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Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ainhisg — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:42:23 GMT

On June 22 (but available to order now), the Q is having a Tracfone TSV--the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. 5.0 Lollipop, 5 in. screen, and I believe 4G LTE service. I have read it will run on Verizon prepaid towers.

http://www.qvc.com/Samsung-Galaxy-TracFone-5-Smartphone-w-1350-

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Stargazer77 — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:40:12 GMT

I would like to know if that home button lights up like the Ultimate 2's does. That's my favorite feature!

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

hckynut — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:42:09 GMT

@Ainhisg wrote:
On June 22 (but available to order now), the Q is having a Tracfone TSV--the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. 5.0 Lollipop, 5 in. screen, and I believe 4G LTE service. I have read it will run on Verizon prepaid towers.

@Ainhisg

I don't see a question here, so I will not attempt to answer. I will ask you a question. Have you used Google or any other search engine to see if there are any reviews of this phone out there?

hnj

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ainhisg — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:39:38 GMT

@hckynut wrote:
@Ainhisg wrote:
On June 22 (but available to order now), the Q is having a Tracfone TSV--the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. 5.0 Lollipop, 5 in. screen, and I believe 4G LTE service. I have read it will run on Verizon prepaid towers.

@Ainhisg

I don't see a question here, so I will not attempt to answer. I will ask you a question. Have you used Google or any other search engine to see if there are any reviews of this phone out there?

hnj

I wasn't asking a question. I was just giving information and the link to an upcoming TSV. I have actually read many reviews on this phone, as a few weeks ago, I was trying to decide whether to purchase the ZTE Zmax 2 from HSN or wait for this one to appear.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Nuttmeg — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 02:11:20 GMT

@Stargazer77 wrote:
I would like to know if that home button lights up like the Ultimate 2's does. That's my favorite feature!

I would say no. This is a YouTube video about this phone. http://community.qvc.com/t5/forums/replypage/board-id/21/message-id/33836

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

pggoody — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:43:15 GMT

Does this phone have WIFI?

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ainhisg — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:52:22 GMT

@pggoody wrote:
Does this phone have WIFI?

yes

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ainhisg — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 15:06:15 GMT

@Stargazer77 wrote:
I would like to know if that home button lights up like the Ultimate 2's does. That's my favorite feature!

@Stargazer77...From what I can tell, it does not have an LED notification light. There are apps that make the camera LED flash work as a notification light (like Flash Alerts 2), but this might also have a built-in option on the phone (look under Settings>Accessibility for a Flash Notification setting). I had previously ordered the LG Treasure from HSN but received a defective phone and had to return it. It did have flash notification in the settings, but when I tried it, you couldn't see the flash since the phone was face up and the flash was flashing under the phone.

I ended up ordering the ZTE Zmax 2 from HSN and couldn't be happier. The home button lights up when I have a notification, and you only swipe one way to answer it, and it answers every single time. It is only $20 more, has 5 flex pays, has a bigger screen, twice the internal storage, and more RAM. The front camera is not as good as this Samsung, but that is not a deal breaker for me. The ZTE Zmax 2 uses AT&T prepaid towers, so if you don't get good AT&T reception, the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime might be a better option since it uses Verizon prepaid towers.

You can read reviews on both these phones at Best Buy. It doesn't matter which carrier shows (T-Mobile, Straight Talk, etc.), because the phone is the same. Some carriers do still have the first version of the Grand Prime, but you will know if you're reading reviews on it, because it will state the OS is 4.4.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

shoptheQ — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:56:46 GMT

Does anyone know if this phone is locked or unlocked? No info avail on phone description.

Thanks for your help.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ainhisg — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:15:56 GMT

@shoptheQ wrote:
Does anyone know if this phone is locked or unlocked? No info avail on phone description.

Thanks for your help.

Locked

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Irishpat1944 — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:26:22 GMT

This looked like a great phone til I got to the internal storage part. 8GB is not a lot of storage when half of it is already used by system and built in apps. You would have to have an sd card to store data and installed apps. I had this problem with the Alcatel Pop Icon and was constantly cleaning out data, cache, etc. in order to have enough storage to work with. I finally got the E5 from hsn with 16GB storage and it makes all the difference in the world. This phone would be an excellent choice for someone who doesn't load a lot of apps or take a lot of pictures.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Nuttmeg — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:13:20 GMT

@Irishpat1944 wrote:
This looked like a great phone til I got to the internal storage part. 8GB is not a lot of storage when half of it is already used by system and built in apps. You would have to have an sd card to store data and installed apps. I had this problem with the Alcatel Pop Icon and was constantly cleaning out data, cache, etc. in order to have enough storage to work with. I finally got the E5 from hsn with 16GB storage and it makes all the difference in the world. This phone would be an excellent choice for someone who doesn't load a lot of apps or take a lot of pictures.

Most folks do not know anything about data storage. I use an app Clean Master to keep the trash out of my Android devices.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Ane1Care — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:59:58 GMT

@Irishpat1944 You can us a Micro SD card. It goes in under the battery. Most lower end phones can use up to a 64g. Granted some things can't be put on a card, but it will give you room for most apps.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

JavaQueen — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:37:02 GMT

8gb is not enough.

Also note: this is running Lollipop. Android's latest is Marshmallow. Should Tracfone roll out the update, you will not have enough internal memory, since you really only get 4GB that you can use.

You will really need that SD card.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

Nuttmeg — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:12:18 GMT

@JavaQueen wrote:
8gb is not enough.

Also note: this is running Lollipop. Android's latest is Marshmallow. Should Tracfone roll out the update, you will not have enough internal memory, since you really only get 4GB that you can use.
You will really need that SD card.

Please forgive me. LOL Tracfone does not update anything. These phones are nice, but the phones do not get security updates.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

JavaQueen — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:15:16 GMT

I was talking about the upgrade of the OS. Marshamallow is the most current version of Android.

Of course, I don't use Tracfone. Most other carriers offer updates of OS--even prepaid. I used Tracfone a long time ago. You bought a card and added minutes and I didn't know about operating systems.

LOL.

Anyway, the software (operating system) is old. (Lollipop.)

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

ptbaker — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:24:09 GMT

Hoping someone can answer a question for me. I have the Samsung GGP phone that I got last June. I really love my phone, but 2 days ago, my battery was not holding a charge. It can say 100% in the morning, and by late afternoon it is almost dead, and I am not using the phone. I don't carry it around with me, it mostly stays on the counter. Has anyone else had that problem? If it needs a new battery, where do I get it? From Tracfone?

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

x Hedge — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:25:13 GMT

@ptbaker, go to settings, tap battery, make sure power savings is ON. (I don't use Ultra power savings) and review just where your battery service is going.
Adjust settings in individual apps to save power.

Also, do not short-cycle charge. Wait until the phone notifies you power is low (15%), and then fully charge without interruption to 100% . I usually wait till my Grand Prime gets down to 5-3% before charging.
Repeated short-cycle charging "teaches" the battery not to take or hold a full charge.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

x Hedge — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 04:55:19 GMT

@ptbaker, no, don't buy a replacement battery from TracFone.
1. Frustrating shipping process
2. Won't be your lowest priced choice
3. Nightmare returns if they send the wrong one

If you decide to buy a battery, take your phone to brick & morter, someplace where they can match yours and send you out the door with the right battery.

Re: Tracfone Galaxy Grand Prime TSV

ptbaker — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:55:41 GMT

Hedge, thank you so much for your help. I am not familiar at all with smartphones. How do I adjust settings in individual apps to save power? Also, I keep seeing banners that say, this and that app has been updated. Is that really necessary for all these apps to update. I have not downloaded any apps for my phone at all. Thank you for helping me on this!!!