I asked a question about Cell Phones recently a few weeks before my trip to Orlando and having since returned i thought i would post an update about the phone i purchased.
I bought a pay as you go TracFone(Nokia)for $39.99 which are sold at quite a few places.
After calling a free phone number you are taken through the process of activating your phone and receiving your own number.
This can also be done online by visiting their website.
The phone itself remains yours but to keep the service active you need to purchase a new Airtime card before the expiry date which is 60 days since you last purchased airtime.
Even if your phone gets deactivated it can easily be reactivated at a later date just by purchasing a new airtime card and calling the free phone number again so you can get a new number and reactivate it and if this is done within 60 days of the last deactivation any unused airtime will be added to the new units.
Airtime minutes can be purchased at loads of places such as Target,Walgreens, Walmarts and many others and come amounts of 40 ($19.99),100,200 and 400 minutes.
When you buy a card you will receive a serial number which you will need when you call the TracFone free phone number (1-800 867 7183)to add your additional minutes.
This number is either on the back of the card which you will find when you scratch off the gray strip otherwise you will need to keep the shop receipt that will show the number at the top,in this case the actual card is of no use so be sure to keep the receipt or you will not be able to redeem your new minutes.
A local call costs 1 unit for 1 minute and one minute of 'Roaming' time (non local) costs 2 units.
A text message costs Half a unit.
My TracFone.
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