topic Re: Tracfone in Electronics

Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:23:05 GMT

HSN is offering this

Tracfone Moto G Play 6.5" with 1500 Talk/Text/Data & 5K mAh Power Bank

874-456

I don't use a cell phone often and don't want to sign up for a monthly plan.

Is this a good deal?

Pros and cons for Trafone. TIA!

Re: Tracfone

Shelbelle — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:37:23 GMT

I seldom use my phone either, but my experience with Trac Phone has been horrible, worst CS ever, I would stay far away from them. I use Consumer Cellular.

Re: Tracfone

Venezia — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:39:00 GMT

@kaydee50 - DH and I have had nothing but Tracfones for the past 24 years. We like them and haven't had any issues. Like you, we wanted no-contract phones. We mostly use them for calls and texts and you can add minutes easily on the Tracfone website.

Our current phones are Moto G Stylus 5G, which have more storage than the one you're looking at. But if you're a casual user, you should be fine with the Moto G Play. You can always add an SD card for more storage, if needed.

I'd suggest watching the presentations on HSN before you decide. They're usually very good at explaining the features.

Re: Tracfone

tends2dogs — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:40:03 GMT

DH and I both have Tracfones and have for years. We like ours very much. Never had a problem with CS. We don't want a monthly plan either.

That has been our experience.

Re: Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:44:57 GMT

@tends2dogs @Venezia @Shelbelle

Thank you all for your quick replies. I will watch the presentation as suggested.

As for Consumer Cellular I had them years ago. They automatically switched me to a different plan which I did not like so I dropped them.

I had AT&T Go Phone until recently when I had a problem with them!!! So I want a "no contract" phone. I actually would like a "burner" phone but they don't seem to be available any more.

Re: Tracfone

Mz iMac — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:00:50 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
I actually would like a "burner" phone but they don't seem to be available any more.

@kaydee50 Where have you looked? In my neck of the woods, you can purchase them anywhere offline from "pookie" on the corner, local grocery & drug store(s) & all electronic retail stores.

Online all electronic retail as well as Amazon & eBay.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:34:55 GMT

If you don't use a cell phone very often then why not get a flip phone instead of a smart phone. Save yourself the hassle of smart phone.

Re: Tracfone

Ainhisg — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:06:23 GMT

Go to Tracfonereviewer.blogspot. com. Over to the right is the search bar where you can search any phone. He will tell you everything you need to know about it.

Re: Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:25:18 GMT

@Ainhisg wrote:
Go to Tracfonereviewer.blogspot. com. Over to the right is the search bar where you can search any phone. He will tell you everything you need to know about it.

Thanks!! Looks like a lot of good info there.

Re: Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:41:25 GMT

@SilleeMee I prefer a flip phone which I've always had--never had a smartphone. My #1 criteria is I don't want any sort of "plan." I just want a phone that has a certain amount of minutes available on it and be done with it. I'm not very tech savvy--LOL!!--so this is very confusing to me.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:51:17 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
@SilleeMee I prefer a flip phone which I've always had--never had a smartphone. My #1 criteria is I don't want any sort of "plan." I just want a phone that has a certain amount of minutes available on it and be done with it. I'm not very tech savvy--LOL!!--so this is very confusing to me.

@kaydee50

Yes, me too!

I got my flip phone from Tracfone several years ago. Once a year I buy their 1-year service plan for $50 which I add to their $10-worth of minutes option. Since I hardly ever use the phone, my minutes have accumulated over the years. That $50 1-year service plan + $10 of minutes comes out to cost me around $65 w/tax for an entire year of phone service. I don't think you can find a better deal.

Re: Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:59:14 GMT

@SilleeMee That's what I want!! Did you get the phone directly from the Tracfone website? Any other info you can provide would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:05:38 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
@SilleeMee That's what I want!! Did you get the phone directly from the Tracfone website? Any other info you can provide would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

@kaydee50

Yes, I bought their Alcatel MyFlip, add your service plan and minutes to that.

I believe this phone is being sold as 'reconditioned' for $5! it's the only Alcatel brand they have right now. They also have TCL and Nokia.

Re: Tracfone

kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:11:35 GMT

@SilleeMee Thank you!! Will check these out.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:15:07 GMT

@kaydee50

My Alcatel was also reconditioned but I paid $10 for it back then. It's really a brand new phone and I'm not sure why they call it 'reconditioned'.

You're welcome and I'm glad I could help.