topic Re: Tracfone in Electronics

Tracfone

Jo1313 — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:23:26 GMT

There hasn't been a Tracfone deal or TS in a long time...Hope they aren't getting dropped here and on HSN.

Re: Tracfone

D Kay — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:11:03 GMT

There's a number of them online, several that aren't on sale. Usually everything is on clearance if they are discontinuing a line. Who knows.

Re: Tracfone

Carmie — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:28:21 GMT

HSN has a Tracphone that's a really good deal. I bought one for my husband and have no complaints.

It comes with one year of free unlimited talk and texts and 24 GB of data. It is a 5G phone.

I never heard of the brand name and was worried, but I would buy this phone again.

It would make a great second phone or a phone for kids too. I paid $90 and now it is $120, but still a bargain.

Re: Tracfone

Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:04:47 GMT

@Jo1313. Watch HSN, they always have the best deals on TracFone. I've gotten all of mine there for years.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:17:30 GMT

I believe there will be a Tracfone TS tonight...Samsung.

Re: Tracfone

Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:23:39 GMT

@Jo1313 wrote:
There hasn't been a Tracfone deal or TS in a long time...Hope they aren't getting dropped here and on HSN.

@Jo1313

You have to catch the HSN sales, so pay attention and be on their mailing list, at least until you get what you want..

In April I got the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G for $79, including a year of service.

Since then it's been selling for $199. Yeah, two hundred dollars.

I'll get another Tracfone offering next spring and do it all over again.

Re: Tracfone

Venezia — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:24 GMT

I've been waiting for a Tracfone TSV, but I prefer Motorola phones. Not really interested in Samsung, so if nothing shows up by October, I'll just add a year of service to my and DH's phones.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:50:45 GMT

Looks like Hsn has posted the TS Samsung phone for tonight already. Price is 109.99

Re: Tracfone

Jo1313 — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:26:17 GMT

Thanks everyone..Just ordered the HSN TS.

Re: Tracfone

Ainhisg — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:33:31 GMT

Just know that once you switch to this phone, since it is an unlimited plan for a year, you do lose all rollover minutes and texts, since the new phone doesn't need them. It's my understanding that your data will roll over to it, since that is limited on the new phone to 24gb. They should address what you need to do once the year's over. Does a person have to purchase another unlimited plan, which can be pricey? Or can a person switch to a limited plan on this phone? Maybe they said, and I didn't catch it. I'm not looking to purchase this phone...I am happy with my Moto 5g Power, but unsuspecting customers may get a surprise when it is time to refill if they don't specify how that will work.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:01:33 GMT

Tracfone minutes, tests and data never expire with active service. So it's important to purchase another service plan before the old one expires.

Re: Tracfone

Venezia — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:09:44 GMT

@SilleeMee - What @Ainhisg is trying to warn other customers about is exactly what I noticed, when I checked out this phone last night.

Others have run into this issue before and there have been complaints about it. They haven't had their minutes and texts transfer to the new phone. Because this is an "unlimited" phone for the year (with the exception of data), there is no point in transferring minutes or texts.

If you transfer your existing number to this new contract plan phone, I don't think you'll get the lost minutes and texts back, if you try to switch back.

People need to research the issue and make sure they know what they're getting before they switch plans. For me, the prepaid with the option to add texts and data, as I need it, is better.

Re: Tracfone

SilleeMee — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:16:59 GMT

@Venezia

I see. So the TS would be good for someone who is brand new to using Tracfone and has nothing to lose.

Re: Tracfone

Ainhisg — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:58:34 GMT

@Venezia thank you for clarifying. Yes, it is my understanding that if a person switches back to a limited minute phone, then they will have no minutes or texts to move back to that phone, because there are none banked on this phone. Data would be a different story.

Like you, I'm much better off with the limited plan like I have now where I can just add what I need or purchase a new phone with bundle from one of the shopping channels where everything will roll over to it.

Re: Tracfone

SouthernBee — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:49:07 GMT

@Venezia @Ainhisg @SilleeMee : In June I purchased the Samsung A54 5 G FHD with unlimited talk, text etc.. That was a good deal when purchase.I have been a tracfone user for several years. My Samsung A10 E was almost a year old but battery very slow and a lot of problems.

I forgot to research the unlimited deal. My unused talk and text was not transferred but my service end date was extended to 10/9/26. I love this phone . I have small hands and it was only like 1/4 inch longer.

Re: Tracfone

bargainsgirl — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:46:40 GMT

TO CLARIFY:

According to the presentation this morning with Tina, if you currently have a Tracfone, your service will FREEZE until this new activated unlimited runs out. Then your current service will kick in. She was very clear about this. I just renewed my service , text and data, and my phone is not quite a year old so not sure if I am going to get this but it is tempting!! It is a great deal.

Re: Tracfone

bargainsgirl — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:49:04 GMT

Forgot to say that I have NEVER had a problem with my service date, data, talk and text switch over to a new phone. I have had Tracfone for at least 10 years...

Re: Tracfone

bargainsgirl — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:49:43 GMT

Re: Tracfone

bargainsgirl — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:50:42 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
I've been waiting for a Tracfone TSV, but I prefer Motorola phones. Not really interested in Samsung, so if nothing shows up by October, I'll just add a year of service to my and DH's phones.

We have had both brands and we like Samsung better. This is a great deal!

Re: Tracfone

Ainhisg — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:19:16 GMT

@bargainsgirl I wouldn't trust Tracfone to freeze minutes for a year and then apply them to this phone or any other. lol Would any of you? Really? And wouldn't the year of service be up at that time unless you switched to another phone before the service time was up? So you'd likely have to buy service time even IF the minutes/texts/data were transferred correctly. I watched the presentation, and around the 10-minute mark is where Tina talks about this. She said you'd have to call Tracfone to get this done. Sounds like nothing but a headache to me especially when she said you'd have to call Tracfone to request this. No bueno.

I like moto phone better than Samsung phones, but I do buy the higher end (if there is such a thing) moto phones that Tracfone offers.