Keep in mind that when you buy a tracfone, it only costs you WHEN you use it or when you need to extend the expiration date.
I've had one sitting here with exactly 2 minutes on it forever. Still has 257 days before I need to worry about it again. As long as I don't need to call out from it or answer an incoming call, it costs me nothing. If PP calls it, I can answer and tell them my signal is bad and call back in an hour, then I buy minutes for it...
If you already have a toll-free and it isn't one of the ones that will be a problem, then use what you already have. One observation I have is that tracfone can go with me anywhere. Can your toll-free do that and would you benefit from mobility?
For me, tracfone was the perfect answer. The cost of adding the minutes I was using was negligible. Other FREE alternatives would have cost me more by decreasing my productivity. I've had a couple of these tracfones that have moved with me in 4 different states, but the number always stays the same and each one is separate. I got em color coded. I don't forward 95 free numbers into one phone and then wonder when the caller ID shows PP ringing me which 'person' I'm supposed to be pretending to be. If I pick up the green phone, I'm George. If I pick up the red phone, I'm Roy. That reduces the possibility of mistakes.
So $20 here and there and giving me my freedom is more useful to me than a free number that might cost me 5 blown PP accounts or tie me to one place when I need to get my derriere out the door and on the move.
Not preaching, just pointing something out that maybe hasn't crossed your mind.
Regarding the *67 thing: if you are dialing out of your phone into a toll free number (PP 888 XXX XXXX), they will see your number no matter what you do. If you call their non-toll-free number (402 935 2050 I think), you can use *67 and your number will be blocked.
When they call IN to your toll free number, they can't trace anything back to your actuall cell phone.
It is always best to call Paypal FROM the phone number they have registered to your account. That's another way that tracfones come in handy. If I call PP about my George account from my Roy phone, the jig is up. Color codes and separate phones are the perfect solution to that problem.
Main thing is keep yourself well organized, don't get your infos crossed-up, and try to choose tools that give you the most flexibility. The cost of a good tool will more than pay for itself. The cost of a bad tool (usually free) can kill you.
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