New Customers: 2-Pack Tracfone 6.5" Samsung Galaxy A03 32GB Smartphones (1 Year 1,500 Talk/1,500 Text/1.5GB Data) $70 + Free Shipping

brucknerfan

Aug 03, 2024 03:05 PM

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brucknerfanAug 03, 2024 03:05 PM

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QVC/HSN are cancelling orders, closing accounts and blacklisting addresses if a customer attempts to use a 'New Customer' discount code more than once.

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whyzir

Aug 03, 2024 06:33 PM

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whyzirAug 03, 2024 06:33 PM

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Quote from brucknerfan

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QVC/HSN are cancelling orders, closing accounts and blacklisting addresses if a customer attempts to use a 'New Customer' discount code more than once.

What's your source for this? If it's really the case, they'll lose most of their SD referral business.

brucknerfan

Aug 03, 2024 08:03 PM

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brucknerfanAug 03, 2024 08:03 PM

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Quote from whyzir

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What's your source for this? If it's really the case, they'll lose most of their SD referral business.

This was my experience. I recently placed an order for a TracFone on QVC. The order went through. A pending charge appeared on my credit card the day of the order. The next day I received an email from the QVC "Customer Verification Team" stating that my order had been cancelled. The reason cited was that I had multiple accounts. The QVC account associated with the cancelled order was administratively closed.

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alanbork

Aug 04, 2024 02:01 PM

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alanborkAug 04, 2024 02:01 PM

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This phone is painfully slow. As in taking a full second just to open the text message app

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DonTreadOnMe

Aug 04, 2024 02:22 PM

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DonTreadOnMeAug 04, 2024 02:22 PM

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Never had a prepaid. I am needing something for my kiddo. I don't need 2. Could I use 1 for a year and then swap to the other for year 2? Or is there a max wait period to activate?

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MtF4392

Aug 04, 2024 03:06 PM

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MtF4392Aug 04, 2024 03:06 PM

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Quote from DonTreadOnMe

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Never had a prepaid. I am needing something for my kiddo. I don't need 2. Could I use 1 for a year and then swap to the other for year 2? Or is there a max wait period to activate?

You can activate the first phone, then activate the second with a transfer of service from the first. That way you will have two years of service on one phone. No reason to wait, except if you want to unlock the first phone, you might want to wait 60 days before activating the second.

Depending on the kid's usage though, this might not be a great option. Some teens/preteens will go through 1.5B in a day, instead of a year. And refills are $10 per GB or 1000 points if you do the rewards program.

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Madaoz

Aug 04, 2024 05:54 PM

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MadaozAug 04, 2024 05:54 PM

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Can you use the sim card on another phone once you activate it, or after it unlocks after 60 days?

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cheaphguy

Aug 04, 2024 11:48 PM

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cheaphguyAug 04, 2024 11:48 PM

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These are a deal anyways without the coupon...

AnciusD

Aug 05, 2024 12:44 PM

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AnciusDAug 05, 2024 12:44 PM

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Quote from DonTreadOnMe

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Never had a prepaid. I am needing something for my kiddo. I don't need 2. Could I use 1 for a year and then swap to the other for year 2? Or is there a max wait period to activate?

If you're going to use the phones, look at the G Play 2024 deal. Better phone than the Samsung.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17663106-tracfone-moto-g-play-24-2-pack-with-1500-talk-text-data-80-or-50-for-new-customer-79-98?v=1

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pug_ster

Aug 05, 2024 02:04 PM

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pug_sterAug 05, 2024 02:04 PM

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a03 is just too low of a spec. Might as well get the Moto G play 2024.

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topperdude

Aug 05, 2024 05:08 PM

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topperdudeAug 05, 2024 05:08 PM

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Quote from ShannonF4392

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You can activate the first phone, then activate the second with a transfer of service from the first. That way you will have two years of service on one phone. No reason to wait, except if you want to unlock the first phone, you might want to wait 60 days before activating the second.

I just did this. woot

Quote from ShannonF4392

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Depending on the kid's usage though, this might not be a great option. Some teens/preteens will go through 1.5B in a day, instead of a year. And refills are $10 per GB or 1000 points if you do the rewards program.

This - I think - is the "Achilles heel" / weakest point of these Tracfone deals. Even when kids are NOT using the phone on the road and ONLY use the device when Wi-Fi is available, the OS or Apps seem to use data (tmaybe o check if there are updates etc.?) that the 1.5GB data gets used up in almost no time. I have verified this by turning OFF the Data on the device and keeping the device with me while on a road trip. The data balance was still less by a few megabytes when we reached the destination compared to when we started.

Are there any other tweaks / settings on the phone / Android to prevent these "phantom data balance drains" ?

Thanks for any feedback,
-Topper

norcal007

Aug 05, 2024 05:18 PM

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Quote from brucknerfan

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QVC/HSN are cancelling orders, closing accounts and blacklisting addresses if a customer attempts to use a 'New Customer' discount code more than once.

So far I have used the new customer code 4x this year. One just needs to use a different email. Easy. Another Pixel 6a on the way. This one comes with the 24GB, 1 year talk text and same as the Blu phone purchased which unlocks this month. Since unlocked, I send them down to Mexico for friends and family.

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LaughinGass

Aug 05, 2024 05:44 PM

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LaughinGassAug 05, 2024 05:44 PM

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Quote from topperdude

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I just did this. woot

This - I think - is the "Achilles heel" / weakest point of these Tracfone deals. Even when kids are NOT using the phone on the road and ONLY use the device when Wi-Fi is available, the OS or Apps seem to use data (tmaybe o check if there are updates etc.?) that the 1.5GB data gets used up in almost no time. I have verified this by turning OFF the Data on the device and keeping the device with me while on a road trip. The data balance was still less by a few megabytes when we reached the destination compared to when we started.

Are there any other tweaks / settings on the phone / Android to prevent these "phantom data balance drains" ?

Thanks for any feedback,
-Topper

I have the 24GB annual deal from the A53's over a year ago....sold the phones after unlock and harvest. I still have over 21GB data remaining...I leave data on all the time, but run a firewall and only let select apps use data, in some cases only when the screen is on. Have taken it on weeks long camping trips, too.

I doubt it uses data with the data off, but it takes time for the usage to get updated, it's not instantaneous. Using data with it off would violate FCC regulations methinks...might even pose a safety hazard in some circumstances, e.g. on an airplane.

tejas4goa

Aug 05, 2024 07:14 PM

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tejas4goaAug 05, 2024 07:14 PM

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Which is the best phone deal on QVC right now?
Looking for a secondary android phone.

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RobertG4916

Aug 11, 2024 01:10 PM

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RobertG4916Aug 11, 2024 01:10 PM

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I'm not super familiar with how Tracfone works but as my parents have Tracfones I help them get a yearly plan every year to keep their phones active. From what I have seen with these deals recently the card/plan is tied to the phone correct? Not an actual card with numbers? Year cards are more expensive than this deal so I guess I can buy this phone and transfer their current phone plan/number over with no issues right?
They don't really care about bells and whistles so any phone will do for them.

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