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Aug 4, 2026 6:29 PM

TracFone: 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 365-Day Unlimited Talk/Text + 12GB Data Plan

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TracFone offers TracFone: 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 365-Day Unlimited Talk/Text + 12GB Data Plan on sale for $144 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member FrugalForever for finding this deal.

Steps:
  1. Go to the 64GB Apple iPhone 12 Smartphone page
  2. Select your purchase type and add to cart
  3. On the Plan Page select the 12 months option from the Payment Frequency drop-down
  4. Scroll to options to the right to find the $144 12GB Data Plan and choose Select Plan
  5. Accept or Decline Auto-Refill
  6. Accept or Decline the Protection Plan ($149 fee applies if accepted)
  7. Proceed to cart
  8. Your total will be $393.99 - $249.99 discount in cart = $144 with free shipping.
Plan Includes:
  • 12GB of Data (Total Data for the plan period)
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Hotspot Capable

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 116+ thumbs up.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by FrugalForever
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TracFone offers TracFone: 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 365-Day Unlimited Talk/Text + 12GB Data Plan on sale for $144 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member FrugalForever for finding this deal.

Steps:
  1. Go to the 64GB Apple iPhone 12 Smartphone page
  2. Select your purchase type and add to cart
  3. On the Plan Page select the 12 months option from the Payment Frequency drop-down
  4. Scroll to options to the right to find the $144 12GB Data Plan and choose Select Plan
  5. Accept or Decline Auto-Refill
  6. Accept or Decline the Protection Plan ($149 fee applies if accepted)
  7. Proceed to cart
  8. Your total will be $393.99 - $249.99 discount in cart = $144 with free shipping.
Plan Includes:
  • 12GB of Data (Total Data for the plan period)
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Hotspot Capable

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 116+ thumbs up.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by FrugalForever

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Aug 5, 2026 8:27 PM
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MtF4392
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Aug 5, 2026 8:27 PM
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Quote from lamah View quoted comment :
I have an account of 4 years of 1500 everything, how would this plan stack?
If you activate the iPhone with a transfer of your service by clicking Keep My Number, it will extend your expiration date by one year. Most likely, it will also convert the talk and text to unlimited through the expiration date. But if for some reason, it does not convert, the 1500 plan would go in reserve, while you use the one year of unlimited talk/text.
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Aug 5, 2026 8:43 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Incorrect. On PAID day 366, you may REQUEST to have it unlocked. It is no longer automatic.
No, you only have to pay 365 days. On day 366, you can request the unlock, but the phone does not have to be active.
Aug 5, 2026 8:54 PM
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estoylocoAug 5, 2026 8:54 PM
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Quote from kkkus View quoted comment :
Yes, I expected that if you paid for a whole year of data, this should be unlocked on day one as well. Like what is the point of making us wait at this point?
This is the Gillete model. Cheap razor being the phone and expensive blades being the data.

If people can unlock right away they will just take the phone and use other service with their cheap phone. They want to keep them locked to their service so they can make money on addons and plan changes. They are subsidizing the phone for potential customers.
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Aug 5, 2026 9:09 PM
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MtF4392
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

I posted this in the other thread, but if you do NOT care about unlocking the phone, you can get this for $108 by selecting the 3 month/60GB plan. I might do it to top off my plan, then send the locked phone to Apple for the $125 gift card.
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Aug 5, 2026 10:07 PM
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MagentaTent184Aug 5, 2026 10:07 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
FAQ for these Track Phone posts

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"Is the 365 unlimited package for the whole year?"

Actually...yes. Surprising! I know!

Usually Track Phone has a 1500/min per year scheme where it's a meager amount, unlike other countries with normally generous limits. This package has a pity 12gb of data for the 12 months, but unlimited talk and text.

Some might argue that's fine, they're on WiFi most of the time -- but hey, I don't need a car since I have mass transit. I don't need to buy food if I'm under a meal plan. And so on. It's amazing what you don't need when someone else is providing it, like someone else's network for a MOBILE device.

Some argue these are great for a "spare/backup phone". I can't tell you a single time I had something go wrong with my primary device, in such that I needed an active spare sitting around - but you do you...! Some of us grew up in the era of "we have a single corded phone mounted to the wall, no such thing as an answering machine." We survived without a magic rectangle surgically attached to our hands, and so can you. I believe in you.

"When does it unlock?"

AFTER 12 full months of ACTIVE PAID SERVICE. On paid month 13, you can request the device to unlock. Yes, it used to be different. Electrons have consequences. I'd say file a complaint with the FCC, but you might be put on a list. And I might too for instigating pro-consumer action. In 2026, the squeaky wheel doesn't get the grease --> it gets replaced. (Just look up the Lattimer Mining Protest of 1897. And that was 129 years ago.)

Do you frequently buy locked phones, wait a year, then use the phone on another service? Sounds tedious. Why not just buy a phone for that service provider? Even if it's marginally more expensive, it can't be all that bad. You know what the kids say -- BUY ONCE CRY ONCE!

...until Planned Obsolescence makes you rebuy in 2-3 years! (Seriously, these things rarely last until month 36 of daily gentle use.) And this "I"-Phone was released in October of 2020. That's a six-year-old device. Hope it didn't degrade while in storage.

"Why don't they have a good referral bonus anymore?"

A scheme for new customers. Like with all good things, too many people abused it. So, Track Phone cut the bonus to a negligible amount.
Man, that was a lot of investment to say "I think my lived experience should apply to others and this is above my tech knowledge but I'll comment anyway"
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Aug 5, 2026 11:02 PM
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F-ZeroAug 5, 2026 11:02 PM
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Quote from sd2515 View quoted comment :
Why are some concerned about unlocking a phone that won't get any updates during/after the year of usage. It's really a good disposable iphone(even at 64gb) with a very good plan for a very good price..that's all!
It will have several more years of OS updates, then it will have many more years of security updates. You should be more careful about spreading misinformation.
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LavenderPickle7682Aug 5, 2026 11:18 PM
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Quote from MtF4392 View quoted comment :
No, you only have to pay 365 days. On day 366, you can request the unlock, but the phone does not have to be active.
Incorrect. The phone needs to be on an active paid plan when you make the unlock request!
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Aug 5, 2026 11:34 PM
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SpyrusNViware
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Incorrect. The phone needs to be on an active paid plan when you make the unlock request!
Do you have evidence of this? 365 days satisfies the requirement. Of course you don't have any evidence since nobody has hit this requirement, and won't until late Jan 2027. You are just making it up.
Aug 5, 2026 11:40 PM
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IliveinAlbanyAug 5, 2026 11:40 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Incorrect. The phone needs to be on an active paid plan when you make the unlock request!
Where does it state that? I see "For all cellphones Activated on or after January 20, 2026, the cellphone will be unlocked upon request after 365 days of paid and active service."
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LavenderPickle7682Aug 5, 2026 11:47 PM
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Quote from SpyrusNViware View quoted comment :
Do you have evidence of this? 365 days satisfies the requirement. Of course you don't have any evidence since nobody has hit this requirement, and won't until late Jan 2027. You are just making it up.
Spoke with Track Phone CSRs, that's what they told me. You do whatever you want. You've been made aware...!
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Spoke with Track Phone CSRs, that's what they told me. You do whatever you want. You've been made aware...!
Bruh! No...you didn't! You don't even know that it's "TracFone", not "Track Phone". And all you do is crap on every TracFone deal. So why would you bother?
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Aug 6, 2026 12:43 AM
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oatmilkisgrossAug 6, 2026 12:43 AM
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Thanks! Going to switch out my Moto G for this instead for my kiddo, she only uses like 5GB of data a year since it's strictly for a medical device so this is perfect. The service has always worked pretty well for the price in our experience on the moto phone. As of 2026 it does take 365 days to unlock but I don't plan to switch anytime soon.
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GreenKnob647Aug 6, 2026 2:44 AM
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Must join with them to get that price.
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SGXIXAug 6, 2026 3:30 AM
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Does trackfone allow returns of unused sim or just device returns are allowed?

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