I've had a Tracfone now for about 5 years.
And the reason for the upgrade, was the
antenna was about to break off, and the
newer phones have the antenna built in.
What I like about Tracfone is there is no
monthly fee, no taxes, and no contract.
You buy the phone and buy the minutes as you need them.
use it much at all. I have it because it's
nice to always be able to be connected
if you need to. And it has come in very handy at times.
And with the Tracfone, I can buy a
1 year card that gives me 450 minutes
for $99. And if I do it on-line,
I can get a bonus 200 more minutes for a total of 650!
That's only a little over $8 a month! And I've never used that many, so they keep rolling over. I now have over 1700 minutes. But you can add minutes during the year if you needed to.
The new phone isn't fancy, no camera
or Internet. But I don't need it for that. But I do like the slim sleekness of it. And it was only $20. And since Tracfone doesn't have it's own towers, I've never, not been able to get a signal.
And I know this sounds like an infomercial, but if something works good and doesn't cost a lot, I like to share that. I can't believe how much some people spend for their phone service!
I probably should have gone with this type of service because I rarely use my minutes, but do find the buggers quite handy when you need them. My wife on the other hand (the "talker") usually exceeds her minutes on a monthly basis.
ReplyDeleteWow, Wayne, great info. I too use a phone like you do, and have wanted to find a cheaper service than i am paying right now. I will definitely look into this one. Thanks so much for the info.
ReplyDeleteKen
Oh God, I am one of those people that spends way too much on their cell phone and service. I used to have tracfone but once I started spending over $35 a month on phone cards, I just went ahead and got a contract. Now a few years later, with all the data usage I'm looking at another "upgrade" to a rate of about $90 a month.
ReplyDelete[sigh] I need help!!!
Funny that you write about this because I too have a Tracfone and I would like to upgrade to a new one that will close. I wasn't sure what the hassle would be to transfer the old phone over. Is it very difficult? I really should buy those higher minute plans. I'm sure it would be more efficient. I hardly ever use my cell phone but I like to have it with me when I'm out.
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