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Tracfone 1-Year Prepaid Smartphone Plan w/ 1200 Min, 1200 Txt & 3GB Data Expired

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TracFone Wireless via eBay has Tracfone 1-Year Prepaid Smartphone Plan for Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile w/ 1200 Minutes, 1200 Texts and 3GB of Data + SIM Card on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member junos_ny for finding this deal.

What's Included:
  • Pre-Loaded SIM Card
  • 365 Days of Service
  • 1,200 Minutes Talk, 1,200 Texts and 3GB of 4G LTE Data (total for the year)
  • Coverage on AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile network (based on device/location, selectable via the drop-down menu on the product page).
  • Valid for new Tracfone lines only (cannot be used for existing customer lines).
  • You can bring your current number to Tracfone or get a new one.
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  • TracFoneWireless (40328 feedback rating)
  • 97.3% Positive feedback
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  • Free 30 day Money-Back returns (buyer is responsible for paying return shipping costs)
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Last Edited by ChristInMe February 5, 2021 at 03:50 PM
No referrals or links to referrals!!! Google "Tracfone referral code" if you need one.

Get 7,000 reward points when you activate a new line:
https://slickdeals.net/f/14603146-tracfone-holiday-promo-10-000-reward-points-with-new-activation-byop-eligible

How to stack plans: https://slickdeals.net/e/13906310-tracfone-1-year-prepaid-smartphone-plan-w-1200-min-1200-txt-3gb-data-40-free-s-h?p=135520832#post135520832

Quote from wordage :
I can confirm what @dreamwarrior and @duluthgeek have been saying. I have an existing unlocked smartphone that I was using via Tracfone's BYOP program. It was using a TF AT&T SIM. I am pretty sure any other TF SIM (i.e. Verizon or T-Mobile) would work, too, but the transfer process may take a little longer (see step 7 below). Anyway, I received an AT&T-only SIM (no separate one year card) from Grand Prairie, TX today, and here are the steps I followed to transfer from my preexisting TF AT&T SIM, and maintain all the existing data/minutes/texts, while adding one year of service plus 3GB data + 1200 minutes + 1200 texts that are associated with this new TF AT&T SIM.

1.) go to Tracfone website (https://www.tracfone.com/) and log into your account; my existing TF BYOP AT&T SIM was listed there--well, the phone number was, not the SIM number; if your existing BYOP SIM is not already listed there, set it up
2.) click the "Activate" tab towards the top of the page
3.) choose the "I'M BRINGING MY OWN SMARTPHONE" option, and then choose "YES" for the "ACCEPT TERMS AND CONDITIONS" popup that appears
4.) at the "Do you have a Tracfone SIM card?", choose the "YES, I ALREADY HAVE ONE" option, and enter the full number of your new SIM starting with 89014, then click the "CONTINUE" button
5.) at the "Do you want to keep your current phone number?" screen, choose the "YES" option
6.) at the "SELECT THE NUMBER YOU WANT TO KEEP" popup, select the telephone number of your phone of interest (see step 1 above), and then hit the "CONTINUE" button
7.) you'll end up at a "Phone Upgrade Request Submitted" screen that gives instructions about waiting for your existing SIM to deactivate, then shutting down the phone, putting in the new SIM, and starting up again; hit the "CONTINUE" button to proceed
8.) you'll end up at a "SUCCESS!" screen, woo-hoo, you have completed the process!

At that point, I shut down the phone, pulled the old SIM, inserted the new SIM, and woo-hoo, everything worked. Indeed, when I checked my balances for that phone on the Tracfone website, they had been immediately updated--I did not even have to wait 15 minutes.

I note that since I was already using a TF AT&T SIM, the transfer process was essentially instantaneous (even though the messages on the screen in step 7 above suggested it could take up to two business days). If I had been using a Verizon or T-Mobile SIM, I suspect the transfer might have taken longer.

Anyway, in the long run, if you have an existing Tracfone, and simply want to add a year of service + 3GB data + 1200 minutes + 1200 texts, this is a great deal for $40 + tax. And do not be worried about not getting a separate one year card!

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How to Stack TF's Verizon SIM
- Adding the additional data (3GB), minutes (1,200), and text (1,200) on the new TF Verizon SIM to an existing TF Verizon account (number).
- First, you would need the IMEI of an unlocked Verizon-compatible phone (You do not necessarily need the physical phone).
  1. Turn off your current phone and replace the old SIM card with the new TF Verizon SIM card.
  2. Go to TF's website (https://www.tracfone.com/), sign on to your account, and click on the [ACTIVATE] button.
  3. Choose [I'M BRINGING MY OWN SMARTPHONE]. Accept [ACCEPT TERMS AND CONDITIONS] => [YES].
  4. Do you have a Tracfone SIM card? Under [YES, I ALREADY HAVE ONE], enter the ICCID of the new TF Verizon SIM card, and click [CONTINUE].
  5. Please enter phone's IMEI or MEID => enter the IMEI of an unlocked Verizon-compatible phone, and click [CONTINUE].
  6. Is your device currently active with another carrier? Click [NO].
  7. Do you want to keep your current phone number? Click [YES], and select the number you want to keep from the dropdown box, and click [CONTINUE].
  8. If everything goes through properly, you should see the message: "Your request has been submitted. Your phone number transfer may take from a few hours to up to two business days to complete." Click [CONTINUE]
  9. Again, if everything went through properly, you should see the message: "SUCCESS! Thank you for your business!" The service end date would show additional year added.
  10. You can now turn on your phone.
  11. Wait for a couple of hours or overnight, and check your account. The additional data (3GB), minutes (1,200), and text (1,200) should already have been added to your account.
  12. Now you can put your old SIM card back into the phone, and put away the new SIM card. Big Grin.


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Is there an activation deadline?
Yes, 60 days from date of purchase.
"Response from TF support on eBay for my query regarding activation:

This is in regard to your inquiry about the TracFone Prepaid Wireless Smartphone SIM+Plan-1200 Min, 1200 Txt, 3GB Data.

Please be informed that the above item can be activated within 60 days only."

--Tuxedo1

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Yes, it's a one-time fee.

For $19.99, you will get 1,200 minutes, 1,200 text, and 3 GB of data that will be available for use for 1 year. After 1 year, the plan will expire (unless you have bought extra minutes/texts/data to extend the 1-year expiration date).

This isn't a plan where you get 1,200 minutes, 1,200 text, and 3 GB of data every month (for $19.99).
60 days.. I activated my previous deal 1 year plan SIM on 45th day at TF.

Response from TF support on eBay for my query regarding activation:

This
is in regard to your inquiry about the TracFone Prepaid Wireless
Smartphone SIM+Plan-1200 Min, 1200 Txt, 3GB Data.

Please be informed that the above item can be activated within 60 days
only.

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sjguy01
12-17-2020 at 01:14 PM.
12-17-2020 at 01:14 PM.
I bought a Straight Talk Moto E (locked) for $40 to use as a Wifi device and never activated service.

a) would this SIM work on the Straight talk phone since they're the same company?

b) can I get them to unlock the phone after a year with this service?
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energyx
12-17-2020 at 01:40 PM.
12-17-2020 at 01:40 PM.
Quote from sjguy01 :
I bought a Straight Talk Moto E (locked) for $40 to use as a Wifi device and never activated service.

a) would this SIM work on the Straight talk phone since they're the same company?

b) can I get them to unlock the phone after a year with this service?

Will work. Unlock not likely since that usually requires the SIM that came with the phone.
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Sapphire2006
12-17-2020 at 01:45 PM.
12-17-2020 at 01:45 PM.
Is there an activation deadline?
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chedv
12-17-2020 at 01:47 PM.
12-17-2020 at 01:47 PM.
Cheapest it's ever been! Thanks for posting.
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Zelo
12-17-2020 at 02:05 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:05 PM.
Buy now, think later. This is guaranteed to expire soon.
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gadgetcat
12-17-2020 at 02:12 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:12 PM.
Will this work in a total wireless phone never activated? Iphone 6s
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Tuxedo1
12-17-2020 at 02:15 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Tuxedo1

12-17-2020 at 02:15 PM.
Quote from Sapphire2006 :
Is there an activation deadline?
60 days.. I activated my previous deal 1 year plan SIM on 45th day at TF.

Response from TF support on eBay for my query regarding activation:

This
is in regard to your inquiry about the TracFone Prepaid Wireless
Smartphone SIM+Plan-1200 Min, 1200 Txt, 3GB Data.

Please be informed that the above item can be activated within 60 days
only.
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Xtant
12-17-2020 at 02:19 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:19 PM.
Genuine slick deal. In for 2!
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dealjumpr
12-17-2020 at 02:22 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:22 PM.
PM me if you want to know how to get double referral points there's a trick to double dip. By double dipping you can get 1 year if additional service free.

Edit: I'm actively sending responses so feel free to message me anytime.
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njpat
12-17-2020 at 02:43 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:43 PM.
How do you know which carrier to chose? I have a total wireless tra phone that was recently rebranded to tracphone but never activated (i bought the phone for a Christmas gift For my teen)
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dealjumpr
12-17-2020 at 02:45 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:45 PM.
Quote from njpat :
How do you know which carrier to chose? I have a total wireless tra phone that was recently rebranded to tracphone but never activated (i bought the phone for a Christmas gift For my teen)
Total wireless uses verizon towers. I would stick to that
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geekebox
12-17-2020 at 02:45 PM.
12-17-2020 at 02:45 PM.
Has anyone ever tried adding this to an existing Tracfone line? Or is it for new lines only like the previous deal post said?
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