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New tracfones ???

Irishpat1944 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:53:00 GMT

There are two new phones on the tracfone website, both androids. LG with 4.5 in screen and Alcatel with 5 in screen. I wonder when Q or HSN will put them on air. They usually have the best bundle deals.

Re: New tracfones ???

this is my nic — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:05:51 GMT

DH and I have Tracfones. Is there any such thing as a "smart" Tracfone? Ours can send texts, take photos, but that's about it. I'd like to have one that has to ability to go on-line, but I do not want to have a contract.

Thanks!

Re: New tracfones ???

Irishpat1944 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:30:25 GMT

All the androids have internet access. Currently I have the Galaxy Centura but it's buggy and I'm itching for a new tracfone. I'm just going to wait and see if Q comes up with a decent bundle on the new phones.

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MKR14 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:37:53 GMT

Thanks for the heads up. I always buy Tracfone and currently have the LG840G and it is a great phone. I would like a bigger screen. The new Android ones have a front and rear cameras. I will watch QVC and HSN for a special deal as Christmas season deals will be coming. I never have not been able to get a call or make one.

Re: New tracfones ???

hckynut — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:15:07 GMT

On 10/21/2014 di-mc said:
DH and I have Tracfones. Is there any such thing as a "smart" Tracfone? Ours can send texts, take photos, but that's about it. I'd like to have one that has to ability to go on-line, but I do not want to have a contract.

Thanks!

My wife used TracFone, like myself, for years. Then she got into texting and that led to the minutes not being enough without adding more and more and more.

She bought a Samsung Galaxy SII from hsn that has Virgin Mobile no contract plan. This one comes with this per month: Talk time:300 min/Unlimited Text/Unlimited Data. This costs her $35 + some other fees, which comes to about $37.50 per month. She moved up to the $45 plan because the 300 talk time was not enough per month for her.

While she was in the hospital I bought her a Samsung Galaxy SIII from hsn. She has not activated it yet since the Virgin Mobile is good for about 2 more weeks. She had 60 days to activate the SIII.

That no contract is with Sprint Network. For $35 per month it has: Unlimited Talk Time/Unlimited Text/1gb Data. It came with the top tier which is Unlimited Everything with is $55 per month. So her first month is free and she can see how much data she uses and go from there. We think she can get by with the $35 per month plan as much of her "data usage" is via Wi-fi, which does not count as data usage per month.

Phone delivered was $179. Take away the $55 it came with and that makes it about $125 which I thought would be a nice coming home gift for her.

Probably not for you but I thought I would throw this up there. I have the Samsung Centura which I bought quite awhile back from hsn. Buying a new phone is cheaper than adding 12 months service, so I have always gone with the next phone.

Think it was $79.99 and came with 1200 text/1200 data/1200 talk. Added to my remaining and I have over 4000 of each. Don't use it for much other than keeping the time of night at my adult league hockey games. It is considered a "smart phone" and does have apps and I have used it to test the online features. They all work fine, but I ain't into any type of mobile online/text or talk stuff. I prefer using a phone to talk and my computer for computer things.

Re: New tracfones ???

151949 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:53:23 GMT

The LG optima is a true "smart phone" - an upgrade from the 840g. It is certainly not anywhere near a iphone or the samsung galaxy 5 but it is a great way to explore if you think a smart phone is a good investment for you, at a fraction of the price of a iphone or a samsung.

Re: New tracfones ???

Nuttmeg — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:17:16 GMT

http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-ace-style-s765c-coming.html

This phone has a higher level of the Android OS. You want to check online for reviews.

Re: New tracfones ???

madcity411 — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:56:18 GMT

On 10/21/2014 happy housewife said:
The LG optima is a true "smart phone" - an upgrade from the 840g. It is certainly not anywhere near a iphone or the samsung galaxy 5 but it is a great way to explore if you think a smart phone is a good investment for you, at a fraction of the price of a iphone or a samsung.

The LG Optimus Dynamic II is another great option for the money!

Re: New tracfones ???

moonstone dunes — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 06:05:44 GMT

On 10/21/2014 nutmeg3 said:
http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-ace-style-s765c-coming.html

This phone has a higher level of the Android OS. You want to check online for reviews.

Interesting to see if it shows up soon in Tracfone selections. I called HSN because my 20% off coupon didn't work on the LG Optimus Dynamic II. The rep hinted that an electronic TS is planned for 10/26 and 10/30...could it be the LG? The question is do I want to stay with Tracfone! I have a Galaxy Centura and get a black screen when on the phone and nothing I do seems to get me to any live screen! Its really too small for my needs and the Optimus is only a skotch larger.

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Nuttmeg — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 06:48:53 GMT

On 10/21/2014 moonstone dunes said:
On 10/21/2014 nutmeg3 said:
http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-ace-style-s765c-coming.html

This phone has a higher level of the Android OS. You want to check online for reviews.

Interesting to see if it shows up soon in Tracfone selections. I called HSN because my 20% off coupon didn't work on the LG Optimus Dynamic II. The rep hinted that an electronic TS is planned for 10/26 and 10/30...could it be the LG? The question is do I want to stay with Tracfone! I have a Galaxy Centura and get a black screen when on the phone and nothing I do seems to get me to any live screen! Its really too small for my needs and the Optimus is only a skotch larger.

You may want or need a regular cellphone. Phone providers http://www.cnet.com/news/quick-guide-to-cell-phone-carriers/

Cell phone reviews http://www.phonedog.com/

You maybe able to get a discount with a wireless company depending on where you work.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1139413-Master-Employee-Discount-List/page8?pp=30

Re: New tracfones ???

Pook — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:16:39 GMT

I have a Samsung galaxy centura which is a true smartphone and I really like it. I'm not glued to my phone 24/7 and the few things I have used it for (GPS directions,emails, texts, a few apps and I have downloaded books to a micro SD card as well as music).Over the years I have accrued so many minutes and when I got this phone they were also converted to the same amount for texts, talk and internet.

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snapdragons — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:22:58 GMT

My daughter and I purchased the Tracfone Samsung Galaxy Centura with 1200 talk, text, and data. They are both android phones (smart phone) purchased thru QVC. Hers works great and mine is quirky with occasional screen freezes and black out screens, I hold the on/off button in to reboot. Still better than my old flip phone.

I purchased the Tracfone LG Optimus Dynamic android phone from QVC for my husband and it works perfectly for him, his buttons are bigger, no phone freeze, no complaints. He has 1200 talk, text and data.

Both phones LG and Samsung have triple minutes for life, love not having monthly phone bills for phones that are not heavily used.

Re: New tracfones ???

Irishpat1944 — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:05:45 GMT

On 10/21/2014 nutmeg3 said:
http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-ace-style-s765c-coming.html

This phone has a higher level of the Android OS. You want to check online for reviews.

This article is from back in June and the phone was released for Net10 only. I'm still checking every day for a good tracfone bundle here and hsn.

Re: New tracfones ???

Jordan2 — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:40:46 GMT

On 10/21/2014 madcity411 said:
On 10/21/2014 happy housewife said:
The LG optima is a true "smart phone" - an upgrade from the 840g. It is certainly not anywhere near a iphone or the samsung galaxy 5 but it is a great way to explore if you think a smart phone is a good investment for you, at a fraction of the price of a iphone or a samsung.

The LG Optimus Dynamic II is another great option for the money!

I was waiting and waiting foe the new Tracfones to come out and finally broke down and ordered the LG Optimus Dynamic II. I had a "dumb phone" so this phone is an upgrade for me. Honestly I don't use my phone much and can't see spending a lot of money on something I hardly use.

Re: New tracfones ???

Nuttmeg — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:01:32 GMT

On 10/22/2014 Irishpat1944 said:
On 10/21/2014 nutmeg3 said:
http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-ace-style-s765c-coming.html

This phone has a higher level of the Android OS. You want to check online for reviews.

This article is from back in June and the phone was released for Net10 only. I'm still checking every day for a good tracfone bundle here and hsn.

This blog has more current entries. I hope you are getting email alerts from the shopping channels.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:19:54 GMT

On 10/21/2014 di-mc said:
DH and I have Tracfones. Is there any such thing as a "smart" Tracfone? Ours can send texts, take photos, but that's about it. I'd like to have one that has to ability to go on-line, but I do not want to have a contract.

Thanks!

I have an LG (forget the model number) TracFone that I've had for about 1.5 years. It is not a smart phone but does offer you the ability to go online. I've never used it though as I figure it would evaporate my minutes in no time.

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Black Cat Back — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:45:16 GMT

I have the LG 840 (a TSV a long time ago). I like the phone, but I cannot send pictures to my e-mail. It all goes well when I try to do it, I attach, I e-mail and then the phone reboots itself every time and I have no e-mails in my Google account from my phone. Am I doing something wrong? I have some pictures on my phone I would like to send.

Can anyone walk me through the steps?

Thank you!

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Nuttmeg — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 05:01:07 GMT

On 10/24/2014 DARING GREATLY said:
I have the LG 840 (a TSV a long time ago). I like the phone, but I cannot send pictures to my e-mail. It all goes well when I try to do it, I attach, I e-mail and then the phone reboots itself every time and I have no e-mails in my Google account from my phone. Am I doing something wrong? I have some pictures on my phone I would like to send.

Can anyone walk me through the steps?

Thank you!

I have an Android smartphone and use a Google Drive to store my photos. I found the app in Google Play Store.

This is an interactive menu that might help. http://tracfone.deviceanywhere.com/tracfone/home.seam?custId=TFLG840G

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Moonchilde — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 20:59:29 GMT

On 10/22/2014 snapdragons said:
My daughter and I purchased the Tracfone Samsung Galaxy Centura with 1200 talk, text, and data. They are both android phones (smart phone) purchased thru QVC. Hers works great and mine is quirky with occasional screen freezes and black out screens, I hold the on/off button in to reboot. Still better than my old flip phone.

I purchased the Tracfone LG Optimus Dynamic android phone from QVC for my husband and it works perfectly for him, his buttons are bigger, no phone freeze, no complaints. He has 1200 talk, text and data.

Both phones LG and Samsung have triple minutes for life, love not having monthly phone bills for phones that are not heavily used.

My experience with the Centura is what caused me to bite the bullet and buy an iPhone. I'd had the LG 840G, then upgraded to the Centura. At the time Android offered its first OS upgrade for the Centura, mine froze and utterly bricked. Deader than a doornail. I had been researching Android phones and probably would have been happy enough with 1 or 2 of the then-current models, but in the end decided to go with what I knew, and what I knew would do what I needed. I know there are great Android phones out there, though.

Re: New tracfones ???

snapdragons — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:51:06 GMT

On 10/25/2014 moonchilde said:
On 10/22/2014 snapdragons said:
My daughter and I purchased the Tracfone Samsung Galaxy Centura with 1200 talk, text, and data. They are both android phones (smart phone) purchased thru QVC. Hers works great and mine is quirky with occasional screen freezes and black out screens, I hold the on/off button in to reboot. Still better than my old flip phone.

I purchased the Tracfone LG Optimus Dynamic android phone from QVC for my husband and it works perfectly for him, his buttons are bigger, no phone freeze, no complaints. He has 1200 talk, text and data.

Both phones LG and Samsung have triple minutes for life, love not having monthly phone bills for phones that are not heavily used.

My experience with the Centura is what caused me to bite the bullet and buy an iPhone. I'd had the LG 840G, then upgraded to the Centura. At the time Android offered its first OS upgrade for the Centura, mine froze and utterly bricked. Deader than a doornail. I had been researching Android phones and probably would have been happy enough with 1 or 2 of the then-current models, but in the end decided to go with what I knew, and what I knew would do what I needed. I know there are great Android phones out there, though.

I think the Samsung Centura can be a good android phone I thought maybe user error since I had a horrible flip phone for years, but may look at other options in the future. Will stick with tracfone. Paid so much money for that Virgin mobile flip phone that would not pair with my car or text easily, and I rarely used was such a waste of money. I did not know of other options till I watched the QVC demo, wished I waited and purchased the LG Optimus Dynamic like I did for my husband, better reviews and that phone works very well for him. My end date is in June so I will be hoping for better android options.