Signing Up For Tracfone Bring Your Own Smartphone GSM LTE Network
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Good stuff. Using their website on a PC. Good tip.
I will be doing my BYOD as an existing tracfone user with the Moto X Pure as a GSM phone. I purchased a SIM kit but did not purchase an airtime card. I was hoping all of my existing minutes/data would xfer over. I guess I'll find out at the end of the week when it all arrives.
+ron045 Your minutes shoulf transfer. The first tracfone setup I did was a transfer and all the minutes moved over. its from 2014, so a litle dated. ruclips.net/video/PVtVzcDSwUo/видео.html
If you want to use the tracfone Verizon network, you can check if your phone is eligible here: www.tracfone.com/byop_finder_regis/index.jsp
it should be.
I'm glad I subscribed to your channel. VERY informative...more so than I thought at first. Peace!
Thanks.. I try to include the info that I think people will need to know.
This helped me so much subbed thank you
Excellent video.
I am very tempted by the Blu R1 HD ($49/$59 for Amazon Prime members), and am considering using Tracfone BYOD to activate it. My current monthly usage on RingPlus is approx. 10 min. talk/0-10 texts/400MB data. About how much would that level of usage cost on Tracfone, and what kind(s) of top-up cards would I need to get for that?
what are you paying per month with RingPlus?
I have an $8.02 topup balance, and a $0/month bill. I'm having some device envy, though: my LG Volt on RingPlus is a couple of years old and using Android 4.4 (I think), while the Blu R1 HD that's on sale for $49/$59 at Amazon is rocking Android 6.0 "Marshmallow." Although my RingPlus phone calls get through OK, many RingPlus users have complained of latency issues, as well as of the whole "listen to ads instead of ringtones on outgoing calls" concept. RingPlus customer support is mostly through their forums, as they haven't enough staff to respond to online support tickets in a timely fashion; don't know how that compares to Tracfone customer support, though.
Your spending about $98 a year on ring plus. Your usage of minutes and texts are low. Your data usage is about 4.8 GB a year.
My guess $125 a year would give you 1500 minutes, 1500 texts, and 1500mb of data.
plus another $30 for 3GB of data
tracfone isn't know for its support.
You don't need to listen to ads though and you'll the AT&T or Verizon network. if you want use the BLU you'll need to use Tracfone's ATT network.
Actually, you don't want to multiply the $8.02 RingPlus topup balance by 12, as that's a 1-time until-it's-used-up deposit. I have been paying $7.99/month for FreedomPop's PremiumPlus services, though (for a different phone), so that $96/yr comes right back, and the "freemium" usage allotments would cover the level of use I've had on RingPlus -- if FreedomPop actually worked, which it hasn't, except for mobile data.
Years ago, I had a "dumbphone" on Tracfone -- but I knew practically nothing about cellphones at the time, and Tracfone seems to have changed a lot since then. So I want to make sure I thoroughly research the best combination of price + call quality + customer service for my usage levels, before I spring for that heavily-discounted Blu R1 HD from Amazon Prime.
I use Straight Talk, I have other family members on tracfone without issue. I think its great for the money. Haven't ever required support.
You just need to make sure the AT&T network works in your area. If only Verizon has coverage in your area, you'll need to find a different phone.
I had a BLU phone, it was good for the money. I gave it to a family member (who is using it with tracfone).
The one thing I didn't like about my phone is that it was 8GB, and the camera app would not save photos to the memory card. Which I think is a problem. I'd get the 16GB version.
Do you know if you can use the Moto X Pure Edition with the Verizon network? The Moto X has GSM and CDMA bands
+JSantana319 I think so. I was researching what new, unlocked, no contract phones I could buy to try with the Tracfone Verizon CDME LTE sim. Looks like the Moto E and Moto G CDMA LTE phones are not sold direct, only through carriers.
I think the Moto X pure would work. Buy it from Moto and you should be able to return it. I also think the Nexus 5p and Nexus 6x from Google should work as well as the older Nexus 6. If you want a big phone, check out some used Nexus 6 on eBay. Prices are way down. It would be a nice Tracfone.
+smartphonematters I already have the Moto X Pure Edition. It would be interesting to see if it works with Straight Talk using the Verizon network
smartphonematters Was the phone that you used locked or unlocked or does it matter?
I bought a Tracfone BYOP sim kit and refill card. I have the AT&T dual sim standard and micro card. What prepaid phone would you recommend me getting that will work with the sim?
Any "UNLOCKED" GSM phone should work. There are tons of unlocked phones on the marlket.
If i have a straight talk phone and i haven't activated the sim can i replace it with a tracfone sim?
Thanks Bob Thompson
Thanks for your video. I have the BLU R1HD from Amazon. You mentioned that to put the sim card in I would have to remove the micro sd card. Is there a solution to not removing the memory card? I would like to keep it. Thanks
The phone has 2 sim slots. One is shared with the microSD card slot so you need to choose. If you use the micro SD card you'll need to use the other SIM slot see my other video ruclips.net/video/DbVFpL9B3xM/видео.html
After you bring your own phone into tracfone and register with tracfone, does it add air time like any standard tracfone? Can you add air time by purchasing their air time cards on that activated phone?
It's pretty much the same. You'll need an airtime card when you activate. They BYOP kit's usually come with one to start.
See my article
smartphonematters.com/how-to-use-an-iphone-with-tracfone-wireless/
great video. I am curious to bring my sim card from my government free phone from SafeLink TracFone to an smartphone. I wonder how does it work?
Mr. Martell Sincere did you figure it out? I haven't yet. My case may be complicated by the fact i went a month without making a call.
will the byop program work for some on who just has minutes no a tracfone monthly plan. i am going from a flip phone to a lg g5
I was able to transfer the minutes from a flip phone account to a BYOP iPhone a couple of years ago. They have these new smartphone plans now which are monthly but people seem to be able to still transfer minutes. Are you doing BYOP or buying the G5 from tracfone?
smartphonematters Byop
You should be able to transfer your minutes from your flip phone to a smartphone but you can't transfer therm back from a smartphone to a basic phone.
I have a iPhone se which card to I use if I just want tracfone service and pay went my data runs out
If you are signing up you'll need to choose the nano SIM for the towers you wnant to use, that's either the AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon one. Choose the one that works best where you use your phone. For a plan you'll either need to choose the monthly plan with unlimited talk and text every month or the older plans with fixe minutes and a set number of service days.
can you do a video on walmart family mobile
Aww man I tossed the plastic thing the sim came on in the Shredder :\ QC
What If I bought a phone without any service but want to pit service on it now. Any help. It actually came with a Sim card but no service
You'd follow the same steps
I am trying to transfer my number from an existing tracfone to my new non-tracfone smartfone. Would I have to create it as a new phone number first then transfer it over?
+TheGamingCore101 No From the tracfone website.. choose Activate / Reactivate Transfer then bring your own phone SIM or Bring Your Own Phone SIM. then choose Transfer my current TracFone phone number
+smartphonematters I have tried this and it said that there was no serial number registered to the sim and won't process my request
+TheGamingCore101 for the new phone or current phone?
smartphonematters for the new phone. I now realize that it wasnt a specific smartphone activation kit. Would that have been the issue possibly?
hmm. possibly. was it just a kit with a network access code?
It keeps saying “imei” is not in the system when i try the “bring your own smartphone option”
You only need to check the your phone's imei if you want to use their Verizon towers. If that is the case double check with their customers service department over chat to see if your phone is eligible
Can this work for any unlocked phone like the note 2
Yes. An AT&T or T-Mobile Note 2 will work with Tracfone's ATT or T-Mobile network respectively. If you have a Verizon phone you may also use it with Tracfone's Verizon network but you'll need to check the MEID. I have a couple of playlists with all my tracfone videos you might want to check out.
Carlos G Hernandez is that a ?
When you activate SIM, where do you find your new telephone number? Please reply
your phone's settings. sometimes they text it to you too
@@Smartphonematters Thank you. I found it. Have a nice day
Is this a Andriod phone because im getting my free amdriod phone in 3 Days.
This was an android phone.
what if they didn't sent you service airtime pin number???
I don't know what you ordered and from who...
smartphonematters i bought it from walmart
DJ KAY TWO I think you call Them or go to the service desk
How much does it cost?
+Carter Scully depends on the plan you choose. e.g how many minutes you need.
My phone worked great until an update and I updated knowing they can send kill your phone over an update, but it's only half paid off so didn't think I had to much to worry about yet but dumb as ever they killed my phone while I'm home witch is 95% of the time it must be cdgm or what ever I'm going to another company as soon as my phone is paid off thank you for teaching us to get GSM phones only.....
This video was from 2016. Tracfone's support for Verizon's LTE/CDMA network is pretty good in 2019. While I still think its easier to deal with their LTE/GSM networks I encourage people with a choice to choose the networks with the best coverage in their area.
im really confused. i want to transfer my service from my old tracfone to my new blu android phone
i keep getting an error on the website
What's the error? Do you have tracfone ATT sim?
smartphonematters yeah but I called customer service and they switched everything over for me. i got the blu vivo 5. very happy with it!
If i have a straight talk phone and i haven't activated the sim can i replace it with a tracfone sim?
Possibly. I'd say if the Straight Talk phone is for the AT&T network it should work. If its for the Verizon or Sprint network not so much.
If you can borrow an AT&T sim from a friend, try it. If it works the Straight Talk sim will too.