I can think of a few...Dumb Mother F-ing Loser for one but I think Double Minutes For Life is the one we are going for. Thanks for playing.

If you're looking for prepaid cell phones, a better deal is the periodic Target promotion for T-Mobile phones where they include the phone free with a $100 card. That comes to 10 cents a minute good for a year, and unused minutes extend for another year when more minutes are added later. I don't think TracFone can come close.

rolfecms said:If you're looking for prepaid cell phones, a better deal is the periodic Target promotion for T-Mobile phones where they include the phone free with a $100 card. That comes to 10 cents a minute good for a year, and unused minutes extend for another year when more minutes are added later. I don't think TracFone can come close.

And I don't think T-Mobile can come close the the coverage that TracFone provides.
T-Mobile is great in a metro area or along major highways. Get off the main drag or in a rural area and you have nothing. The newer phones may not even be able to roam on the 850 mhz. which cost double minutes per minute of usage.

The charge per minute sounds great - thanks for clarifying the bonus codes that you normally use to buy the cards. What kind of expiration dates do you get with these combinations?

If you scroll down to the middle of the Wal-Mart page for the TracFone LG225 (under "Similar Items"), you'll also find this phone for just $12.88:

TRACFONE Motorola C139-4 Prepaid Cellular Phone w/ Bonus Double Minutes For Life. Here's the Link!

If you just want a simple, basic phone without all the bells-and-whistles included in the LG225, this Motorola C139-4 deal is the bomb! Add a $39.88 200-unit, 90-Day Airtime Card (which turns into 400 units), and it comes out to slightly less than 10-cents per minute. And, TracFone airtime rolls-over if you purchase another airtime card before the 90 days are up. Not a bad deal!

I switched to TracFone last year because I basically use my cell phone for short conversations or emergency situations. Spending 30 to 40 bucks every month on a one or two year contract was a real waste of money - for me anyways! (This scenario is not recommended for households with teenage girls!)

relax159 said:I am curious, would a GSM unlocked, 850/1900 mhz, work with tracfone?

The short answer is, "no". The prepaid TracPhone software is installed into the phone itself, not in the sim card. Also, the sim card on TracFones is locked into a specific phone and is not interchangeable (in other words, the sim card will only work with the phone it came with). TracFone locks their phones into the network through codes and software, so a random GSM phone won't work even it it's unlocked

Sorry for the double post. I didn't think the first one posted

ThankYou said:rolfecms said:If you're looking for prepaid cell phones, a better deal is the periodic Target promotion for T-Mobile phones where they include the phone free with a $100 card. That comes to 10 cents a minute good for a year, and unused minutes extend for another year when more minutes are added later. I don't think TracFone can come close.

I spend less than $100 to get a year worth of service with my tracfone.

Once you have put a total of $100 in refills (not necessarilyall at once) in a T-Mobile account, any future refill, which can be as little as $10, will extend the expiration date by a year.

To get the 10 cents per minute rate with T-Mobile (for the life of the account), you have to add $100 in refills all at once.

It's true that T-Mobile's coverage is spotty, even in big cities.

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