is the 200 minute tracfone timecard shipped alongside the phone or are the minutes already added to the phone?
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The tracfone card is in the shipping container. Mine was stuck under a flap so I didn't see it until after I contacted customer support. Look carefully!
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Yes, the minutes expire at some future time depending on what quantity and time you purchase. Go to their site and you can see the different choices:https://www.tracfone.com/direct/Purchase?app=TRACFONE〈=en&fromPopup;=yes&payGo;=true&promoId;=48334&cardType;=TSAPP4001Y
938147
I have had a TracFone for over 5 years now. My remaining minutes have always accumulated and carried over into the new time period. Just be sure to add minutes and time before your time period runs out.
894600
Yes. It's a Tracfone phone, which means you can buy minutes cards wherever they're sold (e.g. Drugstores); you can also buy time from tracfone.com or from the phone itself.
1664804
I got a nominal amount of minutes with the purchase of this phone - just to get started. I believe it was twenty minutes. Then, double minutes as you add the time and minutes later.
1696153
You can transfer your minutes if you transfer your current Tracfone number. I recently did this myself. Any minutes you transfer DO NOT triple as someone else mentioned.
1561107
What happens if I forget to buy and add Airtime to my TracFone? To keep your TracFone Service active, you must add Airtime before the Service End Date or the number of days left displayed on your TracFone screen. If your TracFone runs out of Airtime, you will need to add a TracFone Prepaid Wireless Airtime card to add more. The amount of minutes you use is entirely up to you. Adding more TracFone Airtime cards extends your active service 30, 90, or 365 days from the date the card is added, depending on the denomination of the Airtime card. Unlike most plans, the minutes and service days you add to your TracFone will be added to the minutes and service days you already have.
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The Samsung S390G that I purchased on Amazon.com was dedicated to Tracfone service. You can buy the phone with or without any minutes added to it. When I bought my phone, I had minutes and days left on my old phone. I called Tracfone and had them transfer the minutes and service days to my new phone. Once that is done, you can add time cards as you need to or want to. I purchase the one year service cards. These give you 400 minutes to use over the course of a year. The S390G comes with triple minutes for life. Every time you buy a service card, the minutes on that card are tripled when the card is activated. So far, the phone has been great! Same with the Tracfone service! The Samsung S390G that I purchased on Amazon.com was dedicated to Tracfone service. You can buy the phone with or without any minutes added to it. When I bought my phone, I had minutes and days left on my old phone. I called Tracfone and had them transfer the minutes and service days to my new phone. Once that is done, you can add time cards as you need to or want to. I purchase the one year service cards. These give you 400 minutes to use over the course of a year. The S390G comes with triple minutes for life. Every time you buy a service card, the minutes on that card are tripled when the... » Read More The Samsung S390G that I purchased on Amazon.com was dedicated to Tracfone service. You can buy the phone with or without any minutes added to it. When I bought my phone, I had minutes and days left on my old phone. I called Tracfone and had them transfer the minutes and service days to my new phone. Once that is done, you can add time cards as you need to or want to. I purchase the one year service cards. These give you 400 minutes to use over the course of a year. The S390G comes with triple minutes for life. Every time you buy a service card, the minutes on that card are tripled when the card is activated. So far, the phone has been great! Same with the Tracfone service! « Show Less
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I'd contact the Tracfone folks or whoever your carrier is. You should have an account you can view online. Remember there are 2 elements, service days and minutes. You probably are past the end date of your service days. You can sometimes purchase a lower number of minutes and then add'l service days. When I bought my phone, it came with lifetime triple minutes. It is often hard to contact the carrier, but hang in there.
689460
The card adds minutes, but its up to what kind of plan you have with text messaging. I am thru safelink/tracfone I have 1000 texts a month. it does not add texts.
62911
When I purchased the phone I also purchased minutes to go with it and used it when activating. If any minutes were included, it was probably only a small amount. I would recommend purchasing minutes also. You can purchase a 60 minute card for about $20 and you get double minutes with this phone. (So you actually get 120 minutes.)
686421
Yes, it is easy to do on tracfone website. I have changed phones several times and never lost minutes.
677548
if your transferring your number from one tracfone to another, all your minutes and time are added to this phone, and yes, it has nice chunk of time when you activate this phone. Well worth the purchase
851747
There is a short period , 20 minutes or so? The thing to keep in mind is that the phones are not this months phones. The phone I bought had a coupon that expired a year or two before I got it, but the phone works well for the price. Adding minutes to the phone is easy and relatively inexpensive.
98166
no you buy the phone from amazon and then purchase minutes. there are many to chose to fit your needs. i buy the 1000 minutes for 25.00 as i get lots of messages but these dont roll over but some plans do.
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Probably nothing did you receive a text saying the minutes have been added sometimes it takes a while
957498
the phone does not come pre activated. Yes the code comes with the phone no matter where you buy it, 20 minutes and 30 days. You need to activate it at tracfone web site, easy to do. You can switch your old number or get new from their web site.