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TracFone: 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 3-Mo Unlimited Talk/Text + 20GB Data Plan

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TracFone has their TracFone Locked 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 3-Months of Unlimited Talk/Text + 20GB Data Plan on sale for $108 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member DoctorLecter for sharing 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 3 month option from the Payment Frequency drop-down
  4. Scroll to options to the right to find the $108 20GB Data Plan and choose Select Plan
  5. Decline Auto-Refill
  6. Decline the Protection Plan ($149 fee applies if accepted)
  7. Proceed to cart
  8. Your total will be $357.99 - $249.99 discount in cart = $108 with free shipping.
Plan Includes:
  • 60GB of Data (Total Data for the plan period)
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Hotspot Capable

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Taxes and fees apply. Discount reflected in cart. Cannot be combined with any other offers / promos. Online Only. Offer valid through 10/18/2026 while supplies last. Must purchase an eligible plan to qualify. Limit of two phones per customer.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Written by DoctorLecter
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TracFone has their TracFone Locked 64GB Apple iPhone 12 + 3-Months of Unlimited Talk/Text + 20GB Data Plan on sale for $108 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member DoctorLecter for sharing 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 3 month option from the Payment Frequency drop-down
  4. Scroll to options to the right to find the $108 20GB Data Plan and choose Select Plan
  5. Decline Auto-Refill
  6. Decline the Protection Plan ($149 fee applies if accepted)
  7. Proceed to cart
  8. Your total will be $357.99 - $249.99 discount in cart = $108 with free shipping.
Plan Includes:
  • 60GB of Data (Total Data for the plan period)
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Hotspot Capable

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Taxes and fees apply. Discount reflected in cart. Cannot be combined with any other offers / promos. Online Only. Offer valid through 10/18/2026 while supplies last. Must purchase an eligible plan to qualify. Limit of two phones per customer.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Remember, this phone was released in October 2020. It's SIX years old. These old models were probably sitting on a shelf in a warehouse someplace, so be prepared for a partially-degraded battery.

It's 64gb, which is an absolutely tiny amount of storage in 2026. And you CANNOT upgrade it via MicroSD card ("APPLE" doesn't even have a slot for it!). Newer phone OSes will eat up a majority of that space before you even you install the first application

(fyi, it's impossible to even perform an OS update on a 32gb model, with nothing installed).

Even with 64gb, you'll constantly be off-loading applications, photos, and media every few weeks. Or needing a VERY expensive cloud storage plan.

And then there's the concern of future software upgrades -- if you only use it for the most basic stuff like calls and texts, you'll PROBABLY be fine. But if you're like a majority of people with the mobiles surgically attached to their hands for 24 hours a day, then when the software expires, so does access to "essential" services like banking and medical.

(which btw, if you value data security and privacy, I'd suggest to NEVER put anything critical on a mobile in the first place. But you do you! I know I'm screaming into the void whenever I make that suggestion anymore.)

I would say to only consider this device if one absolutely needs the "APPLE" ecosystem and you refuse to have any significant budget for it. You can easily get $40-75 Track Phones with Android OSes that have MUCH better quality of life specs.

These mid-tier androids sometimes aren't "as powerful" if all you care about is CPU speed, but pretty much anything mid-tier and above made in the last 2-3 years, you'll have more than enough. (If you care about raw CPU speed, use a laptop instead of a handheld...?)

Source for the Android? I use a 2024 "MO TOG" Stylus 5G with 128gb storage, 8gb ram, larger screen, 120hz refresh rate screen, MicroSD card slot, and stylus! It's more than enough as a daily driver. $40, here on SD. The Poetic case I bought was nearly half the cost of the phone...!
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XtantYesterday 3:47 PM
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Need a slick deal for a 13 Mini.

Sadly and obnoxiously the last small/mini phone they ever made.
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SmilingSparrow2430Yesterday 3:51 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Remember, this phone was released in October 2020. It's FIVE years old. These old models were probably sitting on a shelf in a warehouse someplace, so be prepared for a partially-degraded battery. It's 64gb, which is an absolutely tiny amount of storage in 2026. And you CANNOT upgrade it via MicroSD card (Apple doesn't even have a slot for it!). Newer phone OSes might eat up a majority of that space before you even you install the first application. You'll constantly be off-loading applications, photos, and media every few weeks. Or needing a VERY expensive cloud storage plan.
I think having an immich server for this is ideal.
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LavenderPickle7682Yesterday 4:12 PM
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Quote from SmilingSparrow2430 View quoted comment :
I think having an immich server for this is ideal.
That's one stop-gap solution to the bigger problem of a bad product design. It should have easily upgradable storage via MicroSD cards. Period. Full stop.

It'll make these SIX year old devices actually usable for many years to come, instead of borderline ewaste.

But something something "we'll lose revenue if we do that", and now we have a yearly upgrade cycle. 🤣
Last edited by LavenderPickle7682 October 8, 2026 at 03:12 PM.
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Is the included plan harvestable for another existing TF plan?
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Apple trade in value is $120
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pcgeekpcgeekYesterday 4:24 PM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Remember, this phone was released in October 2020. It's FIVE years old. These old models were probably sitting on a shelf in a warehouse someplace, so be prepared for a partially-degraded battery.

It's 64gb, which is an absolutely tiny amount of storage in 2026. And you CANNOT upgrade it via MicroSD card ("APPLE" doesn't even have a slot for it!). Newer phone OSes might eat up a majority of that space before you even you install the first application. You'll constantly be off-loading applications, photos, and media every few weeks. Or needing a VERY expensive cloud storage plan.

And then there's the concern of future software upgrades -- if you only use it for the most basic stuff like calls and texts, you'll PROBABLY be fine. But if you're like a majority of people with the mobiles surgically attached to their hands for 24 hours a day, then when the software expires, so does access to "essential" services like banking and medical.

(which btw, if you value data security and privacy, I'd suggest to NEVER put on a mobile in the first place. but you do you! I know I'm screaming into the void whenever I make that suggestion anymore.)

I would say to only consider this device if one absolutely needs the "APPLE" ecosystem and you refuse to have any significant budget for it. You can easily get $40-75 Track Phones with Android OSes that have MUCH better quality of life specs.

These mid-tier androids sometimes aren't "as powerful" if all you care about is CPU speed, but pretty much anything mid-tier and above made in the last 2-3 years, you'll have more than enough. (If you care about raw CPU speed, use a laptop instead of a handheld...?)

Source for the Android? I use a 2024 "MO TOG" Stylus 5G with 128gb storage, 8gb ram, larger screen, 120hz refresh rate screen, MicroSD card slot, and stylus! It's more than enough as a daily driver. $40, here on SD. The Poetic case I bought was nearly half the cost of the phone...!

A lot of people would actually buy it if it was an iPhone 12 Mini due to the form factor, or an even older iPhone 11 due to the usbliter8-based Jailbreak. A jailbroken iPhone is more usable than a rooted Android these days due to Android hardware attestation and some BS OEM restrictions. For those who care about privacy and security, I'm pretty sure they already own a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS installed and this is just their secondary phone for tinkering with.
Anyway, the standard iPhone 12 is nothing special. One may still buy it and hope for a newly discovered A14 hardware vulnerability.
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whyzirYesterday 4:44 PM
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It shows $250 in the link, are there specific steps needed to get the special price?
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Quote from pcgeekpcgeek View quoted comment :

A lot of people would actually buy it if it was an iPhone 12 Mini due to the form factor, or an even older iPhone 11 due to the usbliter8-based Jailbreak. A jailbroken iPhone is more usable than a rooted Android these days due to Android hardware attestation and some BS OEM restrictions. For those who care about privacy and security, I'm pretty sure they already own a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS installed and this is just their secondary phone for tinkering with.
Anyway, the standard iPhone 12 is nothing special. One may still buy it and hope for a newly discovered A14 hardware vulnerability.
Yeah, let's level here -- the average person isn't doing ANY of that.

As for security, I'm not talking device-level security -- I'm talking about the entire security posture.

A mobile phone is a...
- dainty glass screen (sometimes with glass on BOTH sides of the device)
- brought along EVERYWHERE you go (instead of at home, behind a locked door)
- held 5+ feet off the ground (without any strap, leash, or fall protection - most don't even use a case with it)
- a target for thieves (even with remote bricking/erasure features, they still sell it for scrap)
- a target for unscrupulous law enforcement (they'll just image the device or retain it, even if they can't compel you to unlock due to disabled biometrics....you ARE disabling biometric access, right?)
- has a less robust OS -- ergo, less security protection than a traditional laptop.

Putting all of one's 2FA (application or SMS), medical, financial, personal/confidential information on such a device that can easily be lost or destroyed is, as we say in the industry, "a very bad idea". Something something "all your eggs in one basket".

You'll be spending literal weeks proving your identity to your essential services because you lost your device....or worse, you get locked out without any form of recovery.

Whereas a laptop sitting at home is behind a locked door, isn't mobile, and has better security software than a flim-flam mobile OS. And if you NEED a mobile device for your authentication, you're better off getting one of those $40 Android deals where it literally sits at home inside a locked drawer until you need it.
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I can't find out how this works after the 3 months are up. I've used whatever Android phone (a Moto or a Samsung older model) with the 1,500/1,500/ annual plan for about $50. As a 78 year old this is enough for me and I have been rolling over unused minutes, texts and data for year. I do note that the plans in their website are mostly 3 month plans now though so I will have to see what happens in June when my annual plan expires. I am currently using a Samsung A16 and while it is obviously not your top of the line phone is does the job for me.
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 View quoted comment :
Remember, this phone was released in October 2020. It's FIVE years old. These old models were probably sitting on a shelf in a warehouse someplace, so be prepared for a partially-degraded battery. It's 64gb, which is an absolutely tiny amount of storage in 2026. And you CANNOT upgrade it via MicroSD card ("APPLE" doesn't even have a slot for it!). Newer phone OSes might eat up a majority of that space before you even you install the first application. You'll constantly be off-loading applications, photos, and media every few weeks. Or needing a VERY expensive cloud storage plan.And then there's the concern of future software upgrades -- if you only use it for the most basic stuff like calls and texts, you'll PROBABLY be fine. But if you're like a majority of people with the mobiles surgically attached to their hands for 24 hours a day, then when the software expires, so does access to "essential" services like banking and medical. (which btw, if you value data security and privacy, I'd suggest to NEVER put on a mobile in the first place. but you do you! I know I'm screaming into the void whenever I make that suggestion anymore.)I would say to only consider this device if one absolutely needs the "APPLE" ecosystem and you refuse to have any significant budget for it. You can easily get $40-75 Track Phones with Android OSes that have MUCH better quality of life specs. These mid-tier androids sometimes aren't "as powerful" if all you care about is CPU speed, but pretty much anything mid-tier and above made in the last 2-3 years, you'll have more than enough. (If you care about raw CPU speed, use a laptop instead of a handheld...?)Source for the Android? I use a 2024 "MO TOG" Stylus 5G with 128gb storage, 8gb ram, larger screen, 120hz refresh rate screen, MicroSD card slot, and stylus! It's more than enough as a daily driver. $40, here on SD. The Poetic case I bought was nearly half the cost of the phone...!
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Quote from whyzir View quoted comment :
It shows $250 in the link, are there specific steps needed to get the special price?
Choose 3 month $108 plan, then the phone will be free.
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FuschiaMaid115Yesterday 5:21 PM
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Quote from whyzir View quoted comment :
It shows $250 in the link, are there specific steps needed to get the special price?
Add the phone to cart, choose new # then next....When you get to the plans screen, flip down to 3 month plans then pick the $108 Plan- 90 Days -60 GB Hotspot Data plan and add to cart.

Discount will show at checkout and total is $108
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Quote from whyzir View quoted comment :
It shows $250 in the link, are there specific steps needed to get the special price?
When you choose the Plan, be sure the Payment Frequency 3-months is selected to get the phone for free.

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FuschiaMaid115Yesterday 5:28 PM
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You could buy and trade it to apple immediately for $120 with your existing phone to get something nicer

https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in

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