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Tracfone 6.5" BLU View 5G Smartphone + 1 Year Unlimited Talk/Text + 24GB Data + Free Shipping $79.99

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HSN has the New Tracfone 6.5" BLU View 5G Smartphone + 1 Year Unlimited Talk/Text + 24GB Data (2GB Per Month) for $79.99. Shipping is free. Additional discount for new accounts of $10.00 using promo code HSN2024. Also, email signup gets you 15% off your first order (popup on HSN pages, YMMV).

If you pay the full $79.99 without using promos, this equates to $6.67 per month for unlimited Talk/Text + 2GB Data per month, with a free entry level 5G phone thrown in with case + car and AC wall chargers. Many Slickdeals users buy this package to top off their existing Tracfone service for another year, as this service plan alone sells for $199.00 at retailers like Walmart.

Product Description
Tracfone 6.5" BLU View 5G Smartphone with Unlimited Talk, Text and 24GB Data and Accessories
Introducing the BLU View 5G bundle by Tracfone, offering you blazing-fast speed and connectivity. Enjoy entertainment, videos and photos, all in a crisp 6.5" HD+ Infinity Display. Paired with 64GB expandable storage and 4GB RAM, this phone can handle all your daily needs.
What You Get
6.5" BLU View 5G smartphone
Wall charger
Charging cable
Quick-start guide
Activation card
Services guide
Welcome letter

Bundled Goodies
No contract, 365-day Tracfone plan with Unlimited Talk/Text and 24 GB Data
Case
Car charger
Ultimate Smartphone Deluxe 4 for Android Pandora Premium software download voucher

Good to Know
This offer includes promotional service.
This phone supports 5G connectivity.
Wireless coverage is not guaranteed in all areas.
Transferring minutes from one phone to another has to be on the same phone number.
If you wish to transfer minutes to another number, please contact customer service assistance at 1-800-867-7183 or chat with an online representative at www.support.tracfone.com

https://www.hsn.com/products/trac...t/22871096
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Last Edited by WolfTheCat May 5, 2024 at 06:00 AM
How to dump the phone and keep the plan:
  • Purchase a BYOD Tracfone SIM card, available for $1 almost anywhere. One vendor is Best Buy [bestbuy.com], but there are many others.
  • Write down the SIM number.
    • Make sure it is a BYOD sim, not a sim with pre-loaded minutes. Only a BYOD sim will work.
  • Purchase BLU phone.
  • Activate BLU phone using the instructions provided with the phone.
    • You may wait up to a year to activate the phone.
    • Your 1-year plan begins when you initially activate.
    • You must initially activate using the provided BLU phone.
  • Insert Tracfone sim in BYOD phone.
    • BYOD phone must be capable of communication on the Verizon network, and must be either unlocked or locked to Tracfone.
  • Contact Tracfone to move number and service to new phone. You may do this multiple ways:
    • Online, at https://www.tracfone.com/activation/selectdevice while logged in with your Tracfone account.
    • Text to TRANSFER to 611611
    • Contact Tracfone support via online chat or phone. Tracfone support isn't the greatest, but they can do this.
  • Dispose of BLU phone as you see fit.
    • One community member has reported that you can return it to QVC, get your money back, and keep the service. However, that is very YMMV - it very well may have been a mistake on QVC/Tracfone's part.
    • The BLU phone won't have much trade in value, but may be usable with some other deals that provide "bonus" trade in value (I.E. $100-more-than-it's-worth deals)
    • Best Buy [bestbuy.com] offers free tech recycling. Better than throwing it out where the lithium will be wasted and become an environmental hazard.

The phone should unlock automatically 60 days after activation. But, if you still have the phone 60 days after activation, you haven't been following instructions. I'm also not totally certain on that - I'm not sure if a deactivated phone automatically unlocks.

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diversionary
05-08-2024 at 08:34 PM.
05-08-2024 at 08:34 PM.
Quote from BabyBubba :
Maybe, but no guarantees. If someone wants to take the chance for the additional savings, that's their choice.

https://www.qvc.com/tracfone-65-b...19416.html [qvc.com]
Wow! Unfortunately, it states that is no longer aavailable at this time. But, that would have been a great buy for me!
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ndj123
05-10-2024 at 09:49 AM.
05-10-2024 at 09:49 AM.
Quote from dealbuster9999 :
ive got the phone as a burner or emergency phone. Discovered that it accepts micros sd cards, so I use it as a mp3 player.
Does it really has microUSB port?
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05-10-2024 at 01:10 PM.
05-10-2024 at 01:10 PM.
Quote from ndj123 :
Does it really has microUSB port?
No, USB C
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05-10-2024 at 02:40 PM.
05-10-2024 at 02:40 PM.
Quote from ndj123 :
Does it really has microUSB port?
its part of the sim tray ...microsd
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hyuken
05-13-2024 at 10:51 PM.
05-13-2024 at 10:51 PM.
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Insert Tracfone sim in BYOD phone.
  • BYOD phone must be capable of communication on the Verizon network, and must be either unlocked or locked to Tracfone.

For this step, do I choose "I want a new number" or "I want to keep my number"? I tried the keep and am having trouble at the screen where I activate my SIM card number. If I'm doing it correctly then I'll have to chat/call them to help.
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05-13-2024 at 10:53 PM.
05-13-2024 at 10:53 PM.
Quote from hyuken :
For this step, do I choose "I want a new number" or "I want to keep my number"? I tried the keep and am having trouble at the screen where I activate my SIM card number. If I'm doing it correctly then I'll have to chat/call them to help.
it doesn't even ask for sim card number only phone IMEI when activating these bundles have pre-installed sim cards.
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05-13-2024 at 10:54 PM.
05-13-2024 at 10:54 PM.
Quote from Jaggsta :
it doesn't even ask for sim card number only phone IMEI when activating these bundles
sorry, I missed the relevant quote. I'm talking about the BYOP step
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05-13-2024 at 10:56 PM.
05-13-2024 at 10:56 PM.
Quote from hyuken :
sorry, I missed the relevant quote. I'm talking about the BYOP step
did buy new sim card to transfer the plan?

my transfer worked fine last week with $1 BYOP sim kit

Sign into tracfone account Select Activate on main page.

Keep Your Own Phone > Keep my number (24GB Plan Number once activated will show) > I want to use the physical SIM card (The NEW BYOP SIM) > I have a sim card enter it > Device IMEI for my unlocked phone and it transferred it after few mins.
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05-14-2024 at 07:29 AM.
05-14-2024 at 07:29 AM.
Quote from Jaggsta :
did buy new sim card to transfer the plan?

my transfer worked fine last week with $1 BYOP sim kit

Sign into tracfone account Select Activate on main page.

Keep Your Own Phone > Keep my number (24GB Plan Number once activated will show) > I want to use the physical SIM card (The NEW BYOP SIM) > I have a sim card enter it > Device IMEI for my unlocked phone and it transferred it after few mins.
why do we have to buy a BYOP sim if one has an unlocked Tracfone? why can't one put the BLU sim in the unlocked Tracfone and be good with it?
Is BYOP sim necessary if I already have a unlocked Tracfone?
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ndj123
05-16-2024 at 10:20 AM.
05-16-2024 at 10:20 AM.
Is there an independent video review of this phone? (i.e. not from QVC/HSN)

There seems to be multiple models of BLU View. Not sure how to determine which video is for the phone that is sold now.

Whats the BLU phone EXACT model/part #?
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05-16-2024 at 03:22 PM.
05-16-2024 at 03:22 PM.
Quote from ndj123 :
whats the blu phone exact model/part #?
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05-17-2024 at 12:30 AM.
05-17-2024 at 12:30 AM.
Is this Blue View 5?
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05-17-2024 at 12:35 AM.
05-17-2024 at 12:35 AM.
Quote from tiger015 :
why do we have to buy a BYOP sim if one has an unlocked Tracfone? why can't one put the BLU sim in the unlocked Tracfone and be good with it?
Is BYOP sim necessary if I already have a unlocked Tracfone?
You don't swap, you need to activate a SIM in the unlocked phone. If you don't have it's original sim to re-activate then you need a new BYOP sim.
Sims need to be registered with IMEI of phone they are used with.
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Thank you!
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05-17-2024 at 01:56 PM.
05-17-2024 at 01:56 PM.
I got this through the same deal at QVC. I activated the phone through the 800 number using my current tracfone/phone number. When I checked my account the phone number had moved over to this phone, but it was showing my old data etc. I freaked out and did chat. The chat guy said it can take some time for the data plan to update, and that can happen after the phone number has moved over. That's what happened; five minutes later the new data showed up, 24 GB, and unlimited talk/text. It will be interesting to see what happens next year on the rollover.

So far I like this phone better than the old A03. It does not have a fingerprint scanner but Face Unlock works pretty well.
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