PrePaidGSM > Operators > USA > Tracfone
| Tracfone | ||||||
| Recharge ---> | $ 9.99 | $ 19.99 | $ 29.99 | $ 39.99 | $ 129.99 | |
| Minutes included (price per min) |
30 ($ 0.33/min) |
60 ($ 0.33/min) |
120 ($ 0.25/min) |
200 ($ 0.20/min) |
400 ($ 0.25/min) |
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| Validity | 45 days | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
Double minutes
There's a special refill card called Double Minutes at the cost of $ 49.99: it gives 0 minutes and 0 days of service but it gives double minutes for all future cards with the exception of the 800 minute, 365 day card.
| Additional services and costs | |
| Long distance Calls | same rate as local calls |
| National Roaming Calls | double rate as national rates |
| Messaging | SMS are available, rates depend on the phone! Nokia 1100, 2600, 3390, Motorola V170, C155: 0.3 units to send, free to receive Nokia 5100, 1221, 2285, 2126, Motorola C343, V60, 120: 0.5 units to send and receive |
| Data calls | not available |
| International calls | Available with the Prepaid International offer: click here |
| International Roaming | not available |
| Debiting method | TracFone charges in units, 1 unit = 1 minute for local and long distance calls on net; 2 units = 1 minute for national roaming calls |
TracFone phones
The main bad thing with Tracfone is that you need to buy one of their phones in order to use their service. They are a GSM provider but you cannot use another GSM phone. They have special firmware on the phone that goes hand-in-hand with the SIM card.
