Re: New Tracfone TS At HSN

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

This is the 1st Android Tracfone that works in our zip code. Yay. It's about time. I bought the paisley for myself & bought the black for DH. I still have almost 1,000 mins on my other Tracfone. Do I need to put some kind of virus protection on this phone? If so What? I heard them say about putting their Viper on the phone but I'm not buying that. I guess DH may need it on his phone buy I don't plan on surfing the web with a phone. LOL!!!

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@twocatlou wrote:
Which is better T-Mobile or Tracfone? I was planning to upgrade my T-Mobile phone before I saw this. Really need some input. Thanks.

Tracfones are a prepaid no contract phones. I don't know about T mobile. Tracfone uses both t mobile and Verizon servioce so it is very good coverage.

twocatlou · ‎03-11-2010

T-mobile is no contract prepaid also......that said I went ahead and took advantage of HSN's TS. The online demo sold me on it. The price is way too good to pass up.

pickleslarue · ‎01-31-2014

Do I understand correctly that 4G LTE comes into play while using data or is it significant in another way?

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

This pretty much depends on where you live. T-Mobile is almost non-existent in our area of Nebraska. Not sure of this new phone of mine, but the one expiring in 2 days has AT&Tand T-Mobile. I have never experieced dropped calls.

You should be able to find a map of the US on each carriers website that will show you how much coverage you have in your area.

@Thi151949 wrote:

@twocatlou wrote:
Which is better T-Mobile or Tracfone? I was planning to upgrade my T-Mobile phone before I saw this. Really need some input. Thanks.

Tracfones are a prepaid no contract phones. I don't know about T mobile. Tracfone uses both t mobile and Verizon servioce so it is very good coverage.

hckynut(john)

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

@pickleslarue wrote:
Do I understand correctly that 4G LTE comes into play while using data or is it significant in another way?

It's just a faster way of moving data. I should point out that there are (or were the last I checked) some 3G networks that were faster than 4G networks, but in theory 4G should be faster.

Fly!!! Eagles!!! Fly!!!

seehorse · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
When you use a TracFone, there are two components to consider. First are your minutes which can carry over to a new phone. The second is your period of service, typicalły one year when you purchase one of these package deals. The year starts the day you activate your phone and any time you had on your old phone is lost. That's why you want to purchase within a few weeks of your phone's expiration date.

I don't believe this info is correct. It's my understanding that if you have a phone the year is added to the time you have now.

I got the TS - faster (4G), better camera, 2 cameras F&B. I've had tracfones for many years.

Venezia · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
When you use a TracFone, there are two components to consider. First are your minutes which can carry over to a new phone. The second is your period of service, typicalły one year when you purchase one of these package deals. The year starts the day you activate your phone and any time you had on your old phone is lost. That's why you want to purchase within a few weeks of your phone's expiration date.

That is not correct. When you transfer from one Tracfone to another, both your minutes and your days of service transfer. (They even point this out in presentations.)

I've had nothing but Tracfones for the past 14 years and I've upgraded many times. Each time all my minutes and service transferred and any new minutes and service were added on to my existing balance.

For example: if you have 500 minutes left on your current phone and 90 days of service and you buy a new Tracfone with the special promotion of 1200 minutes and a year of service, you will end up with 1700 minutes and a year and 90 days of service on your new phone.

If anyone is in doubt, he or she should check the Tracfone website. (I currently have service until 2018, as a result of upgrading many times!)

The Tracfone deals on QVC and HSN can't be beat anywhere else, from my experience.

"" A little learning is a dangerous thing."-Alexander Pope

Venezia · ‎03-09-2010

@madcity411 wrote:
@gardenman wrote:
I think that's the first 4G LTE Tracfone. Everything before this has been a 3G phone. I may upgrade to that in January when my current minutes expire.
@gardenman wrote:
I think that's the first 4G LTE Tracfone. Everything before this has been a 3G phone. I may upgrade to that in January when my current minutes expire.
Do you mean you may upgrade when your airtime expires? Minutes left can just be tranfered.

I wouldn't wait until your airtime actually expires. It's my understanding that, if you let your airtime run out, you will lose any minutes you have. You can upgrade any time before your airtime expires and everything will just transfer to your new phone.

"" A little learning is a dangerous thing."-Alexander Pope

crazy4bears · ‎03-10-2010

For those that are not familiar with Tracfone, if you have just a Regular tracfone when you transfer to an Android Tracfone your minutes,data and text will triple. BUT if you already have an Android Tracfone and are transfering to a newer Android they will not TRIPLE when you transfer. But your service will transfer and be extended.