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Originally Posted by rcentros
Since I don't know how TracFone plans work, I'm curious how many minutes, texts and MBs that $7 a month would get you?
Since this TracFone phone uses the Verizon network (as does BYO Wireless) I'm trying to figure out if TracFone is a better deal than the $5 a month plan at BYO. I use the $20 Net10 LG Fuel on the BYO Wireless with its $5 a month plan. For $5 more, I topped that up an extra 250 MBs of data -- 200 MBs of which is still available after about 2 months. For WiFi calling, I use GrooVe IP (with a RingTo number). It supposedly works on 3G, but I'm guessing the quality would be horrible. WiFi VoIP calling is not bad at all.
But the original poster doesn't have WiFi and the Magic Jack deal needs 4G, so I'm not sure how any of this would help him/her.
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Wouldn't need wifi for just Tracfone coverage.
I hadn't used one in years, but I just set up a Tracfone for my wife. Kind of surprised they were still around. The LG Fuel phone I bought her increases the Tracfone minutes times 3. So a 60 minute card is actually 180 minutes. You need to buy at least a 60 minute card every 3 months to keep your phone number active, of course you can buy more minutes for 6 months or even a year at a time coverage. So $20 for a 60 minute (180 minute if you buy the right phone) comes out to about $7 a month cost. I do understand they buy minutes wholesale from Verizon, so the coverage area should be good. I haven't tried it on that phone, but I don't see why one could not use Google Voice calling when within wifi range to save those minutes for use when outside wifi range (for anyone who has wifi).
180 minutes = 180 texts with Tracfone. Data use would be expensive, 180 minutes = 180 mb data I think.