Verizon Prepaid vs. Tracfone
April 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 phone users 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.
Can I put a Tracfone SIM in a Blackberry?
No Tracfone does not offer any Smartphones with their service. You cannot get or use a Blackberry with Tracfone service.
Samsung R451c Tracfone Samsung T301 Slider and Motorola Razr
Free Calls to Verizon Prepaid Customer Support
With Tracfone, Net10 and Straight Talk when you call customer support it will cost you minutes. Call Verizon at 611 and it is free.
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Net10 vs Tracfone Cellular
April 5, 2010 by Rick · Leave a Comment
Net10 vs Tracfone Free Minutes with Activation
Net10 phones come with 300 to 600 free minutes when you activate them. The Net10 phones that show a phone card with them will come with 300 activation minutes and also you will get the minutes and service time from the Net10 card shown. Tracfone phones normally only come with 20 free minutes. Many Tracfones come with DMFL already included. I would try to purchase a Tracphone with DMFL.
Monthly Minimum Charge
The minimum you can keep a Tracfone in service for as little as $6.66 per month. It will cost at least $15 a month to maintain your Net10 phone service. This is a lot less than the $45 a month which is the usual minimum for most contract phone companies.
Pictures of the LG 200c and the Samsung R451c
Cost per Minute
Net10 minutes will cost 10 cents. You can only get Net10 minutes for less than 10 cents if you purchase them in $400 chunks.
Tracfone Minutes will cost between 33 cents each and 6.6 cents. Check out how to get Tracfone Minutes for 6.6 cents each at Best Yearly Cell Phone Plan.
Texting Costs with Net10 vs Tracfone
Net10 texts will cost you 5 cents to send and receive. Tracfone texts will cost you .3 units so if you are buying 33 cent minutes it will be 11 cents to receive and send and if you are buying 6.6 cent minutes it will be 2.2 cents per text. Net10 has just released the Samsung R451c and the Samsung 401g which only charge 3.3 cents per text.
Tracfone DMFL
Tracfone has the DMFL (Double Minutes for Life) option to make their minutes competitive in price with Net10. Do not add minutes to a Tracfone that does not have DMFL installed. For a full explanation check out Tracfone vs Tracfone DMFL.
Various Phone Prices with Net10 vs Tracfone
You can purchase Tracfone phones for as little as $9.99. Net10 phones start at $20 but remember you get $30 in free minutes with your Net10 phone purchase. You almost always get the Net10 phone for less than the Tracfone phone after buying matching minutes from Tracfone. Tracfones must have DMFL installed to be comparable to Net10 prices also.
Nicer Phone Availability
Net10 is offering some nicer Qwerty Keyboard phones and Tracfone does not. Usually Net10 has phones with more features available.
Tracfone Yearly Plan
The Tracfone yearly plan that gives you 3,000 minutes on DMFL phones for $200. This is the most minutes per dollar than you can get with Tracfone or Net10. Check out more information on Tracfone Annual Plans. For many people the 6.6 cents a minute $200 yearly Tracfone plan will work well.
Normal Minute Purchases
If you normally buy $30 cards and get 300 minutes and two months of service with Net10 you can purchase $40 cards with Tracfone and DMFL and pay 10 cents a minute and get three months of service. If you buy the $20 Tracfone card you will pay 17.5 cents a minute with DMFL or 33 cents a minute without DMFL.
Summary of Net10 vs Tracfone
Net10 phones are usually cheaper to purchase when you figure in the 300 minutes. If you buy in large chunks Tracfone minutes are cheaper. You can get nicer phones with Net10.
Buy your Net10 Phone at Net10.com and use Net10 Purchase Discount Code 34567 .
Buy your Tracfone at Tracfone.com to get the best price and selection. Be sure to use Tracfone Purchase code 23444.
Benefits of Net vs Tracfone
Both Net10 and Tracfone phones will roam onto different networks without a roaming charge. You will get better cell phone coverage with Net10 and Tracfone than any other prepaid cell phone.
Both Net10 and Tracfone have phones available in every zip code in the US.
No credit check required with Net10 or Tracfone.
Neither Net10 or Tracfone has an activation fee and neither has a reactivation fee if you run out of service time or use all of your minutes.
You can transfer your current phone number to Tracfone or Net10.
I want to transfer some of my Tracfone minutes to another phone . Do I have to transfer my Tracfione phone number too?
Text Messaging rates seem to be getting more expensive not cheaper. How much does it cost to Text with a Tracfone?
Text messaging has become very popular with both kids and Adults what does Tracfone Text Messaging cost?
