In order to participate, customers must fall into one of three categories:

Most smartphone customers will likely not be eligible as the carrier has required an attached data plan. Those who appear eligible here are those with “dumb” phones, where data is not required. Picture and video messages require a small amount of data to send, so these customers have incurred additional charges they didn’t plan for.

The court is likely to approve the settlement in a preliminary hearing on July 16. Final approval and the release of benefits will likely not occur until after the final approval hearing scheduled for December 10.