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Tracfone - a few fundamental questions
 

So I've been going through these forums and even called Tracfone but I still can't seem to find out how to get a tracfone and how to get a phone number for it- I see some on ebay and I can buy those but I don't see a single listing for any new sim cards...can someone please explain to me how to use tracfone from buying it online to activating my ebay account? I've really looked and been struggling for the past day and a half with no good leads...thanks in advance!

where are you from? raise your flag

You go to walmart and purchase a tracphone, then you purchase a reload card with minutes. Then you call the number on the card and activate your phone. Then you register it with ebay and get the 4 digit pin. Then you type it in ebay. Then you click submit and you're done! :cheer:

LOL, Lakeman! Yes, true though.:lol:

Has to be one of the strangest posts I have ever read:faint::cheer:

LOL wow didn't realize it was that easy- the guy I talked to on the phone at tracfone tried to explain some random stuff which didn't really make sense- but thanks for the help lakeman!

You dont have to purchase a card if you dont plan on using the phone for outside ebay use - If you activate the phone online you get 20 minutes free. The phone is $9

So once you pay the $9 for the phone you're saying you don't have to pay to activate it and get the free 20 minutes?

That is correct Lakeman - the way to get it is to go to http://tracfone.com/ and register and activate the phone from there - easy

this still works?

yep yep- works like a charm :)

Just went out and bought 2 more tracfones also

tyvm!

TRIG

Hehehe Lakemannnnn :D Ive been away for couple of weeks and all these new lingos :doh:

Tracfone? whoooaaaa wat wat wat? Please explain more :D thankies x

Tracfone has been on this forum forever - not sure if you can buy it in other countries though - Its just a pre paid celly.

Oh I see thanks :D

The cheap $10 tracfones are going out of business- get them while you still can guys! Just went to walmart and found out that they're discontinuing the $10 ones so the cheapest ones now will be $15...LOL

i bought 2 today for 8 bux each!
I'm going to use them soon and if they work, I'll go get lots more!

Where'd you get them for that cheap? Ebay?

I bought 2 Moto Tracphones for $8 each at a drug store near my house. It was an impulse buy right next to the register lol.

The cheapest tracfone I could find is 19.99?

I have never seen a tracfone for 9.99 at Wal Mart. Am I looking in the wrong location or something?

Different walmarts might carry different phones. At mine they are located right by the regular cell phones with plans.

The cheap phones at my walmart is not on the shelf any more and its been 1 week like that. The manager did say she ordered some in though. Prolly sells out b4 I get there.

I was told that the cheap tracfones are being discontinued- the cheapest ones now are $15

Just so I get this right... all Tracphones come with 20 minutes?
Saw some today behind the counter at the local dollar store for $6 each but was in a hurry so I didn't ask to see one to try and determine if minutes were included.
If they all come with 20 minutes I'll be all over them especially since all of the Net10 phones they had for $20 which included 300 minutes are gone at least for the time being.

If anyone can confirn that ALL Tracfones come with 20 minutes it would be much appreciated.

Also, what is the expiration on the Tracfone minutes...Net10 are 60 days if you buy the minimum of 300.

Tracfone comes with 10 minutes. If you activate via web, you get 10 bonus minutes.

Minutes have varying expiration. You just have to read each minute pack you buy. You can get minutes at stores or online. www.tracfone.com

I'm probably going to give it a try tonight...Thanks

As of 13 days ago, Paypal won't confirm to a tracfone.

Do you need to if you add a bank account?
what other phone would work for Payapl and ebay and be this cheap?

I am not so sure track phones are best option if you want to keep them onaccount for a long time.. After 60 or 90 days, the min payment is like $15 a month...

Other than my main account which I guard like gold most of my accounts aren't around for 60 or 90 days.

If a Tracfone expires can you buy minutes and add and reactivate? If not, you can always answer your secret question in ebay and just chnage the number. Something that I always thought was hilarious is that when Paypal wants to verify, they let you change your phone number and then call...what a bunch of morons.

You US guys get all sort of nice deals :(

I can't find tracfones anywhere in Canada!

Determine if tracfone provides coverage in your area. Make a deal with someone in the U.S. to buy some and ship to you. Then activate them online when you receive them.

Re #29:
There is no monthly fee required. There is an option for $9, if you CHOOSE to use it. Basically, any time you add minutes, it EXTENDS the expiration. I have one tracfone sitting here that I have not sent or received a call in almost 2 years. It still has 387 days for me to use the remaining 2 minutes. It has had that same 2 minutes available for the past couple years.

Yes, you can reactivate a phone. Go to the website. I just reactivated one and got the number changed so I can use it on one of my new accounts.

Verifying phone with Tracfone?????????
 

I have a tracfone that is a year old. I need new minutes card and reactivate online? I am soooooooooo confused. How does Ebay take a call to a Tracfone?
If this is true I will get my tracfone out of the mothballs!!

Your tracfone is just a regular phone and ebay will just call it and tell you the confirmation code which you will then enter into your ebay account and poof, you're that much closer to a seller account