Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane? its customer disservice is disgusting. i am looking for a new cheap carrier. to give you an idea of what cheap means, something like $10 per month. i don't need unlimited minutes. consumer cellular sucks too. not them! thanks.
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I have used tracphone for years, find them not only cheap but reliable. Just upgraded to a smartphone from them, $24.99 at Walmart, does every single thing my brothers $800 Samsung does, no contract, $25 for 2 months unlimited text & calling. Plus Spider Solitaire.
i HAVE a phone. i don't need a new phone. i need a new service. i hate tracfone. i'm glad it works for you but i have used it for years too and it has sucked the whole time.
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@genessa in my 70 years, I find that you pay with money OR you pay with time
@AnneWimsey indeed. but if you do not HAVE the money, then that information is less useful than it should be.
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@genessa so then the Time in this case is you on the phone to customer service, right?
@AnneWimsey yes. time i have. i may not like spending it but i HAVE it. the money i do not. the printing press in the basement is broken.
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I use Verizon it's not cheap but it's dependable and I can make a phone call anywhere in the world
not cheap is a dealbreaker. we are on a fixed income. that is why i am looking for cheap.
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I've used them for about 15 years and still do. You end up doing a bit more work when you're transferring to a new phone or if you're in need of service. I have had little problems and you can't beat the price. It did take a little time to get used to the customer service since there are no physical stores to go to for help.
i spent over a month trying to get them to put me back on a plan they took me off of for no reason, and at the end of that time they said they had succeeded and i was now back on the plan. my minutes ran out today. i called to ask why, since i don't use the phone that much. that's when i found out they had lied and never put me on any plan, so i was just using my saved minutes until they ran out! after all that work! i don't want to get used to being abused.
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i've been their customer for many years. they did awful things in the past too. they just suck.
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Textnow. The android smart phone was $10 and I pay $20 a month. Of course it's not great at that price, but pretty good.
i will look into it, but $20 is a lot for us, even though it's cheap for cell service. also i already have a phone. i just need to switch services. i don't want to pay twice what i am paying now. i just want not to be screwed the way tracfone screws its customers (notably, me!)
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