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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 6, 2026 3:38 AM
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MtF4392
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Aug 6, 2026 3:38 AM
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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!
Have you ever unlocked a Tracfone? Based on your comments, it sounds like you have never even used Tracfone.
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Aug 6, 2026 4:07 AM
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SpyrusNViware
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Aug 6, 2026 4:07 AM
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Quote from GreenKnob647 View quoted comment :
Must join with them to get that price.
What? I mean....what? 🤣
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HansGruberAug 6, 2026 7:44 AM
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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.
You need a year of paid service for the device. This iphone 12 has 12 months of paid service. This means once you activate the Iphone 12. If connected to wifi at the end of 1 year. The phone will automatically unlock. In this deal service time does not matter because this deal comes with 1 year of service for the iphone 12.

If you bought a iphone 13 and used it on this iphone 12 line with unlimited talk/text. It would not unlock the iphone 13 because the year of service was for the iphone 12.

All you need to know moving forward. Make sure whatever device you want unlocked has 1 year of service paid for on the device you want unlocked. Connect it to wifi at the end of the year and it will automatically unlock. If you are paranoid, make sure it's active at the end of the year of service.

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slimdunkin117Aug 6, 2026 7:54 AM
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Quote from BGRT View quoted comment :
Same could be said about the iPhone 16 carrying a 60Hz display. Even budget Samsung A series have had OLED 90-120Hz for a while.

Also what you're pointing out is what a lot of people already recommend doing, which is to buy an old flagship instead of a modern midranger for the same price. The same year the IP12 was released, Samsung released the S20 which can also record 4k60.
you can just get the iPhone 13 Pro if you care about refresh rate..the 16 non pro is a budget model
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slimdunkin117Aug 6, 2026 7:55 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
I'd sure hope it's "better", given it's around 3x-4x the cost of extremely competent Android competitors. Devices which I can say from experience are perfectly enjoyable to use. So how much more "telephone" does one need?
You're old and antiquated. Got no clue what you're saying
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BGRT
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Quote from slimdunkin117 View quoted comment :
you can just get the iPhone 13 Pro if you care about refresh rate..the 16 non pro is a budget model
It was $800 at launch. Budget model? We're talking $200 launch price Android phones carrying high refresh rate screens.
Last edited by BGRT August 6, 2026 at 03:27 AM.
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LavenderPickle7682Aug 6, 2026 11:03 AM
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Quote from BGRT View quoted comment :
It was $800 at launch. Budget model? We're talking $200 launch price Android phones carrying high refresh rate screens.
And on top of that, we have discount android phones coming in a $35-80 routinely having better refresh rates than Apple's products.
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Aug 6, 2026 12:15 PM
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lmhilly1971Aug 6, 2026 12:15 PM
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Quote from Omegadeal2000 View quoted comment :
Seems like a great deal given the year long unlimited talk and text + 12gb of data. Yes in a years time the iPhone 12 will be pretty old, but assuming tracphones service / coverage is decent this seems great
It is a good deal. I would totally grab one, if I did not already have the iphone 13 from last year's deal for $150. woot
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IliveinAlbanyAug 6, 2026 12:39 PM
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Quote from HansGruber View quoted comment :
You need a year of paid service for the device. This iphone 12 has 12 months of paid service. This means once you activate the Iphone 12. If connected to wifi at the end of 1 year. The phone will automatically unlock. In this deal service time does not matter because this deal comes with 1 year of service for the iphone 12.

If you bought a iphone 13 and used it on this iphone 12 line with unlimited talk/text. It would not unlock the iphone 13 because the year of service was for the iphone 12.

All you need to know moving forward. Make sure whatever device you want unlocked has 1 year of service paid for on the device you want unlocked. Connect it to wifi at the end of the year and it will automatically unlock. If you are paranoid, make sure it's active at the end of the year of service.

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They don't automatically unlock anymore. They will be unlocked upon request, which was an unnecessary change.
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MtF4392
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Quote from HansGruber View quoted comment :

You need a year of paid service for the device. This iphone 12 has 12 months of paid service. This means once you activate the Iphone 12. If connected to wifi at the end of 1 year. The phone will automatically unlock. In this deal service time does not matter because this deal comes with 1 year of service for the iphone 12.

If you bought a iphone 13 and used it on this iphone 12 line with unlimited talk/text. It would not unlock the iphone 13 because the year of service was for the iphone 12.

All you need to know moving forward. Make sure whatever device you want unlocked has 1 year of service paid for on the device you want unlocked. Connect it to wifi at the end of the year and it will automatically unlock. If you are paranoid, make sure it's active at the end of the year of service.

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As mentioned above, the unlock is no longer automatic. In January, we will find out if completing the form on https://www.tfwunlockpolicy.com/ will be enough to complete the unlock.
Aug 6, 2026 3:43 PM
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jk9921Aug 6, 2026 3:43 PM
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It's unlimited hotspot device!
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Quote from MtF4392 View quoted comment :
As mentioned above, the unlock is no longer automatic. In January, we will find out if completing the form on https://www.tfwunlockpolicy.com/ will be enough to complete the unlock.
I actually did call the unlocking dept about this yesterday because of that change in the wording of the policy. They did say that it would automatically unlock after 365 days. No need for any additional service days, no need to call or submit a request. However, I have been given incorrect information by TracFone agents MANY times. We will start to find out early next year. Just thought I throw that out there.

I will say that the iPhones that I have purchased from TracFone all automatically unlocked perfectly reliably, and I've had to call with some Android devices. I didn't even open the boxes of the iPhone 13s I bought (activated via eSIM), and they were unlocked when opened 3 months later. This was obviously before the policy change though.
Last edited by SpyrusNViware August 6, 2026 at 09:38 AM.
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slimdunkin117Aug 6, 2026 5:07 PM
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Quote from BGRT View quoted comment :
It was $800 at launch. Budget model? We're talking $200 launch price Android phones carrying high refresh rate screens.
Yea high refresh rates and are dog slow from crappy cpu..like the moto g power 2023..
I have cheap phones too don't worry
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slimdunkin117Aug 6, 2026 5:10 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
And on top of that, we have discount android phones coming in a $35-80 routinely having better refresh rates than Apple's products.
What else do they have aside from refresh rate? Or you forgot to add they run on crappy meditek cpus and are slow as hell..but hey you can enjoy your choppy phone with a high refresh screen!
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LavenderPickle7682Aug 6, 2026 6:12 PM
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Quote from slimdunkin117 View quoted comment :
What else do they have aside from refresh rate? Or you forgot to add they run on crappy meditek cpus and are slow as hell..but hey you can enjoy your choppy phone with a high refresh screen!
I do enjoy them. They're smooth as can be, 8gb of ram, expandable microSD card slot, stylus, etc. I haven't seen an Apple phone have a stylus or card slot yet. But hey, enjoy your device too.

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