topic Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!! in Electronics

NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

tends2dogs — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:14:35 GMT

I am trying to set up my new free phone from tracphone. They are asking for the password off our router. I entered the password that is on the bottom of the router and it is not accepting it. What am I doing wrong? I know that DH and I did not change the password when we set up our router. We are not smart enough to do that LOL.

Is there a generic password that can be used. In the meantime, my old phone is dead. This router business is part of the set up.

Can anyone throw us a lifeline?

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

Kachina624 — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:22:34 GMT

@tends2dogs Try using one of the other numbers on the router. I think the serial number worked for me.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

tends2dogs — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:47:13 GMT

Thanks, @Kachina624 . I will try that. I need a magnifying glass in order to read the small print. Dang, the eyes ain't what they used to be! I'll let you know......

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

pigletsmom — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:53:59 GMT

Do you have a modem and a router? If you have both I'd say sign in using the modem user info and password.

If it's just a modem are you sure you clicked on the right wifi connection when the list comes up? I just had to activate a new phone today and my modem was a couple down on the list even though I was sitting right next to it.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

tends2dogs — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:00:35 GMT

@Kachina624 I tried EVERY number on the bottom of that router. Keeps coming up authentication problem.

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tends2dogs — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:02:54 GMT

@pigletsmom I am sure I chose the correct name. It comes up as the brand name of the router.

We also have a modem from the cable company. Is that what you are suggesting I use?

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Venezia — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:06:12 GMT

When we connect our Tracfones to our internet service, we use the password that we set up for our modem. (We keep it written on a card, just in case our memory fails us!)

If you never changed it, you may have to contact your internet provider.

@tends2dogs - Make sure you're using the correct wi-fi. My DH couldn't get his new phone to connect, until I pointed out he was using the wrong one.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

tends2dogs — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:31:17 GMT

Still no luck. I have tried all the numbers on the router and the modem.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

cowboy sam — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:28:31 GMT

@tends2dogs

Maybe the problem is your new free tracfone ???

I have read here that some of the new free phones sent to them were usless pieces of junk.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

Kachina624 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:14:25 GMT

@tends2dogs You only alternative is to call your Internet Service Provider and see if the can help.

When you do get a phone working, take a close-up picture of the device with the correct password. The camera magnifies it and makes the number easy to read. Works on any small print. I've used this trick on pill bottles too.

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eadu4 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:28:15 GMT

@tends2dogs try this

How can I find my router password?

In Network and Sharing Center, next to Connections, select your Wi-Fi network name. In Wi-Fi Status, select Wireless Properties. In Wireless Network Properties, select the Security tab, then select the Show characters check box. Your Wi-Fi network password is displayed in the Network security key box.

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tends2dogs — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:36:04 GMT

@eadu4 Where am I doing this? My computer? Or just a Google search? My phone isn't functioning right now during this set up phase.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

gadgetgal613 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:39:52 GMT

@tends2dogs wrote:
@eadu4 Where am I doing this? My computer? Or just a Google search? My phone isn't functioning right now during this set up phase.

Make sure you are entering the password correctly. It is case sensitive and if you enter the wrong case, it won't work.

When I have added new devices to my home network, I enter the router name and password, not the modem. When I recently bought a new router, I got into the settings and changed the default name and password to the ones used for the old router. By doing that, I didn't have the reconnect any of my devices. What is the brand and model number of your router?

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tends2dogs — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:19:36 GMT

@gadgetgal613 It is a D-Link AC2600. I have tried all the numbers on the router. (and modem) No luck! How do I find the router name?

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SarrahQVC — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 19:04:03 GMT

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Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

tends2dogs — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:45:56 GMT

@gadgetgal613 and everyone else who wrote to help me, my DH got it set up by bypassing the page that was calling for the router password. And yes, btw, we had all the paperwork with the default passwords, etc, but the phone would accept them. I finally just handed the phone to him and said, "see what you can do".

Now, trying to figure it out is something else. It is completely different than my old phone.

Thanks again.

Re: NEW TRACPHONE SET UP -HELP !!!!!!!!

gadgetgal613 — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:38:36 GMT

@tends2dogs wrote:
@gadgetgal613 and everyone else who wrote to help me, my DH got it set up by bypassing the page that was calling for the router password. And yes, btw, we had all the paperwork with the default passwords, etc, but the phone would accept them. I finally just handed the phone to him and said, "see what you can do".

Now, trying to figure it out is something else. It is completely different than my old phone.

Thanks again.

That means you have an unsecured network. People can steal your bandwidth and maybe hack your devices. The router comes with no default user name and password which is not good. Use the link I posted and set up your security.

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SarrahQVC — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:17:46 GMT

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