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How Much Does Texting Cost for Tracfone? This is a relatively common question many people have when looking at buying a Tracfone cell phone. Cell Phone Closeup  By  seanmcmenemy Tracfone is a prepaid, no-contract cell phone service provider. They have low cost minute cards, and many cell phones for under $100 (and even under $20). With Tracfone service, you pay for how much you use the phone, and you have to buy prepaid minutes to put on the phone before you can use it. Texting with Tracfone is very reasonable, and we are going to share exactly how it works, and how much it will cost you. Before we get to the cost, we must explain that texting charges are different for Tracfone's newer, Android powered smartphones. These smartphones put minutes into three separate 'pools' of calling/texting/data. Read our guide, How Minutes Work on Tracfone Smartphones to get the full explanation. We will share below how much texting will cost on the smartphones as wel...

Use 4G LTE Smartphones with Tracfone BYOP program This post details the latest on Tracfone BYOP and 4G LTE. We will continue to update it, as well as our main Tracfone BYOP page which also contains a list of compatible phones.  Tracfone BYOP 4G LTE  We are excited to share the news that Tracfone has now opened their BYOP agenda to 4G Smartphones! Previously, only Verizon compatible 3G phones were capable of being used with Tracfone BYOP (Bring Your Own Phone). This meant the best phones you could get were the iPhone 4s, Moto G, and other similar types. While these smartphones are great, they are not top of the line. With 4G LTE now available with Tracfone, you can use the iPhone 6, or a Samsung Galaxy S6, or many other high-end devices and get the fastest data speeds. The only requirement is that it must be able to connect with Verizon 4G service to activate. We will dive into more details on activating your phone and what kind of requirements there are after we c...

Bring Your AT&T/GSM Smartphone to Tracfone This information regarding bringing GSM devices to use with Tracfone is brought to you by  and we will continue to update and share additional information here as we know more. Stay tuned! News about Tracfone GSM Activation Kit Tracfone Wireless appears to finally be allowing GSM users to bring their smartphones to use with the BYOP program. We've seen various signs of this over the past few months, and now it is becoming a reality. Order a CDMA/GSM activation kit on the Tracfone website, have an AT&T compatible GSM device, follow the online instructions, and you should be up and running. It sounds simple, and maybe it is, but stick around as we look into bringing GSM devices to Tracfone. For those who might not know, Tracfone is a low cost prepaid service provider. They also sell phones to use with their low cost service, as well as allow consumers to bring certain smartphones to Tracfone. Until recently, you could o...

LG Sunrise Review with Full Specs and Features for this Android Smartphone This review by covers the LG Sunrise and will detail the major features for this phone, as well as our comparison to other options available. We hope this information will be helpful, and will continue to update as needed. Tracfone LG Sunrise Review The LG Sunrise is an Android smartphone that uses GSM networks through Tracfone. It is one of a growing variety of smartphones available from Tracfone, but one of only a few that use GSM networks. Tracfone is a low cost prepaid cell phone service provider that contracts with major cell phone companies like Verizon and AT&T to use their cell networks to provide service. Tracfone also offers cell phones to use on their networks, and the LG Sunrise is one of these devices. The Sunrise is fairly similar to several other phones which have also been released by Tracfone over the last few months. The LG Sunset (L33L) shares a similar name, but features a l...

List of the Worst Devices from Tracfone This post is created by and shares some of the phones we wouldn't recommend for most Tracfone users.  Worst Tracfone Cell Phone - photo from PicJumbo.com Tracfone is a prepaid wireless cell phone company that provides low cost phones and cell coverage. The phones they offer are usually a few years behind the latest technology, and sometimes have some serious drawbacks. Here at we provide lots of cell phone reviews , and are generally very excited about the new phones Tracfone releases, because we like the value (cost vs benefits) Tracfone provides and the new phones bring. However, over the years there have been several phones released by Tracfone that have really been pretty poor, especially as we've had time to look at user reviews and compare them to other devices. So which Tracfone cell phones are the worst? We're going to share our pick below! Before we get to our pick, we want to clarify a few things first. ...

Block Telemarketing Calls on your Smartphone with Call Detector App Below we review and discuss an app available for Android users that can block unwanted calls. is a blog dedicated to providing resources and information about Tracfone, and we share lots of different things from cell phone reviews to promotional codes. So have a look around if you want to learn more about Tracfone! How to Block Unwanted Phone Calls Many Tracfone users find it even more annoying than the average person when they receive a telemarketing or other unwanted call because it costs airtime. Even if you answer, then then hang up moments later, it will still deduct minutes form your Tracfone account. The only way to combat this for many users was to try and pay close attention to who was calling, and then simply try to avoid answering it. But this isn't always possible, and sometimes we answer the phone without thinking. Unwanted texts are also another way we lose valuable minutes. And on Andro...

Tracfone Gift Guide 2015 - 10 Ideas for Christmas Gifts A collection of phones, accessories and other gift ideas for Tracfone users. We hope this gift guide helps with your holiday shopping and wants to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! 's 2015 Tracfone Gift Guide As the holidays quickly draw near, it can sometimes be a challenge to find gifts for every person on your list. We all can use some ideas and inspiration to help find a gift for that person that seems to have everything. We're here to help! With our annual Christmas Gift Guide that collects and shares some of the latest phones and accessories to use with Tracfone, along with plenty of extra suggestions. For those who might not know, Tracfone is a prepaid wireless cell phone company that offers both airtime, and cell phones, at very budget friendly prices. Consumers can also bring certain devices to use with Tracfone, including most top of the line smartphones available today. Christmas is a great ti...

What to Expect in 2016 with Tracfone and a Look Back at 2015 What does the Future hold for Tracfone in 2016? 2016 is upon us and its time to share our thoughts on what to expect from Tracfone in the new year. We will cover what direction we think Tracfone is moving, any changes to the products and services they offer, and some things we hope they will do in the next 12 months. While is not associated or affiliated with Tracfone in any way, we carefully follow and try to stay up to date on everything going on with Tracfone so that we can share it with our readers and followers on the blog. Below we will give some general opinions and thoughts on what to expect from Tracfone in 2016, but remember that these are just educated guesses based on our experiences. Please share your thoughts and expectations in the comments at the end of this post. Before we jump into 2016, lets review what Tracfone did in 2015, as it has been a year full with new phones, progression and expansion in...

How to Play the Match & Win Contest from Tracfone In this post by we share information on a contest offered by Tracfone between October and November of 2015. We hope this information will be useful and help you win some prizes! Learn about the Tracfone Match and Win Contest here! Towards the end of October I received a text to my Tracfone cell phone promoting a contest and sharing a link to click for more details. I immediately thought it might be a scam and didn't click the link, and soon forgot about it. Then a few days ago I was on the Tracfone website and noticed a promotion for the Tracfone Match & Win contest there. Following the steps I quickly learned that it was a legitimate contest from Tracfone offering the chance to win prizes for Tracfone users. The text I had received about the contest looked like something that followed the general scam pattern - 'Win something great, just click this link/give us your information'. I'm confident in co...