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The phone is great so far. I haven't been able to use it as a phone as there's an issue with my file that's prevented Tracfone from being able to activate it. (I've been with Tracfone around 20 years and never had a big problem before, but this is hopefully getting resolved today. In 20 or so years I've apparently amassed a large file with them and there's an issue somewhere in there that they have to resolve.) Fortunately my old phone is still alive and well and perfectly usable until they fix the issue.
My first attempt to activate the phone was done online and ended with an error message advising me to call their 1-800-867-7183 to finish the activation. I did that and followed the automated prompts, but nothing happened after 24 hours. I chatted with them yesterday and they tried activating it again, but then reported there was an issue with my file and they wrote a trouble ticket and said the issue would be resolved in 24 hours and to call back to a different number and give them my case number. I'll be calling them after 9:00 this morning to see how that goes. Their chat is nice in that you can email a copy of the chat to yourself with all of the details.
The phone itself is great. I used Tracfone's Transfer Wizard and my Google login and everything moved from the old phone to the new phone with no trouble. My apps, contacts, photos, music, etc. all made the move with little to no help from me other than following the prompts. It took a while for it all to transfer, but it all got there.
I was able to move at least part of a number of apps (eleven to be precise) to my SD card which freed up a bit more memory on the phone. I've got a 32 GB micro-SD card in it, so I'll likely be downloading a lot more of my favorite music to fill up more of the card. I've played with the camera a bit in the house and it seems to work okay. (It's cloudy/rainy outside.) I'll be testing that out more if the weather ever improves.
The phone is quick, responsive, the display is nice and bright and the colors are nearly perfect. If we can just get it to work as a phone, it'll be perfect. I do get a solid three bars on the signal strength meter which is pretty good for around here. The wifi works well and I get a really good wifi signal from it pretty much wherever I go on my property. The apps all seem to work okay. I've logged into my apps that needed logging into with no trouble.
I look at it as the phone costing me less than $5.50 as I typically buy four of their $19.99 cards a year, so $79.96 of the $85.46 total cost is offset by them giving me a year of service, but four 90 day cards only buys 360 days of service where now I get 365 days of service. My old Ultimate 2 was about two and a half years old and had the smaller screen, slower processor, and was starting to need charging more frequently. If I were to keep using it through the year, I'd likely have to replace the battery which would cost me more than $5.50. Overall, I'm pleased. I trust Tracfone to eventually get the activation issue resolved and we'll go from there.
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It's super easy and it did take me a minute, but my husband actually helped me out with that and he's usually not the one adept at electronics! hehe 
