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one year tracfone card

frenchie — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:01:40 GMT

Where would I find a good deal on this?

Re: one year tracfone card

lovescats — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:16:29 GMT

I go thru the tracfone web site. And usually when I'm buying it they gave the option to extend it to 2 years for an additional fee and for me the 2 year option doesn't show till I have the one year card in my shopping cart.

Re: one year tracfone card

151949 — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:34:09 GMT

The past 2 years I have gone to Radio Shack and just bought a new phone as the deals with the new phones are cheaper than just buying min. Both times I got a great semi smart phone - now i have a LG 840G - plus a year of service and 1500 min for $98. On Tracfone's site you pay that just for the service. So the phone is essentially free. Then Radio Shack will sell you a warranty on the phone for $20 - which I used last year to replace my phone for free when my nephew pulled me into the pool with my phone in my pocket. I don't think there is any better deal out there.

Re: one year tracfone card

58Meezer — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:59:15 GMT

You can buy the Tracfone one year card at Radio Shack, Walmart, etc. but if you want lots of minutes and a one year card along with triple minutes than go to QVC - either go with the new android phone if Verizon towers are plentiful in your area or if you don't care about android just go with the LG840 for $70 and shipping you get 1400 minutes, triple minutes for life of the phone and a one year card.

If you go to Walmart, Radio Shack and buy the one year card it will cost you more most likely and then you get the minutes and triple minutes as a bonus -

http://www.qvc.com/LG840G-Tracfone-Prepaid-Phone-w1400-Mins,-Accs,-&-Triple-Minutes.product.E225747.html?sc=E225747-Zone&cm_scid=zone&cm_sp=MERCHZONE-_-Featured:+Easy+Pay+Offers-_-2

Off Tracfones website would cost you $119.00 for 1 year card with 800 minutes and then double minutes...not good -

https://www.tracfone.com/direct/Purchase?payGo=true&app=TRACFONE&lang=en

Re: one year tracfone card

Qgirl26 — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:41:17 GMT

I think the cards cost the same every where you go. You can get deals on the phones with minutes such as the one QVC is offering as the TSV today but the cards to add minutes or days (or both), at least in my area, cost the exact same in each and every store. I've never seen them on sale anywhere. It's very easy to go from one tracfone to another so for my family, we've found just upgrading the phone when there are deals like these work best.

Re: one year tracfone card

SeaGal — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:01:21 GMT

You should be able to purchase minutes right on your phone, I can on my LG840. Yes the minutes cost the same wherever you chose to purchase them. You can also just go to the tracfone website and purchase minutes.

Re: one year tracfone card

Beauty$Junkie — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:10:24 GMT

Hsn has a phone with 1 yr, 2000 min, triple for life, $80

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frenchie — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:40:20 GMT

I agree that getting a new phone plus minutes are a better deal but we did that last year and hate the new touchey phones. We transferred minutes to our old-fashioned slider phone. All I need is the one year card plus we have double minutes. Do we need to buy a card directly from tracfone to get double minutes? TIA

Re: one year tracfone card

SeaGal — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:46:40 GMT

No you dont frenchie, the double minute feature is programmed into your phone so however you chose to purchase your minutes they will show up doubled on your phone.

Re: one year tracfone card

Kachina624 — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:56:53 GMT

I had an LG 840g phone, then HSN had the phone + 1 year + 1500 minutes for $69. Last fall. I bought it, pitched the phone and added the minutes to my old phone so now I only paid less than $7/mo for service.

Re: one year tracfone card

58Meezer — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:59:43 GMT

I think some people buy the Tracfone just for the minutes - in other words they don't transfer the minutes to the new phone but use it for their old phone..I could be wrong, but that is what I am thinking..

Re: one year tracfone card

pickleslarue — Thu, 15 May 2014 19:15:44 GMT

On 5/15/2014 kachina624 said: I had an LG 840g phone, then HSN had the phone + 1 year + 1500 minutes for $69. Last fall. I bought it, pitched the phone and added the minutes to my old phone so now I only paid less than $7/mo for service.

Wow, very smart. If I don't get the TSV I will do the same. I just looked and it also comes with one of those portable chargers. Still 70 bux. Probably not the best charger, but in a pinch good to have...for free.

I like my 840 but it has some deficits. I'm not sure the TSV doesn't have its own issues, such as the clock not keeping time, among others I'd discover.

Re: one year tracfone card

SeaGal — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:10:05 GMT

I did that too kachina, its a good deal eh!!

Thats a bummer about your clock not keeping time pickles.

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Nightowlz — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:32:06 GMT

On 5/15/2014 kachina624 said: I had an LG 840g phone, then HSN had the phone + 1 year + 1500 minutes for $69. Last fall. I bought it, pitched the phone and added the minutes to my old phone so now I only paid less than $7/mo for service.

Ok how do you do that??? I bought DH another LG840G last year since it was cheaper then buying mins. but I set up the new phone. How do you just put the mins from the new phone on the old phone. I know HSN still has it at a great price so I may just buy another one. LOL!!!

Here is a link with codes for FREE BONUS MINS. for your TRACFONE. I use it all the time. http://www.preprepaid.com/currenttracfonebonus.php

Re: one year tracfone card

Shelbelle — Thu, 15 May 2014 22:20:15 GMT

I also always go thru Tracfone website.

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Rachelle — Thu, 15 May 2014 22:27:44 GMT

I hope you don't think me stupid on this question:

Forever I have had AT&T...

Would love to purchase phones here and get out from under the contracts/

However, my question is this, if I have a problem with my phone for whatever reason, who would I go to for help?

With AT&T, I can just run into their nearest store////

Re: one year tracfone card

Kachina624 — Thu, 15 May 2014 23:35:55 GMT

Tracfone has CS in some other country. Not the finest but they've always been able to help. I really never had a major problem though. Nightowlz, I don't remember exactly what I did but it was so simple that it took maybe 2 minutes. I didn't activate the new phone and since I already had an account with the old phone, that's where the minutes and time extension went.

Re: one year tracfone card

SeaGal — Fri, 16 May 2014 03:22:55 GMT

Nightowlz, if you want to purchase the tracfone just for the cheaper minutes, call the phone number that comes with the new phone as you would to redeem your free time, they will ask you for your serial # on your phone they are loading it to (in this case, the tracfone you are already using right?), give them this serial number, not the new phone serial #. I hope that helps.

eta~ oh and thank you for the link to the bonus minutes, nice...

Re: one year tracfone card

SeaGal — Fri, 16 May 2014 03:38:30 GMT

Rachelle, if you feel safer having a phone store you can access, like happy housewife said, get your tracfone at Radio Shack, they have the triple mins on their phones and prices comparible to the Q or HSN, I think even Walmart does. Sounds like they have good customer service according to her. I just have not heard of any real problems with them after the initial set up.

I have read a couple times someone had problems with the set up of the tracfone but not sure if that was user or what. I know I will catch the dickens from somebody for that!

I LOVE my tracfone, I love not having a monthly bill and I always have access to purchase minutes on the phone itself if need be. Great customer service and good solid reception, I have never lost a call.

Re: one year tracfone card

betteb — Fri, 16 May 2014 03:39:18 GMT

I just buy a new phone, it's cheaper than any card with equivalent minutes and a year of service.