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I generally publish once or twice per week, so I won’t be flooding your email account with messages. When I do post, I cover the following topics:
- Reviews of newest TracFone and Net10 handset models
- Updates to my bonus code database
- News of good deals on TracFone and Net10 airtime and handsets
- Tips for new ways to use your TracFone or Net10 phone
- Occasional news related to other prepaid phone providers
Here are some examples of a few of my recent posts:
- Review of the Motorola EM326g mp3 phone for Net10
- New TracFone Promotional Codes
- How to get a free Motorola W376g
- Results of my survey of TracFone/NET10 users
- Review of the Motorola w376g for TracFone
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52430 worked yesterday to give 200 bonus minutes with the 800 double minute 1 year card. I followed your advise to get the LG phone from Tracfone ($99.95) with the 800 minute card. Also I purchased your guide, although I think I am through with Tracfone for at least a year!
I appreciate your efforts and hope you can keep up this work.
willhopp
I just activated my new LG 225 phone, overall it is a step up from the V176. My only complaint is the funky charging cord, I think a mini USB such as on the Motorola W370 is a better design.
We just purchased 2 376g trac phones. We have never had trac phones before. Can we keep our cell phone numbers we’ve had with Sprint? Any help would be appreciated.
Yes, you can port a number from another network but it will take 5-7 days during which time you will be without service on either the Tracfone or the phone you are porting the number from. At least tht was my expeience several years ago when I ported my number from Verizon to Tracfone. If you have a lot of contacts you don’t want to lose or want to have to give a new number to, it’s worth the hassle. Otherwise I’d go with a new number. Porting from Tracfone to Tracfone is a lot simpler and fsster if you phones have Sim cards. The finacal saving if you on’t use your currnt carrier’s minute limits also can make the waii worth it. Hope this helps.
If you are clear of any contracts you can port your number over to your phone.
Hi Patty
I’ve never done this personally, but others have. The process is referred to as “porting” your old numbers from Sprint to TracFone. From what I’ve heard,though, it can be a difficult process. TracFone does many things well as a company; unfortunately porting a phone number from another provider is not one of those things. If the numbers are very important to you, though, it’s worth a shot. To do this, do not activate your new TracFone handsets yet. Call TracFone’s customer service number – 800-867-7183 – and tell them what you want to do. You will need to provide info about your Sprint account. (If you already activated your new phones, that’s ok, but it will be a little easier if you did not yet activate them. The CSR who takes your call to the 800 number can help you sort it out.) Also, do not cancel your Sprint account until you’ve received confirmation that your numbers have definitely been ported (in other words, when you dial your old number, your new phone starts ringing).
Hope this helps!
About 18 months ago I ported by cell phone number from Verizon to Tracfone. I did it all on my computer and it went thru immediately. It also served to cancel my Verizon account.
I ported my Omaha phone number from Verizon to Tracfone. Took about 2 hours, but the lady from India did get the job done. (I’ve spoken with some really cool reps all over…Belize, Phillipines, and Africa.)
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Nice page you have been a big help.
2 questions!After reading the limited instruction book
How do U attach a photo to a phone #?
And also a certain ring tone?
Thanks Jeff
Hi Jeff
I’m very pleased the reviews were helpful to you. Regarding your two questions, which model do you have?
Hi – I posted yesterday asking for help getting service on a new LG225. I don’t recall where the msg went. Today after 3 calls to Tracfone, my LG225 still shows no bars but is able to send and receive. So please discard my question if you have no yet posted it. Thanks.
P have a question on battery.Can I leave phone on charger over nite? I have nokia 2126i and moto 370. also would leaving a car charger on indefinitely harm phone/battery. fellow from raioshack warned against this…. thanx, gene
Gene – this should be no problem whatsoever to leave the phone on the charger overnight, as far as I know. That’s the way I charged my Nokia 1100, which has the same battery as the 2126i, for over 3 years, and I didn’t notice any ill effects.
Great service you provide but for now I don’t need more minutes just more airtime. Could you discuss your opinion on the best way to add airtime cheaply. Also is there any way to transfer minutes from one tracfone to another? I have three tracfones in my household. Thanks
Hi Bill
I think the current Motorola V170 + 60 minute card deal is the best way currently to get more service time. The whole package is $20, and the card comes with 60 minutes and 90 days. The phone will also get 20 minutes and 60 days, which you can then transfer to your main phone. End result is 150 days and 80 minutes (more with bonus codes and/or double for life) for $20 +tax, or just about $4/month.
53322 worked on 03-09-2009
for 60 bonus on a 60 card.
Hi,
Bonus codes 56500 and 53786 for 50 and 40 bonus points, respectively, have expired for a 200 minute card. Also bonus code 58314 for 60 minutes on a 60 minute card have expired as well. I was although able to get 40 bonus minutes on a 200 minute card today with code 62498! Hope this helps anyone else.
Have a Great Weekend!!!
27076 works thanks again. Do you think that this promo codes will work for net 10 phones to? they are a tracfone type
nice! i’m gonna make my own blog
I just purchased a new T301g tracfone, i have used a cheaper non camera tracfone for the past 2 years. On my older tracfone, i have had no problem sending and receiving international texts. With this new phone(I just activated it on April 30th and assumed it was internationally enabled when I spoke to technical support to transfer my old minutes and phone number)
My problem is that i can receive international texts but when I tried to reply to my friend’s text from UK, i got an error message that said SMS restricted 45 error code or something similar.
I went online and did the sign up for interntational service and it said it would take 48 hours to update the service.
Even though i am receiving Texts from my friend, why can’t i text back internationally like i could do on my old tracfone?
Does it have something to do with waiting 48 hrs? How can i get around this?????
thank you
carlah
carlah – If you did not read the updated terms, all of the new tracfones will not send international texts and it also said that tracfone may deactivate your service. The terms with your older tracfone probably were different. I hoped this helped.
My older tracfone model was a motorola c 139 before I purchased the samsung T301g. was wondering if I need to reactivate the old phone to enable international texting again. thanks,
carlah
Hi Carlah
I don’t have any experience with international texting, so I’m afraid I can’t help. I think the international thing on the website is just for voice calls, but I could be wrong. Were you able to resolve anything?
Just used code 26384 200 card added 5o min. 6/8/09
51992 , 54626 , 52268 , 53322 , 56500 , 53886 , 57630 , 53664 , 52967 , 54969 , 57676 , 53018 , all expired
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Received your email today, It is a fast moving world. I checked a lot of other zip codes and cant find the offer.
Do you have a special zip code that you use?
jeff
I just purchased a Motorola EM326g phone from NET 10. What battery charger do I need? This phone does not appear anywhere on Motorola’s website and none of the accessories providers I searched had a listing for it either.Does this phone exist anywhere but on NET10′s website?
Hi John – You are correct that you will receive a charger in the package. It’s a charger that plugs in to a wall outlet. If you need a car charger, anything labeled as being compatible with a Motorola razor Vxx or Motorola w175, w260, w370, w375, w376g, w377, or w385 will work, among many others.
Hi, I must be super stupid…I was trying to find the deal on the Motorola W376G from zip 53228. The banner comes up for 29.95 but I cant figure out how to find the phone if you purchase the 60 minute card. Can you send step by step instructions to my email? Thanks.
the w376g bundle with the 60-minute card was taken off the site a few weeks ago, which is why you can’t find it. The only airtime bundles they offer now are a few older phones with double minute cards, or one-year cards.
I don’t know when or if they’ll bring back some offers with the lower airtime cards.
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New on computer trying to get some info on Tracfone.
Will LG200C work in St. Louis , Mo. very well?
I want CDMA network , cause it is National Coverage.
Thank You for you help.
Joe
Hi Joe
The 200c should work great there – it will get service wherever there is coverage from the Verizon network or the old Alltel network (now owned by Verizon as well).
Dear Sir,
Just talked to tracfone ,they said if I buy a LG 200C phone,
Get a DMFL card,
Next get a $100 card, I would have 800 min. and that would cost me .04 cents per. min.
Is this right, or not???????????
I want to Thank very much for your help.
Joe
Hi Joe,
I’m not sure how they came up with that figure – I don’t think it’s quite accurate. If you had DMFL on your phone already, you could get the 400 minute card and it would double to 800 minutes total. Then use a 250 minute promotional code as well, and you’re up to 1050 minutes. That comes out to just under $.10 a minute. Another alternative would be the 450 minute card, which only includes 90 days of service and costs $80. Add the 450 card, get 450 for the DMFL bonus, and another 80 minute bonus code for a total of 980 minutes on that $80 purchase. That’s closer to $.08 per minute, but still not as low as you were talking about.
By the way, if you are looking for TracFone Promotional Codes, check out this page:
http://pbush14.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/free-tracfone-minutes-with-bonus-codes/
I’m having a problem entering multiple numbers for a contact.
Sorry, the previous question was meant for the Motorola EM326g
Cathy – I think the trick is to make sure the contacts are saved to the Phone, not the SIM card. This is an option you can change in the “edit contact” screen, I believe.
I’ve been using a TracFone Nokia since Oct. 2006. Tried a Motorola briefly, and hated it. Nokia is the easiest to use of all the brands I’ve tried. Also, Nokia has the best phonebook: five or six entries per name. There is only one thing which needs improving. I want a TracFone Nokia WITH a camera.
Please tell me, WHERE do I find one, and what models are available? Is it possible to take a network Nokia (ATT&T/Cingular/T-Mobile etc.) and convert it into a TracFone?
Thanks, everyone, for any help you can give.
April – You are not alone in wishing for a wider selection of Nokia handsets for Tracfone. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen a new Nokia model for several years now, and it appears that TracFone has ended its relationship with Nokia as a manufacturer of TracFone handsets.
And you cannot bring any old phone over to TracFone – it has to have the appropriate software already installed on the phone. There is no way you can install this software yourself.
I really really appreciate the updates on phone deals and codes to go with it. I bought another Motorola w376g today with 60 minutes and a free accessory kit for $18 (including tax)! Can’t beat that! I will transfer the minutes after activation to my current phone and I finally have car charger again. Thank you!
How do I get bonus points? This is my first cell phone and I am trying to understand how to us it without wasting minutes. I want to use the camera but to upload to the computer I have to buy tools???? Universal tools do not work from Target???
Lois, are you using the 600g? If so, you can use bluetooth to send pictures to your computer. In this case, your computer must be bluetooth-equipped.Another option is to email the pictures to your self. Don’t purchase any “tools” for this purpose – they will not work with TracFones. For guidance on bonus codes, please refer to your other comment – I responded to that earlier today.
code 14938 worked on two phones today (10/13/09)
added 80 min and 60 days of service wit a 60 day card
Thanks for a great blog!
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On the 326G is there a way to add numbers that call you to your contacts?
I think if you go into your call log, you can access the option to add to contact from that list.
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Samsung T401G
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Can you tell me if there is a compatible bluetooth for the Motorola EM326g from Net 10.
Vicki, any bluetooth headset should work. Bluetooth is a universal standard.
pbushx2;
I have my eye on a LG290c from Tracfone. Please tell me how to connect to your review of this phone.
Your reviews are great…Keep up the good work!!!!!
Thanks,
John
Any new tracfones coming out soon.
Samsung r355c
I recently bought the Samsung t301g and 60 minute card bundle. When I tried to charge it, nothing happened. It turned on OK, but I can’t tell if it’s charging. Is there any way to tell?
I have a Samsung T101G TracFone and need to increase the volume. How do I access the edit soft key. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Ken
i went 2 heaven in a dream,,,please bless me again brother or sister
billc.cooter
I just recently purchased (today) an LG420G. I have been using a TracFone for a good while now (Moto C139 in 2006, then a Moto C256 in 2008, and now my LG). Tonight I was browsing through the TracFone Store and I saw a game I wanted to buy. Ok, here’s my question: Do you have any promotional codes for games. (specifically COD: Modern Warfare 2 and COD: World at War) Any help would be appreciated.
Lt Dan
PS: Lt = Lieutenant
Sorry Dan, can’t help you there. I’ve never heard of any working codes for downloads, and am puzzled as to why there’s even the option to enter a code. Maybe there will be codes in the future?
If both the Samsung t401g and Samsung r355c were free, which one would you choose. Please reply, i’m curious
Hi Pbush14,
Used Tracfone for a few years and just bought a new Motorola W376g, which is great, but need to figure out a way to clear a backlog of vocemails without listening (and being charged) for each of them. The software does not seems to allow an en masse
delete. Any ideas? RAS
Hi RAS
I replied to your message directly in your email through the “about” comment page.
Voice mail can only be cleared by accessing the Voice Mail Center. You can listen and/or delete.
To avoid incurring Tracfone charges, turn your cell phone off and from another phone dial your cell phone number. After you hear the first few words and prior to your greeting, press # or * depending on who your carrier is.
Great sight you have here. Keep up the good work.
I have an LG420 and I am having issues with the alarm feature on the phone. I set an alarm for wake up, or a reminder for my calander appointments and they go off fine, and I view and disarm them. The problem is that my backlight stays on and mY phone won’t go into sleep mode. If the backlight stays on it will drain the battery. The only way I can turn off the backlight is to turn off the phone and turn it back on again. Then the phone will go into sleep mode just fine.
Anyone else have this problem?
When I rc’vd my Kyocera K126c, it already had voicemail on it, unfortunately. I called C/S, and David in Guatamala City, Guatamala, told me there was nothing to be done. Once voicemail is on there, it cannot be undone. I only use this phone for emergencies, so it is never on. People call me, and they go directly to the voicemail. I can’t even check the VM since I didn’t set it up, I don’t have a clue what the PIN is. Currently I am simply deleting the VM when I turn on the phone and see them. I thought about setting up my own VM recording, but can’t access it because I don’t know the PIN! Does anyone know how I: 1. get rid of the VM? and/or 2. figure out my PIN?
Hi,
I keep seeing offers for better phones on Net10, etc, but wonder when/if a keyboard phone will be offered by Tracfone. I need to replace old Motorola pretty soon and want more convenient texting.
RAS
Hi Rick
Sorry I missed your comment for a few weeks – Did you see this post?
http://pbush14.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/lg-500g-lg-800g-motorola-ex124g-and-samsung-t404g/
Hello,
Is there a way to subscribe only, say, to TracFone, or only to Net10?
-A.
Hi Aleksandr
I still need to figure out how to do that. I may need to pay for a service that will mail out to only one or the other. I just haven’t had time to research it yet. Do you know anything about setting up something like that? I’m kind of clueless.