Tracfone Wireless vs Verizon Wireless Prepaid
June 9, 2010 by Rick · Leave a Comment
Verizon Prepaid vs Tracfone are examples of two different types of prepaid phone plans. Verizon Prepaid uses the “Unlimited in network minutes with a daily charge” type of plan and Tracfone uses the Cost per minute plan.
How Verizon Prepaid Works
Verizon Prepaid has several options
Prepaid Basic which offers 25 cent minutes.
99 cents per day which allows you unlimited calling to other Verizon Wireless phones and then you will pay 10 cents a minute on all other calls. Every day that you use your phone you will pay the 99 cent fee. Texts are 10 cents to send and receive.
199 cents per day which allows you unlimited calling to other Verizon Wireless phones and then you will pay 5 cents a minute on all other calls. You also get Unlimited Nights and Weekend calling with the $1.99 plan. Every day that you use your phone you will pay the $1.99 fee. Texts are 5 cents to send and receive.
399 cents per day which allows you unlimited calling to other Verizon Wireless phones and then you will get Unlimited calling every day. Every day that you use your phone you will pay the $3.99 fee. Texts are 1 cent to send and receive. This is basically their Prepaid Unlimited Plan. $3.99 per day for Unlimited Calling to any phone in the United States.
Text Message Bundles
If you are on any of the Verizon Prepaid Plans you can get the Message Bundle Plans. For $20 per month you get Unlimited Messaging. For $10 per month you get unlimited texting to Verizon Wireless phones and 250 additional messages. If you go over the 250 you will pay 20 cents per message with the Basic plan, 10 cents with the 99 cent plan, 5 cents with the 199 plan, and 1 cent with the 399 Unlimited plan.
How Tracfone Works
Tracfone is a simple Cost Per Minute prepaid cell phone company.
You purchase the Tracfone phone and a Minute card.
Then you activate the phone by calling Tracfone on a land line or by going online.
You will have to type in some numbers into your phone and then it is active. It is really easy.
Next you will add a Tracfone Minute Card.
When adding a minute card if you use a five digit Bonus Code you might get more minutes. Check out the Tracfone Bonus Codes.
Basically you buy Tracfone minutes on a card and add them to your phone. You will get 90 days of service time on most Tracfone cards. You must keep minutes and service time on your phone to use it. The remaining number of minutes and the service end date will usually show on your display. vzprepaidvstrac
Be sure to check out what Tracfone DMFL is before you purchase your Tracfone. Here is a great article on Tracfone DMFL. I would only add minutes to a Tracfone that had DMFL on it.
Tracfone Service Time and Minutes Roll Over
If you add minutes or service time before your phone has completely run out the remaining minutes or service time will roll over.
Get $3 off on any Tracfone or accessory $19.99 or more with coupon code 23444.
Will my Tracfone work in Europe with a European Sim Card?
No Tracfone GSM phones (the ones that have a SIM card under the battery) have special Tracfone software in them. They will not work with any other SIM cards and they cannot be unlocked without eliminating and reflashing all the software in the phone.
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Verizon Prepaid Text and Picture Messaging
Basic Plan text messages are 20 cents each.
Core Plan, text messages are 10 cents each.
Plus Plan, text messages are 5 cents each.
Unlimited Plan, text messages are just 1 cent each.
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How Net10 Prepaid Works
April 15, 2010 by Rick · Leave a Comment
Net10 is a simple to use Cost Per Minute prepaid cell phone company. .
To begin with you will buy a Net10 and a Net10 Card. You can only use a Net10 Cell phone for Net10 service, you cannot use a Verizon, At&t, T-Mobile, Alltel, Net10 or any other phone with Net10 Service.
How to Activate your Net10 Wireless Phone
Next you will Activate your phone. This can be done by going to the Net10 website or by calling Net10 on a different phone.
To activate your phone you will key in a series of numbers. It is really simple and if you hit the wrong key it is easy to redo it. For the system to activate your phone can take 10 minute to a couple of hours.
Next you will add a Net10 Minute Card. You will add the 15 digit PIN code into your phone.
When adding a minute card if you use a five digit Bonus Code you might get more minutes. Check out the Net10 Bonus Codes.
Net10 Service Time
You will get 30 days of service time on most Net10 cards for each $15 you spend. You must have both minutes and service time on your phone to use it. The End of Service Date normally flashes on the screen of your Net10 phone all the time. You can also check your service end date and the number of minutes you have left in the Prepaid Menu on your Net10 phone. hwnet10wrks
Buying Net10 Phone Cards
For the Best Deal and phone Selection go to Net10.com.
Get $3 off on any Net10 phone with coupon code 34567.
When you buy from the Net10 website put in this code as you are making a phone purchase to save a little extra money.
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Net10 Service Time and Minutes Roll Over
With Net10 your minutes and service time will add on to your current balance. For instance if you have 20 minutes and 60 days left on your Net10 phone and you add a 300 minute/60 day phone card you will end up with 320 minutes and 80 days left.
Go to Net10.com for the best selection of Phones and Phone Specials
Here is a great article on How does Net10 Work?
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