Tracphone Question

martyjump · #1 03-22-2015

I run several active stealth accounts (around 30) and am always creating new accounts to groom and prepare to enter in rotation and become sellers.

In the past I have used free phone services (never google voice) and enjoyed a lot of success until recently. I have still been able to get 5/500 accounts but have heard a lot of people say on here that pre-paid phones are the way to go. However, my problem is that I have so many accounts that I need several numbers (at least during the registration phase)

So what is the deal with the tracphone/prepaid phones? Can you change your number for free (thus getting new numbers when you need them) If anybody can shed any light on this subject I would really appreciate it!

123 · #2 03-22-2015

The problem with changing your number, is nowadays the original number is important because paypal can be like oh before you withdraw please confirm by text or call your number and only the original number will work

so important to keep them active

martyjump · #3 03-22-2015

Ok so do you have a phone + say $5.00 prepaid for each account or how do you suggest doing it?

rsot · #4 03-22-2015

Cant change the number for free these days...

martyjump · #5 03-22-2015

Ok sorry but I don't know anything about prepaid phones so let me know if I am wrong here.

I am assuming I can pay for a phone and then put $5 or something on it and get a number when I do so. Am I right?

martyjump · #6 03-23-2015

Any input from people who are familiar with tracphone/pre paid phones would be much appreciated. Any tips?

bjammin · #7 03-23-2015

I use tracfones. I pay $4.99 for the phone. You will need to hunt in yor area for these phones. The price of $4.99 includes 20 minutes over 60 days. When that expires, you can buy a $20 card that last over the course of 90 days. So it breaks down to $7 per month.

martyjump · #8 03-24-2015

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Originally Posted by bjammin

I use tracfones. I pay $4.99 for the phone. You will need to hunt in yor area for these phones. The price of $4.99 includes 20 minutes over 60 days. When that expires, you can buy a $20 card that last over the course of 90 days. So it breaks down to $7 per month.

What kind of stores sell these things?

gosunsplease · #9 03-24-2015

Family dollar usually has them

123 · #10 03-25-2015

usually see them in walgreens too

jdmswagserf · #11 03-25-2015

today, i saw tracphones at target, $9.99 each plus i needed to buy some minutes for it.
so i would need to buy a tracphone, buy minutes to activate it and if later down the road pp wants to reverify, i need to buy more minutes to allow it to receive messages right?

bjammin · #12 03-25-2015

Target use to have those 9.99 phones at 4.99 too, but they took them off sell.

jdmswagserf · #13 03-25-2015

but what i said i need to do is correct? use them one time at purchase, then if the account is ever needed to be verified, i need to buy new minutes for it if they expire?

trosky · #14 03-25-2015

You can't let the SERVICE expire or you'll lose the number, so you need to keep the number active all the time, like someone said, it's around $20 every 3 months

MM78 · #15 03-25-2015

Trotsky is 100% right, gotta keep that number alive for the life of the accounts.

jdmswagserf · #16 03-25-2015

got it, thanks!

plumsake2 · #17 03-26-2015

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Originally Posted by jdmswagserf

today, i saw tracphones at target, $9.99 each plus i needed to buy some minutes for it.
so i would need to buy a tracphone, buy minutes to activate it and if later down the road pp wants to reverify, i need to buy more minutes to allow it to receive messages right?

You actually don't need to buy minutes right away. You certainly can if you want to, but it comes with 10-20 free minutes right when you activate it so you'll be good for 2 months. That's more than enough to create and verify an account. Then when you're nearing the 2 month mark and the 60 service days is about to expire, that's when you'd need to add minutes/service days to keep the phone active.

jdmswagserf · #18 03-26-2015

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Originally Posted by plumsake2

You actually don't need to buy minutes right away. You certainly can if you want to, but it comes with 10-20 free minutes right when you activate it so you'll be good for 2 months. That's more than enough to create and verify an account. Then when you're nearing the 2 month mark and the 60 service days is about to expire, that's when you'd need to add minutes/service days to keep the phone active.

wow! thanks for that, i knew phones came with some minutes before but it was usually advertised on the package, i didn't see any advertisements so i thought i had to buy it separately.
now that i know they come with some minutes, I'm just gonna get the ones i saw for $5!
thanks a lot for that info.

also, im guessing if i have old phones around the house, i can't add a new number to those right?

GreenBean · #19 03-26-2015

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Originally Posted by jdmswagserf

also, im guessing if i have old phones around the house, i can't add a new number to those right?

Should be OK to do.

Make sure it's a new number that goes in right from the time the account is made. Make really sure the number stays active.

oh, and I wondered, jdmswag', did anyone else suggest these files to help you with storing info for accounts & IPs?

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/multipl...cel-sheet.html

AND

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/multipl...-stealths.html

Since this is such a new adventure, best to go in all prepared!!!

jdmswagserf · #20 03-26-2015

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Originally Posted by GreenBean

Should be OK to do.

Make sure it's a new number that goes in right from the time the account is made. Make really sure the number stays active.

oh, and I wondered, jdmswag', did anyone else suggest these files to help you with storing info for accounts & IPs?

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/multipl...cel-sheet.html

AND

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/multipl...-stealths.html

Since this is such a new adventure, best to go in all prepared!!!

how do i add a phone number to these phones?
I buy the minutes card and activate it through the phone?
in this case, i would get at&y $15 minutes card since i have old at&t phones.
is this correct?

and nope, i did see the "an easy way to track ip address" and it looked to confusing, but after seeing the first link you posted, i realized i have excel on my macbook, and now it looks super easy!! no more notepad for me!
only downside, the excel file won't transfer between user accounts right?

nonetheless, thanks for the first link, really clarified the second link.

MM78 · #21 03-26-2015

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Originally Posted by jdmswagserf

how do i add a phone number to these phones?
I buy the minutes card and activate it through the phone?
in this case, i would get at&y $15 minutes card since i have old at&t phones.
is this correct?

and nope, i did see the "an easy way to track ip address" and it looked to confusing, but after seeing the first link you posted, i realized i have excel on my macbook, and now it looks super easy!! no more notepad for me!
only downside, the excel file won't transfer between user accounts right?

nonetheless, thanks for the first link, really clarified the second link.

go to https://www.tracfone.com/direct/init...on&saidExist=Y follow the instructions.

rsot · #22 03-26-2015

Have you checked out the tracphone faq webpage? A lot is written with directions to follow.