Can this phone use the 300 talk minutes/60 days service airtime card?
502142
Yes it can. I have used it that way by purchasing the card at a retail store and also having it loaded by the month for $15 dollars for 200 minutes.
502143
Yes, I use the 300 min. card. It is the least expensive way. It costs me 15.00 a month that way.
1021913
Yes, you can activate it in the US. You can test it by sending a text to it, as receiving texts is free. Using it in the US would be very expensive though, so I would advise against using it for calling in the US. You can't buy airtime with a US credit card, but you can buy top-up vouchers from online 3rd-party sellers if you want to load it up before you leave. I bought mine (from phonepal.co.uk) before leaving and managed to get money onto the account while still in the U.S. Otherwise, you can just wait until you are in the U.K. to buy airtime for it.
1923617
You get "Double" minutes regardless of how much airtime you purchase so you would probably want to go with a "60 minute" card.
1254127
America Region. As you can see in our listing where we advise of this, you would simply insert a U.S SIM card and have an accumulative time of 5 to 10 minutes of talk time. This means you can make one call and have it last 5 to 10 minutes, or make several calls and their talk time should add up to 5 to 10 minutes.You can borrow a SIM card from a friend or family member to do this and give it right back to them when you're done.Doing this disables the restrictions these phones have and you can then use it outside the U.S with no issues.
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it's good for one whole year, then you need to buy air time as well. Most cards come with minutes AND air time, which is fine by us, it ADDS the air time to the existing time you have, so for instance..if you buy minutes and get 90 days of air time, you then would have a year and 90 days. Make sense?? We love our trac phones, and with double minutes or even triple minutes...how can you go wrong? especially if you don't text or stuff like that. This is the perfect phone, it's thicker, bigger keys etc. My husband loves his!!!! Hope this helps!
641445
Yes, the 500 minutes can be used anywhere in the world. Please let us know if you have any other questions. 888-636-0707 Globalcomsatphone
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Every minutes card has a time frame attached to it. Most, I think are 90 days and some a year. So if you bought a 120 minute card, it will add 90 days of service and with your double minutes phone, you would have 240 minutes. Those minutes stay on your phone, however, once you are past the 90 days of service, or whatever, you will have to purchase another minutes card to add more service time/minutes to continue using the phone.
138666
Pretty sure the answer is yes. Been buying 60 minute cards at WalMart for just under $20. and get 120 minutes plus 90 more days. We are seniors and also like the phone, especially with speaker on.
945582
I don't use data, but, for just voice I add $10 to card and it will last indefinitely if it is used at least once every 90 days. rate is $.02/min and I'm just using this infrequently.
1348557
Yes. I believe they must be used within 30-days. I gave up the phone because I was losing minutes/money. There are so many companies now with no contracts and very reasonable plans.
1315527
Ten minutes. This is enough time to functionally test the cell phone (by dialing another phone) and then to purchase more minutes through the cell phone or by dialing TracFone and purchasing minutes (credit/debit card number needed). Personally, I've found the 60minute/90das plan to be the most economical - it costs about $7.33 per month for service days. If you talk on your cellphone a lot, you might want the 400minute/365day plan. It's up to you based on your anticipated phone usage.
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Yes you can just when you buy your service plan just let them know you want to port your number over it mike take a couple hours to maybe 24 hours to complete.Good LuckHope you enjoy your new service.
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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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I think so. It has been less than the year I signed up for, but I believe any unused minutes do carry forward. I just have to add time/service once the initial 365 days of service expire.
1010960
Yes and no. I use ATT's prepaid 90 day program. They have various options for length of program and the cost associated.
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I am a 65 yr old grandmother, so I am not hi-tech, but I have had a tracfone since 1998, and have never seen airtime cards that do not include either 90 days or one year, depending on cost. I mean, as long as you need both airtime and days of service, why not get them both at once? When one runs out before the other, and you renew, whatever you had left over is added to the new purchase. And if you buy a new phone, as long as it is a tracfone, you keep your number and whatever airtime or days you had left can be transferred onto your new phone.
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Hi, unfortunately the device did not allow me to use it enough to measure the talk and stand-by time. Sorry about that.