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I live in a real rural area and was thinking of getting a Tracfone. Now most ppl would say, "Why not just get a regular cellular phone?" Well, 2 simple reasons. One, I really wouldn't use it that much like some do with me being in a rural area. And two, we only have two carriers around here. Cellular One and Verizon. One is in one county (where I live) and the other is in another. (where I work) And for some stupid reason, they don't have a contract with each other so if your with one carrier you don't get service with the other. Not even on a roaming basis.

 

So I was wondering if any of you had one and what you thought of it. Do you think it will help me out in my current situation. What about customer service? Any suggestions, or advice would be appreciated.

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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I don't really know. But I can say this much welcome to the club. Life in the boonies can be lonely at times, no cell coverage that is worth a hoot, still on dial up, and if it wasn't for Direct TV life would be boring.

Elwood Senior Enthusiast

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I have a Tracfone, so does my wife, her sister, and my parents. I like mine alot. MountaineerTom has one too, he's the one that got me interested in getting one. They work just as good as any other phone, there's no contract, minutes carry over and as long as you put more minutes on every three months you keep an active account and keep the same number. If you don't you can reactivate at anytime time you just get a new number. If you let it go inactive there is a period of time (I forget how long) that you can still reactivate and get back any minutes you still had when you let it go. You can get the cards and Wal-Mart and alot of other stores, and you can put the minutes on over the phone or online.

 

If you're not going to use it all the time I would recommend it.

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah, me and my wife each have one. The reception has aalways been good and clear for me. It's perfect for me, butI don't use it all the time like a lot of people do. I take it on trips with me or when we go ride our ATV's. As a matter of fact, I think there's only about 6-7 people that know my number, and they are all family.

antig24 Senior Enthusiast

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We used to have one that we would use on trips and stuff, we still have it but it's not activated, it worked fine for us.

kgornek Enthusiast

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Does anyone know if it will work in different networks? Say Verizon and Cellular One? The regular cell. phones won't. Not even on a roaming basis.

Elwood Senior Enthusiast

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I'm not completely sure, but I think it will work off of Cell One but not Verizon. BUT I'm not really sure. It might tell you on their website. Here's the link.Tracfone

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