Does the included 10 cents a minute pay-as-you-go plan ever expire if you never add any airtime or minutes?
1559065
Depending on the plan or card purchased, your service will expire in 30,60,90,or 365 days.
289383
nope. I actually got this RIGHT after my subscription expired. it stayed locked for a month or so when I finally broke down and renewed it.
1065688
as long as you own the service....the minutes roll over. I don't use my minutes during the time frame, they just roll over
1737242
yes as long as you are on an active plan with a fee. if on the $0 plan i think you would be ok
386387
No monthly billing required, however, if you don't use the minutes in 30days you must add minutes and time monthly. The triple minutes work for life (I have had mine for over year and am up to over 450 minutes. You get triple minutes but not triple days. Other than than that all is good. I select the $20.00 offering as you get 90 days and that works for me. Not a big minute user.good luck,Jim Paskell
1696579
No, you don't have to buy a service contract, but you do have to buy additional minutes before they run out and/or before your days expire. I think all no-contract phones quit working after their time/days are exceeded but some may have ways to get service back without losing/changing your phone number. This phone comes with only 10 minutes, so my suggestion would be to purchase the $19.99 Airtime card (60 minutes/90 days, 120 minutes for your phone) and add the time immediately after charging and activating the phone. My reasoning for this step is 10 minutes isn't much time...it can easily be used in one call, and your dad can evaluate his usage and buy minutes accordingly. No, you don't have to buy a service contract, but you do have to buy additional minutes before they run out and/or before your days expire. I think all no-contract phones quit working after their time/days are exceeded but some may have ways to get service back without losing/changing your phone number. This phone comes with only 10 minutes, so my suggestion would be to purchase the $19.99 Airtime card (60 minutes/90 days, 120 minutes for your phone) and add the time immediately after charging and activating the phone. My reasoning for this step is 10 minutes isn't much time...it can easily... » Read More No, you don't have to buy a service contract, but you do have to buy additional minutes before they run out and/or before your days expire. I think all no-contract phones quit working after their time/days are exceeded but some may have ways to get service back without losing/changing your phone number. This phone comes with only 10 minutes, so my suggestion would be to purchase the $19.99 Airtime card (60 minutes/90 days, 120 minutes for your phone) and add the time immediately after charging and activating the phone. My reasoning for this step is 10 minutes isn't much time...it can easily be used in one call, and your dad can evaluate his usage and buy minutes accordingly. « Show Less
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On gophone minutes don't roll over but your the money in your account does. On the minute to minute plan this distinction does not make a difference but if you sign up for a monthly plan with limited minutes, unused minutes don't roll over. Keep in mind, refills less then $25 are only good for 30 days. $25<$100 are good for 90 days and $100 is good for a year. Also if you have $10 in your account and then add $100 refill, then you have $110 good for year. Look around the internet for refills, some places offer discounts. Callingmart usually offers 10% off GoPhone refills towards the end of the month, look them up on Facebook to get the coupon code. On gophone minutes don't roll over but your the money in your account does. On the minute to minute plan this distinction does not make a difference but if you sign up for a monthly plan with limited minutes, unused minutes don't roll over. Keep in mind, refills less then $25 are only good for 30 days. $25<$100 are good for 90 days and $100 is good for a year. Also if you have $10 in your account and then add $100 refill, then you have $110 good for year. Look around the internet for refills, some places offer discounts. Callingmart usually offers 10% off GoPhone refills towards the end... » Read More On gophone minutes don't roll over but your the money in your account does. On the minute to minute plan this distinction does not make a difference but if you sign up for a monthly plan with limited minutes, unused minutes don't roll over. Keep in mind, refills less then $25 are only good for 30 days. $25<$100 are good for 90 days and $100 is good for a year. Also if you have $10 in your account and then add $100 refill, then you have $110 good for year. Look around the internet for refills, some places offer discounts. Callingmart usually offers 10% off GoPhone refills towards the end of the month, look them up on Facebook to get the coupon code. « Show Less
245345
Yes! Yes! I did exactly this. Apply the product code to your account. The expiration date of subscription extends by one year.
851746
No it does not come with any minutes. When I signed up to order minutes through the phone (by giving them my credit card information) I got a 10 minute bonus. Otherwise, you have to buy minutes or purchase a card (you have a choice of minutes to buy on the cards).
1952959
yes, and if you renew before it expires, your leftover minutes will carry over.
522874
You can use it over and over for years. The plans often have an expiration date. You can sign up for an unlimited talk/text package for $25 a month. Apply a $25 phone card prior to traveling to the USA and your plan will be automatically activated. After the month is over it is expired. If still needed, add another $25 card and keep going another month ..... next year, do the same thing, when you hit the USA, but a $25 card, put the number from the back of the card in, and you get a message stating $25 successfully applied to your account. Shortly after that, you receive a message stating that your plan has been renewed ($25/month unlimited talk/text) if the plan is still a viable option. You can use it over and over for years. The plans often have an expiration date. You can sign up for an unlimited talk/text package for $25 a month. Apply a $25 phone card prior to traveling to the USA and your plan will be automatically activated. After the month is over it is expired. If still needed, add another $25 card and keep going another month ..... next year, do the same thing, when you hit the USA, but a $25 card, put the number from the back of the card in, and you get a message stating $25 successfully applied to your account. Shortly after that, you receive a message stating... » Read More You can use it over and over for years. The plans often have an expiration date. You can sign up for an unlimited talk/text package for $25 a month. Apply a $25 phone card prior to traveling to the USA and your plan will be automatically activated. After the month is over it is expired. If still needed, add another $25 card and keep going another month ..... next year, do the same thing, when you hit the USA, but a $25 card, put the number from the back of the card in, and you get a message stating $25 successfully applied to your account. Shortly after that, you receive a message stating that your plan has been renewed ($25/month unlimited talk/text) if the plan is still a viable option. « Show Less
1494501
If you add $25 or more, the amount will expire in 90 days. If you add less, it will expire in 30 days if I remember correctly. I signed up my kid for $4.99 for 200 messages per month, plus 10 cents per call and it works out very well. You will have to put money in account every 90 days and all the unused amount from last month ($ and unused messages) will roll over to next month. One of my kid has accumulated >1000 msg rolled over. Kids use lots of text but not talk much on the phone nowadays. BTW, I still have 2 phones with family plan with data for me and my wife. Hope this help your decision. If you add $25 or more, the amount will expire in 90 days. If you add less, it will expire in 30 days if I remember correctly. I signed up my kid for $4.99 for 200 messages per month, plus 10 cents per call and it works out very well. You will have to put money in account every 90 days and all the unused amount from last month ($ and unused messages) will roll over to next month. One of my kid has accumulated >1000 msg rolled over. Kids use lots of text but not talk much on the phone nowadays. BTW, I still have 2 phones with family plan with data for me and my wife. Hope this help your... » Read More If you add $25 or more, the amount will expire in 90 days. If you add less, it will expire in 30 days if I remember correctly. I signed up my kid for $4.99 for 200 messages per month, plus 10 cents per call and it works out very well. You will have to put money in account every 90 days and all the unused amount from last month ($ and unused messages) will roll over to next month. One of my kid has accumulated >1000 msg rolled over. Kids use lots of text but not talk much on the phone nowadays. BTW, I still have 2 phones with family plan with data for me and my wife. Hope this help your decision. « Show Less
454072
We have had ours several years now. We just had to phone & set up our profile and get our number (as I recall). Watch your minutes used, I only lost track one time and could have purchased no-expiration minutes but forgot to. We have been very pleased, they have always been very responsive any time I called.
1164372
No and yes; you can buy it and pay for minutes/data, but the minutes/data you purchase will be gone in 30 days. This might be good if you use everything in 30 days, but bad if you are expecting it to hold its value until you use everything.
1284210
yes all you have to do is buy the card and then go to on your phone to prepaid and then go to add airtime. on the card there should be a spot to scratch off some numbers. put those in and that it.
581229
Are you sure that with the .25 per minute plan that it maxes out at $3 a day? I just ordered this from AT&T; today and she didn't say anything like that. Thanks for the info though ... I think I'll call them in the morning to find out.
319144
I don't know. I use the Easy Minutes where I get 200 minutes automatically added per month for about $16. I had an old flip phone and transfered my minutes over from that. I would think the cards would work though.