Do I have to pay a monthly fee in order to keep the phone active? Or, can I just use the 400 minutes as needed with unlimited expiration? Thanks
77176
there is an expiration date, just have to add minutes before that date. You can add just a small amount of minutes to increase the expiration, it shows on the phone.
77177
You do not have to buy a new card every month, the cards are either 90 service days or 365 service days. If you renew before your service days run out your minutes rollover. If your service days run out you lose your remaining minutes. If your lapse in service exceeds 2 months you also lose your number.
77178
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!
77179
you have to get a Tracfone card every month if you have this plan, if you don't your phone is deactivated.
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
788600
The instruction booklet suggests charging every three months if left dormant. We just put in our phone's calendars to make sure we have a full charge when needed.
1696577
With any prepaid phone you buy new minutes when your minutes are gone. Every three months is the norm. I buy the one year card ad I buy from the website. They automatically add the minutes to your phone and they talk you thru how to do it.
940134
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.
686614
These sim cards arent active. Once you receive them you have to add money and call the company to activate them. Im currently using the $25 plan. Unlimited calls and sms/mms. If you want to use the web I believe its starts at $40 for everything.
2080256
You have to buy minutes when they run out or when your time runs out. For example: I always buy the card that loads 400 minutes (which triples to 1200) card with 365 days of service. It's the best deal. Before one of those runs out you have to reload. I don't use my phone excessively so that card lasts me the full year before I have to reload. Hope this helps.Deb
2151927
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.
651028
Not if you stay under 500 MB. You also need to use at least 5 MB each month or you are charged a small "Inactivity Fee".
1060063
I bought this phone an it broke within 8 months , Virgin Mobile gave Me back a refurbished unit . Yeah Im on that plan too for $25 a month. As long as You stay on it , You will be billed $25 , but if You go to the $40 unlimited , and change Your mind a month or 2 years , You wont be able to use that plan again and will be charged $35 a month .
1315525
When you "activate-it" it comes with 10-free minutes. I have been with "Tracfone" for "OVER" 20 yrs,it is the "BEST" Phone comp. EVER !!!! The minute-cards are cheap. The best deal is to put in a 1-Year card Online.they "usually" give you a Promo. code and you'cn get:1year service,DOUBLE-MINUTES,and plenty of X-TRA min's as per they're Promos ENJOY it's a great Phone.P.S.(this phone has DOUBLE-MINUTES so every 1min you buy changes to 2 mins,EX.you put in a 120 unit card and you get=240 minutes )Online at Tracfone.com.
1903735
I do not understand the "new" world of cell phones, so I do not really understand your question. I have an expired Verizon contract that I continue to pay monthly. It is not a prepaid plan nor is it anything like their current options. I do not have a data plan.
1770564
You can add more minutes by two ways. Go to a store which sells this phone (Target, WalMart, KMart, Albertson's, Walgreens, CVS,etc.) and look for the rack with 'refill cards'...usually at a price of $20 for 200 minutes plus a month of activation, and more money for cards with more minutes and activation time. Or, you can call Net10 directly and sign up for direct withdrawal from your credit card--which gives you 200 minutes (10 cents per minute incoming and outgoing or 2 1/2 cents per text message incoming or outgoing) and one month activation for only $15 a month plus your state's sales tax. Net-10 seems to be phasing out these pay-by-the-minute cards in favor of much more expensive cards used for their new line of smart phones. If you don't have their customer service number, it can easily be found via their website...and I have always found them very responsive and willing to help...but they only work via your credit card. I have had my T401G phone for years and love it.
300426
I apologize for the late reply but Yes, you can just activate this phone without being charged or renewing your contract.
1675857
When you buy the phone get triple minutes, and I buy 60 minutes every three months and that's 180 minutes but it depends on how often you use your phone. Mine is not always in my hands and my minutes last me. You should figure out how much you are going to use your phone and texting uses less minutes. My phone cost me about $80 a year
1956874
I top off my phone automatically and I pay $15. If I don't use the phone the balance accumulates. I have over $200 in my balance that I can use, like you, for emergencies. I don't accumulate minutes; I accumulate dollars and I pay only for using the phone by the minute. Sounds to me like you have the wrong plan.
458137
I actually bought the phone for my mom because her phone broke. She was under contract with Verizon and they are letting her use it. I believe that the only thing if anything that will be charge from Verizon is the activation fee. I had trouble activating it myself, but I called customer service and they walked me through it. Hope this helps:)