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iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

homedecorator — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:05:17 GMT

Does anyone have service for their iPhones through either of these companies? What do you think?

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Kachina624 — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:11:08 GMT

Without really knowing what I'm talking about about, my guess would be that it wouldn't work because these other providers use the Android operating system and iPhone doesn't.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

willdob3 — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:14:06 GMT

@homedecorator

I’ve used Straight Talk with my iPhone for years. I have had no problems. ST was the 3rd or 4th no contract plan I tried. If the others had been good I would have stayed with them.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Deb665 — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:30:55 GMT

I have an iPhone 6 with service through Tracfone. No problems and a lot less expensive than AT&T.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:49:40 GMT

I love my iphone 6. About 1 1/2 years ago I upgraded from the iphone 5.

I will sometime within the next few months get the iphone 8, probably skipping the 7.

My son-in-law owns a business where he knows everything about computers. My late husband owned a computer business so we've always been involved with them some way. Now ask me what I know about them....(very little) Ha!

Anyway, my dear friend still has a flip phone that I kid her and say "Jesus made it when he was here on earth". Ha! It is so old, very, very thick and doesn't do anything. She has tons of money but is afraid of technology.

I keep telling her I could text her instead of always calling her and vice- versa. I've offered to give her my iphone 5 and she thinks it will be too complicated....what???

Anyway, that's my story.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

jaxs mom — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 18:02:57 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Without really knowing what I'm talking about about, my guess would be that it wouldn't work because these other providers use the Android operating system and iPhone doesn't.

The operating system on the phone is separate than the cellular network type. You can't cross cellular network types, which is why a phone bought through Verizon which uses CDMA can't be used on AT&T who uses GSM for example. But the operating system on an iphone is always IOS regardless of the cellular carrier.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

homedecorator — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:55:31 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Without really knowing what I'm talking about about, my guess would be that it wouldn't work because these other providers use the Android operating system and iPhone doesn't.

Tracfone and Straight Talk both now sell iPhones to be used with their services. Looks like a great idea, just wasn't sure how it worked. I'm glad to hear some good feedback!

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

homedecorator — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:57:38 GMT

@Deb665 wrote:
I have an iPhone 6 with service through Tracfone. No problems and a lot less expensive than AT&T.

Do you have a monthly plan or just pay as you go? Did you purchase your iPhone through Tracfone? Thank you!

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

willdob3 — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:13:52 GMT

@homedecorator wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
Without really knowing what I'm talking about about, my guess would be that it wouldn't work because these other providers use the Android operating system and iPhone doesn't.
Tracfone and Straight Talk both now sell iPhones to be used with their services. Looks like a great idea, just wasn't sure how it worked. I'm glad to hear some good feedback!

@homedecorator

I don’t recommend buying an iPhone from ST - unless they have changed the ones they offer. The last time I checked, they only sold the one with the least amount of memory and it wasn’t much.

I suggest buying the phone from Apple.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Nuttmeg — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:15:39 GMT

@homedecorator wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
Without really knowing what I'm talking about about, my guess would be that it wouldn't work because these other providers use the Android operating system and iPhone doesn't.
Tracfone and Straight Talk both now sell iPhones to be used with their services. Looks like a great idea, just wasn't sure how it worked. I'm glad to hear some good feedback!

If this is your first iPhone, please go to your local wireless store, and buy.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Stargazer77 — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 23:14:32 GMT

@homedecorator wrote:
@Deb665 wrote:
I have an iPhone 6 with service through Tracfone. No problems and a lot less expensive than AT&T.
Do you have a monthly plan or just pay as you go? Did you purchase your iPhone through Tracfone? Thank you!

@homedecorator I had the exact same question for @Deb665. I hope she'll come back and go into more detail about her experience.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

mima — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:56:05 GMT

My mom has an Iphone with ST and it if great. I use my Samsung 7 Edge with ST and love it also.

Be sure and check out the plans. They have recently changed as of October 1st (I think) for the better!

My husband also has ST. He gets 1500 minutes for I think $30 plus tax. I get unlimited talk and text and 2 GB of data for $35 plus tax. I don't need much data because I have wifi almost all the time.

You get unlimited talk, text and 15 GB of data for $45 plus taxes. That is an awesome deal!

If you sign up for auto pay, they will deduct a dollar a month with most plans but you have to ask for it.

Hope that helps.

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

mima — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:09:11 GMT

As long as it is unlocked, an Iphone or most any phone will work fine with ST as far as I know. You do not have to buy the Iphone from ST. My mom bought hers from walmart online. That has been a year or so ago though.

I bought my Samsung 7 Edge unlocked. It is an international version (which is perfectly fine). I don't think Samsung sells unlocked phones in the US. I didn't google that, so I might be wrong. I just know I couldn't find one at the time I bought mine.

I was brave and got mine off Ebay. I was a little nervous, but it was brand new and works perfect!

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

Deb665 — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:20:26 GMT

@Stargazer77 and @homedecorator I am so sorry for not answering you sooner. This is the first time I’ve logged in for several days. I already had an iPhone that I had purchased through AT&T. When I decided I was spending too much for what I was receiving, I went online to Tracfone and ordered a SIM card from them to replace the AT&T card. I pay as I go with auto refill every 60 Days. It’s around $35 for 60 days of service with 750 minutes, 750 texts and 1 gig of data. (my figures may be off a little, this is from memory). I’m much happier paying $35 for two months of service than $100 for one month!

I have had no problems with the service and can still use all the features of my phone, even still able to answer my phone on my iPad.

I hope this answers your questions and is still relevant!

Re: iPhone with Tracfone or Straight Talk

homedecorator — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:16:51 GMT

@Deb665 wrote:
@Stargazer77 and @homedecorator I am so sorry for not answering you sooner. This is the first time I’ve logged in for several days. I already had an iPhone that I had purchased through AT&T. When I decided I was spending too much for what I was receiving, I went online to Tracfone and ordered a SIM card from them to replace the AT&T card. I pay as I go with auto refill every 60 Days. It’s around $35 for 60 days of service with 750 minutes, 750 texts and 1 gig of data. (my figures may be off a little, this is from memory). I’m much happier paying $35 for two months of service than $100 for one month!

I have had no problems with the service and can still use all the features of my phone, even still able to answer my phone on my iPad.

I hope this answers your questions and is still relevant!

Thank you, very helpful!!