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Nancy Young[_8_] Nancy Young[_8_] is offline
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On 4/9/2017 10:15 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> Once or twice a year, QVC runs a special for Tracfone. (I'm sure if
> you watch the Tracfone site it is available there) For $99, I get a
> brand new Samsung, one year of service, 1300 minutes of phone, data
> and text each, call anywhere in U.S. and Mexico (that much I know of).
> I need only buy more service minutes at the end of the year. My
> unused minutes never expire but continue to roll forward. Since I am
> mostly on wifi I don't use many minutes. At the end of the year, I
> can buy another year's worth of minutes for $99 or I can purchase
> lesser amounts.


It's triple minutes like mine, I'm sure.

Next time I'll get one with more storage but I get everything I
need on this phone. I know other people have more requirements that
means they'd want a better phone.

> (or get a brand new phone and 1300 minutes for $99)
> Time service and minutes amount is up to you. They have an excellent
> web site, good customer service, you can update your minutes
> automatically or from your phone. I hand off my old phone to my
> husband and simply switch name on it via web site. I have all the
> services and gizmos my friends and relatives do. $99 per year. It's
> a no brainer to me.


Ditto. I bought extra data because I expected to use that a lot on
vacation and other stuff I've been dealing with but I didn't really
need it.

nancy