Using the text and talk, are the minutes split between them like the tracfone android I just returned?
1149633
I bought mine on Amazon and I agree 100 % with Lemonsqueezy. I'm very pleased with my phone and the service.
1149634
With this phone you have a central pool of minutes that both talk and text pull from. Texts use .30 min per text for both opening a recieved text and sending a new text. so if you buy a 60 minute card you add 60 minutes to the pool. you can talk for 60 minutes or you can send/recieve 200 texts or you can mix and match to your hearts desire, obviously not taking into account any double or triple minutes. I hope this helps!
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.
1323413
No trouble for me. I went to the tracfone website to activate the new phone, and one of the choices was to transfer service from an existing tracfone. I had over 1400 minutes on the old phone, but they capped the transfer at 1100 minutes. All airtime days transferred. In addition, they stacked an extra 20 minutes and 60 days onto the transferred minutes, as a new activation. I had to enter a lot of numbers, felt like six 21-digit numbers, from the website onto the new phone, but did it slowly and checked my work before hitting OK, and it transferred fine.
1840589
The S425G package states that three texts equal one minute of air time. So, with every text you send or receive, tracfone deducts .30 minute. However, there is a limit as to how long a text can be. If you look under the box in which you are typing your message, you will see a number 1 next to a symbol that looks like a piece of paper. If the number changes to the number 2, tracfone will deduct .60 minute. They actually allow a generous amount of words in one text. I hope this helps.
553349
No. Takes 10-15 minutes. You log into Tracfone, use the information provided with the phone and activate it. It's just about instantly active after you do that.
847206
I was using a phone from Net10, but when the phone would boot up it gave a Tracfone icon on the display, so I think they are pretty much the same thing. If you have been using pay-as-you-go (adding minutes only whenever you are running low) then the SIM in your phone will not work with this, or any other smartphone OS. You will need to buy a "Bring Your Phone" kit that has the SIM you need. I had to transfer my number to the phone using Net10 tech support on the phone. The phone is working great, and I am very pleased with it.
2066321
I baught from Tracfone's web site one year with 1500 minutes which gave me 4500 minutes for about $212 with tax. Text messages are .30 minutes but a text with a picture will be about a minute. All calls are rounded up to the next full minute when deducted from your remaing time.
2080252
I buy the minutes when I see them getting low before I run out. It's easy to keep track because tracfone always gives you updates on how much you have left. Hope that helps answer your question.
2072824
better call trac fone and ask , i always reup for the least expensive minutes,since i carry the phone a lot
1276635
In regards to your question. Can you roam? This is a prepaid phone, you buy the minutes in advance and you can call Coast to Coast at no extra charge. Tracfone has several minute packages you can get. When I bought this phone it came with Double Minutes For Life. I buy 200 minutes and when it down loads to my phone I get 400 minutes. This would be the same for any minute amount you get. Go to Tracfone.com and you can read all about it.
2003552
It depends on your usage. With normal calls and texting, approximately 6-8 hours. Web and app usage cuts it to about 4-6 hours.
1664805
It depends. Sometimes they will be bundled with free minutes. Sometimes there are minutes if you buy on Tracfone's website but not if you buy it elsewhere. It's been too long since I bought it for me to remember what deals may have been in effect (if any).
1675857
When you buy the phone get triple minutes, and I buy 60 minutes every three months and that's 180 minutes but it depends on how often you use your phone. Mine is not always in my hands and my minutes last me. You should figure out how much you are going to use your phone and texting uses less minutes. My phone cost me about $80 a year
1726235
I set up an account on the Tracfone web site and add minutes there. It is easy to do. I think you can do it from the phone also.
2072827
I believe Krazy Tracy's reply to be incorrect-by-omission. What is stated is not incorrect, but omitted details can be quite aggravating to most. (The Devil is Usually in the Details). Whenever Service Days applied to a TracFone lapse without replenishment, handset network connectivity is suspended. After a finite grace period (of a length I do not recall) also elapses, its assigned telephone number reverts to the Available Numbers List, and whatever minutes left and/or account credits were not consumed disappear down the Rabbit Hole, never to see the light of day again.
2216468
not sure but ours works good as a tracfone triple minutes for life weeeeeeeee have a nice day Roly
851748
The first one we ordered years ago, came with years (multiple) plus double minutes , from QVC I think. This latest one, replacement, doesn't come with any minutes. You can go online "tracphone", and order whatever.