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QVC has the New Tracfone 6.5" Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Smartphone 128GB 6GB RAM + 1 Year Unlimited Talk/Text + 24GB Data for $179.98. Shipping is free. 24GB of data is for the year of service, so 2GB per month.
Includes Galaxy A25 5G smartphone with one year of service/unlimited talk/text and 24GB data; handset, car charger, Clicker grip/stand, and voucher
Android 14 operating system
2.4GHz/2.0GHz octa-core processor
6.5" diagonal Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display with 1080x2340 resolution
6GB RAM
128GB memory
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.1 wireless technology
50-, 8-, and 2-megapixel triple rear-facing camera
13-megapixel front camera
Rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
USB-C port
Measures approximately 6.34" x 3.01" x 0.33"; weighs 6.95 oz
Imported
https://www.qvc.com/tracfone-65-s...23460.html
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The tracfone plan alone is worth $120-180ish if you are a low-data user like I am (2GB/mo is enough for me), making the phone itself almost free.
Phone unlocks in 60 days (Tracfone is Verizon)
SD card capable, so no issues with storing everything you need.
It has a 3.5mm jack! Unheard of!
Plastic, but you put your phone in a plastic case anyway, so who cares.
It's a capable mid-low range phone. You won't game or do heavy processing on it, but fine for maps, social media, photos, video (if nothing is moving too fast), email, calls, etc... It benchmarks at close to twice the speed of my Pixel 5a, which runs Android 14 like a champ. My wife has an a34 (related phone) that performs just fine.
They are advertising 4 Android upgrades and security updates through December 2028, which is spectacular for a phone at this price. However, I have my doubts about how capable it will be when running Android 18.
I'm sure there will be posts saying how slow it is or the features it doesn't have, but at this price, it's pretty good. Yeah, it's not a flagship, or even one step down from flagship, but it's decent.
Verizon only requires activation (first month of payment), and the phone auto-unlocks 60 days after the activation date. No second or third month of service is required to SIM unlock.
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QVC isn't like Sam's Club or Cost Company. You don't have to be "member" or you get charged an additional fee -- it's the same price for everyone at QVC. It's a web-front for a TV shopping network.
Review: https://www.phonearena.
The tracfone plan alone is worth $120-180ish if you are a low-data user like I am (2GB/mo is enough for me), making the phone itself almost free.
Phone unlocks in 60 days (Tracfone is Verizon)
SD card capable, so no issues with storing everything you need.
It has a 3.5mm jack! Unheard of!
Plastic, but you put your phone in a plastic case anyway, so who cares.
It's a capable mid-low range phone. You won't game or do heavy processing on it, but fine for maps, social media, photos, video (if nothing is moving too fast), email, calls, etc... It benchmarks at close to twice the speed of my Pixel 5a, which runs Android 14 like a champ. My wife has an a34 (related phone) that performs just fine.
They are advertising 4 Android upgrades and security updates through December 2028, which is spectacular for a phone at this price. However, I have my doubts about how capable it will be when running Android 18.
I'm sure there will be posts saying how slow it is or the features it doesn't have, but at this price, it's pretty good. Yeah, it's not a flagship, or even one step down from flagship, but it's decent.
Does the phone unlock after 2 months if the phone is outside USA at that time ?
Wireless: NFC and IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless interfaces
I received the A25 last week and it is there..... under Connections / NFC and contactless payments. Just move the slide bar to the "on" position.
VIP outlets always sell stolen phones. This means it can never be activated thus can never be unlocked. I've bought several phones from them before, and all of them are stolen phones.
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Moto in my opinion is better in terms of minimal OS. There is no additional layer of software that samsung installs (UI, galaxy store, etc). The interaction with Moto's OS is very straightforward. Moto also has a better range in detecting wifis in my opinion.
At the same time, Moto's camera is cr@p even at 50MP; updates do not seem to improve anything; and there is glitchy interaction; brightness of the screen is never adaptive (it kind of tries to adjust but the algo is pathetic).
All in all, I would pick A25 without much thinking...
QVC isn't like Sam's Club or Cost Company. You don't have to be "member" or you get charged an additional fee -- it's the same price for everyone at QVC. It's a web-front for a TV shopping network.
I don't have the A23, but myself and 2 sons have tracfone service on Verizon. Whenever we run out of data, we have absolutely no internet. Some providers still provide data at lower speeds when you run out of data, but that doesnt seem to be the case with Tracfone. I suspect that is why your daughter is having the issue. You could try buying/adding the 1gb data plan for $10 to confirm, especially if she has no issues when connected to wifi.
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