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New Tracfone Smartphones - List of New Phones from Tracfone in 2019 Welcome to TracfoneReviewer , a blog about prepaid cell phones from Tracfone! The Latest Smartphones from Tracfone - 2019 Tracfone releases a lot of new phones every year, and it can be hard to keep track of what is new, and what has already been around for a while. When shopping for a new phone, we all want to know which phones were recently released, as these usually have the best features. This list contains the latest phones released by Tracfone and we will continue to update as new phones are released each month as we get into 2019. We will include brief descriptions of each new phone, and links to additional information. You can also visit our Cell Phone Reviews page for our latest reviews of new phones.. Starting in April 2017, Tracfone is no longer including Triple Minutes for Life with new phones. Learn more about this, and how it might affect you, in our recent post about the Changes to Triple Minutes for Li...

Airtime Comparison - Which Tracfone Card Should you Buy?  Welcome to TracfoneReviewer , a blog about all things Tracfone related!  Best deal on Tracfone Minutes Is it cheaper to buy the 60 minute card every three months or the 1 Year Card? What is the cheapest way to buy service days? We hear these questions, and more, quite often, and wanted to share the answers to these questions, as well as others, with our readers. Find out the cheapest way to get  talk, text or data, and we will also share details on which airtime cards offer the best value.. With Tracfone airtime cards, there isn't a 'best' card for everyone, because it all depends on how much airtime you use, and if you use your talk, text or data more. So we have included several common scenarios, with the best airtime card for that situation. Cheapest Way to Add Service Days: Tracfone recently stopped offering their 365 service day card for $50 which is not good for users who just need additional service days. Th...

Tracfone Adds Unlimited Talk/Text Plans for Smartphones TracfoneReviewer shares the latest news, reviews and promo codes for Tracfone! Tracfone Unlimited Airtime Plans Tracfone quietly just released three new smartphone-only airtime card options with unlimited talk and text. Below are the details and we will share how the work and if it is a good deal. Many users have suspected Tracfone would eventually offer an unlimited option with the cost of talk and text dwindling and that day has arrived. Over the last few years Tracfone has stopped offering Triple Minutes for Life and introduced smartphone-only airtime cards with varying amounts of talk/text/data. The smartphone-only cards are generally a better deal for those who use all three 'buckets' and Tracfone also added Text only , Talk only and Data only airtime cards as add-ons. Now we see three smartphone-only cards available on the Tracfone website and the Tracfone My Account App for purchase that come with unlimited talk ...

Tracfone Offers Talk Add on Card - Is it a Good Deal? Analysis of the new talk add-on card by TracfoneReviewer . Tracfone talk add-on card Ever wish you could add just extra talk minutes to your phone? Well now you can with Tracfone introducing a talk add-on card! The new card adds extra talk minutes but no additional text/data or service days. With Tracfone smartphones, airtime is split into talk, text and data buckets and consumers have long asked for a talk add-on card to add just additional talk minutes. Tracfone already offers both a Text Only Card and the Data Only Card and you can follow the links to see more details and a cost breakdown. How Many Talk Minutes do you get from the Add-on Card? Here is where things get a little interesting. With the Text and Data add-on cards, they are only available for smartphones. But Tracfone offers a talk add-on card for both basic phones and smartphones. However, the basic phone talk add on is just 100 minutes while the smartphone add-on i...

Tracfone CDMA Phones Must be 4G VoLTE by end of 2019 The latest news and information from TracfoneReviewer . Why Tracfone is Making Users Get New Phones Starting a few months ago, some Tracfone users received messages from Tracfone that their CDMA devices won't work with Tracfone by the end of 2019. For a CDMA phone to work it must have VoLTE enabled in order to make calls. What does this mean for you and why is it happening? We've got those answers for you plus additional information on phones that are VoLTE capable. Why is Tracfone Shutting Down 3G and 2G CDMA Networks? Many users are asking why Tracfone is shutting down their network and forcing them to get a new phone. The answer is, Tracfone uses Verizon's networks, and Verizon is shutting down their 2G and 3G networks which will affect any Tracfone CDMA devices using these networks. Verizon has been planning this closure for several years and planning accordingly by including VoLTE with the phones they sell. But Tracf...

How Texting Works with Tracfone and How to Add More How to Buy Texts for Tracfone For many of us, texting is our biggest drain of minutes on our Tracfone smartphone. And up until now, the only way to add more texts was by getting a card for more calling and data as well. With Tracfone smartphones, each text you send or receive deducts from your total amount of texts. When you buy prepaid airtime cards, they allow you to make calls, send texts and surf the web on data. Tracfone sells a variety of prepaid cards (for both regular devices and smartphones), and each card adds more texts, data and calling minutes at the same time in different amounts. With airtime split for smartphones into Talk, Text and Data buckets,, you can run out of data or texts and have to buy more calling minutes to refill your data and texts, even if you don't want any more calling minutes. But Tracfone now offers a prepaid card you can purchase to add 1000 extra texts for $5. It is also possible to buy extra D...

6 Ways to Check your Minutes Balance on Tracfone Smartphones Below we share how you can check your airtime on Tracfone smartphones. If you're new to Tracfone, consider taking a look at our Beginners Guide to Tracfone (opens in new window). Check Airtime Balance on Tracfone Smartphone On older, non Android phones, airtime and service days are displayed on the home screen and via the prepaid menu for easy monitoring. But on Android Smartphones, there is no automatic menu or display for your airtime. So how can you check your balance? We will answer that here, with several different ways! Tracfone is a prepaid cell phone service provider that also sells phones to use with their service. They have a wide variety of phones, from flip phones to touchscreen smartphones. Visit the Latest List of Tracfone Smartphones  to see recent options including some of the latest Android devices. On Android smartphones, minutes are not treated the same as on feature phones, they are split into three b...

New Phones, Predictions, and Changes for Tracfone in 2019! Welcome to TracfoneReviewer with the latest news, reviews and more! The Future of Tracfone in 2019 Each year brings changes, new phones, and possibilities. And with 2019 here, we will be looking forward at what the new year might hold as far as changes to Tracfone in the future, and trends they may follow. We will also share some insights on the previous year, 2018, and review some of the highlights. Remember that TracfoneReviewer is not sponsored or affiliated with Tracfone in any way, we just try to share helpful news and information. If you are curious about what we predicted and shared last year, check out our previous post for 2018 . Let's begin with a review of some of the highlights from 2018 including changes and new phones. Looking Back on 2018 One of the major highlights we encountered was a flourish of new phones released late in 2018 which included the first budget phone with 32 GB storage. We saw Tracfone relea...

Unlocked Moto E5 Plus and E5 Play Specs and Release Info News, Specs and more on the Moto E5 from TracfoneReviewer Moto E5 Plus and Play Coming Soon Motorola has announced several new budget smartphones - the Moto E5 Plus, E5 Play and E5. Although these will be low cost devices, they will pack some impressive features which we will share more about below. They will likely be great options to bring to the Tracfone BYOP program as they are unlocked and compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks. Motorola also recently announced the Moto G6, G6 Play and G6 Plus and you can follow the link to learn more. The Moto G lineup generally offers a little more performance at a higher cost compared to the Moto E line. The Moto E5 Plus might be the most notable (and also the highest priced) with a large, 6" touchscreen, enormous 5,000 mAh battery, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB Storage. Motorola isn't expected to release the Moto E5 in the US market, so only the Plus and Play versions will be availabl...

Step by Step Guide to Unlocking a Tracfone Device It is now possible to unlock some Tracfone devices, mostly smartphones, so that you can use them with other carriers in the US or around the world. TracfoneReviewer shares the requirements and a step by step guide below! (Updated April 2018) How to Unlock a Tracfone Owning an unlocked phone means that if you travel to another country that offers service for unlocked phones, you can buy a SIM card and service, and you will have cell phone use in that country. When you leave, you can switch your old SIM card back in to resume service with Tracfone. Tracfone is well known for not allowing their phones to be unlocked, but because of FCC rules, and a ruling against Tracfone, they are required to unlock phones from after a certain date, offer a credit towards an exchange, or offer a partial cash refund for older devices. We've got all the information you need about unlocking your Tracfone device. We will start with the requirements, incl...