tablet or an LTE tablet and use it in a smartphone. As you point out in your question, the major carriers don't sell data-only SIM cards.ut I'm confused. The wireless carriers I've talked to claim that you can't use a tablet SIM card in your smartphone, so that you can get a data only plan. But I've talked to some store representatives who say it can be done. And I've read online about people being able to this.