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Track phone prepaid Double Minutes for Life (DMFL)

The new Double Minutes for Life Card is available from Tracfone wireless for $20. Initially this card was $50 to buy and none of the phones came with Double Minutes for Life. Later after about a year the cell phones that Tracfone sold for $79.99 or more included DMFL.

The Double Minutes for Life card will give you twice the number of units on your phone as the phone card states. So the $20 60 minute Tracfone card will in fact install One-hundred-twenty units onto your phone. This gets the Tracfone Minutes down close to 10 cents per minute which means they are competitive.

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Seventeen Million

Tracfone is the largest Pre pay Mobile phone provider in the United States. At this time they have over 17 Million customers. With Tracfone prepaid you purchase the cell phone, activate it and then add Tracfone prepaid cell cards to it. Each phone minute card will give you a certain quantity of units in most cases 90 days of activation time.

Always on the Screen

Tracfone wireless mobile phones display your units on the display. With some other pay as you go phones after you get done with a call you will get a text message stating the amount of money you have remaining in your prepay account. Other pre paid firms you must call in and check for the balance. Using Tracfone pay as you go and sister companies Straight talk wireless and Net 10 Cellular the minute balance along with service expiration date are both available to check on your cell phone display screen.

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Do Not Purchase a Double Minutes for Life Card

If your Tracfone does not have Double Minutes for Life on it you are better off to get a new Tracfone prepaid cellphone with DMFL installed rather than to spend $20 for a DMFL card. Ordinarily you are able to purchase a fresh Tracfone with DMFL for the same price or less than the price of a Double Minutes for Life card.

Do Not Purchase a Tracfone

Do not buy a Tracfone that does not have DMFL already installed. It is cheaper to purchase a Net10 wireless phone than it is to buy a typical Track Phone and add a Double Minutes for Life card. When you compare buying a Tracfone to purchasing a Net10 wireless cellphone remember to subtract $30 from the cost of the Net 10 cellphone since it comes with Three hundred units and the Tracfone will not.

The Double Minutes for Life plan brings the purchase price of the minutes to about what you will spend with Net10 prepaid.

Half Price Text Messaging

Your text messaging will cost half with Double Minutes for Life additionally. Many Tracfones charge .3 units per text message both to receive and send. When you buy your minutes with DMFL your texts will be half price additionally. Some Tracfone prepay models charge .5 units to send and receive.

Tracfone pay as you go Advantages

• No 2 year contract required
• No Credit Check
• No long distance or roaming expenses
• Obtainable in every area code within the US
• Minutes Rollover provided that you keep your phone active
• Affordable texting rates provided you buy bigger denomination cards
• Service Time rolls over so long as you keep your cellular active
• The $200 a year Tracfone wireless Yearly plan where you receive 3,000 units (with DMFL) may be the best yearly Pay as you go plan available.
• The $100 per year Yearly plan where you receive 800 minutes (with DMFL) is a good low-cost yearly plan.

Tracfone wireless Disadvantages

• High-priced rates particularly on the inexpensive cell phone minute cards. Without Double Minutes for Life the $20 card units are 33 cents each.
• No Smartphones or expensive cell phones.

How to purchase Tracfone prepay Minutes

Only install units on a Tracfone with DMFL installed. Purchase the $80 card and with DMFL installed your minutes will be less than 9 cents each. Buy the $200 Yearly card and with DMFL installed your units are going to be 6.66 cents each. When you purchase the $20 card your minutes will set you back 16.66 each with Double Minutes for Life. If you buy the $30 card your minutes will be 12.5 with DMFL.

Cost-free Tracfone pay as you go Phones

Often you can get a Free refurbished Tracfone with the purchase of phone card. Do not buy a Tracfone unless the phone comes with Double Minutes for Life. If you use the cellphone at all it is going to be significantly less expensive if your phone has Double Minutes for Life installed.

The best assortment as well as price on Tracfones is always at Tracfone prepay.com

Net ten prepay Phones

Typically you may get a better deal on a Net10 phone if you consider in the free 300 minutes you get with a Net10 prepaid new or refurbished phone. Get $3 off on any phone or accessory $19.99 or more with coupon code 34567 Net10 and Tracfone are the same company. If you regularly buy the $30 phone cards you will get more minutes with the Net10 card. Get a Motorola phone 300 minutes for just $49.99. Save $40!

Are You Spending $30 a month with Tracfone Wireless?

If you are spending close to $30 a month with Tracfone the new Tracfone Straight Talk plan is a much better deal.

How Tracfone Straight Talk Prepaid Works

Straight Talk, Tracfone and Net10 LG 200c and Samsung R451c Phones

The Straight Talk programs have been designed to compete with 2 year contract cellular plans. A 2 year contract phone plan will require you to sign a one year or two year 2 year contract to get service. Tracfone Straight Talk is prepaid which means that you pay for your service before you use it and if you use up all your units or the time period expires you lose cell service. You will not have a termination fee and if you want to commence service again you may purchase a Straight Talk Wireless Prepaid mobile phone card and reactivate your cellular phone.

Tracfone Straight Talk is a joint venture with Walmart, Tracfone prepaid and Verizon Wireless. All phones are CDMA and work on the Verizon Wireless network.

Straight Talk Wireless Prepay has A pair of programs the $30 per 30 days Straight Talk All You Need plan and the $45 per thirty days Unlimited plan.

Straight Talk All You Need Plan

This plan offers 1,000 minutes per month, 1,000 texts per month and 30 meg of data transfer per thirty days. This Straight Talk Wireless plan will cost you $30 per 30 days.

Straight Talk Unlimited Plan

This Straight Talk program serves up unlimited calling, unlimited text messaging and unlimited data for $45 per thirty days.

You can invest in your Walmart Straight Talk Phone or service on the web at Straight Talk.com or at Walmart.

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If you spend over $20 a month on your Cell phone You have to look at this.

Straight Talk Prepaid Wireless is the newest Prepaid Cell Phone company. It is a joint project between Verizon, Walmart, and Tracfone. All the phones use the Verizon Wireless Network. The phones will only be sold at Walmart and Online. Tracfone will provide the Software in the phones and the customer service.

The Straight Talk Pricing is Cut throat.

$45 a month for Nationwide Straight Talk Unlimited Calling, Unlimited Texting, and Unlimited data on the Verizon CDMA Network. Also included are unlimited 411 calls.

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$30 a month Straight Talk Plan for One Thousand Minutes, One Thousand Texts, and Thirty meg of data. That comes to 3.3 cents a minute and free texts and data or with Net10 the texts alone would be $50 a month and 1,000 minutes would be $100. Also included are unlimited 411 calls.

Not only is this the Best Prepaid Cell Plan Pricing this is the Best Contract Pricing also.

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The Straight Talk Phones

• Lg 100c Basic Bar style phone $30
• LG 200c Basic Clam Shell phone $30
• Lg 220c Basic Clam Shell Phone with Bluetooth $40
• LG 290c Basic Slider Camera Phone with Bluetooth $80
• Motorola W375 Clam Shell Camera Bluetooth Phone $80
• Samsung R451c Qwerty Keyboard Mp3, Camera, Bluetooth Slider Phone $100
• Motorola Razr V3c Clam Shell Camera, Bluetooth Phone $100
• Samsung Finesse R810c Touch Screen, Mp3 player, Bluetooth, High speed EVDO, $329.

From the simple and bulletproof LG100c and LG 200c to the New Samsung Finesse, Straight Talk has a nice variety of prepaid phones that all use the Verizon Network.

The phones are a little more expensive than from Tracfone and Net10 but the phone rates are so much cheaper than any other cell phone plan.

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If you are paying $40 a month on a contract cell phone cancel your contract. You heard me right. Unless it costs you a lot to cancel your contract you will save money and have more minutes to use if you go to Straight Talk Prepaid.

Who is Straight Talk Prepaid Wireless?

Straight Talk Wireless is a partnership between Verizon, Tracfone and Walmart.  The phones will only be sold at Walmart and online at Straight Talk.com.  All Straight Talk phones use the Verizon Wireless network.

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Straight Talk has just started offering Two very inexpensive prepaid cell phone plans.

The $45 Unlimited plan includes unlimited calling, unlimited texting, unlimited data downloading to your phone, and unlimited 411 calls.

The $30 a monthly plan “All you Need” includes one thousand minutes, one thousand texts and 30 meg of data per month.  If you run out you can just add another card so if you are using 1500 minutes a month you will use one and a half cards a month which comes to $45 or you can go to the $45 unlimited plan.

Cell Phone Reception
The cell phone reception will be good because your phone will be on the Verizon network which is the largest (or second largest) in the United States.

The Straight Talk Phones

• Lg 100c Basic Bar style phone $30
• LG 200c Basic Clam Shell phone $30
• Lg 220c Basic Clam Shell Phone with Bluetooth $40
• LG 290c Basic Slider Camera Phone with Bluetooth $80
• Motorola W375 Clam Shell Camera Bluetooth Phone $80
• Samsung R451c Qwerty Keyboard Mp3, Camera, Bluetooth Slider Phone $100
• Motorola Razr V3c Clam Shell Camera, Bluetooth Phone $100
• Samsung Finesse R810c Touch Screen, Mp3 player, Bluetooth, High speed EVDO, $329.

From the simple and bulletproof LG100c and LG 200c to the New Samsung Finesse, Straight Talk has a nice variety of prepaid phones that all use the Verizon Network.

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So Should you Quit your Cell Phone Contract?

If your contract is over $45 a month and you can get out of it without paying a large end of contract charge then the answer is yes.   If you are not a heavy user of a phone and the $30 a month plan will work for you then you should also change to Straight Talk.  The $30 “All You Need” plan is a way better deal than most contracts that start you out with 400 monthly minutes and at least a $40 a month charge after taxes.

For most people one of the Straight Talk monthly plans will be the best value Cell Phone service available.

Straight Talk Vs Tracfone Wireless Prepaid
These two Prepaid cell companies have significantly different pricing.  Tracfone is both a very inexpensive monthly service and an inexpensive pay up front yearly service.

Straight Talk is a Very Low Cost Unlimited service and a very high value $30 a month service . Straight Talk only has two options which you can change between on a monthly basis.

If you are spending $30 a month or more on your cell phone the best deal available is the Straight Talk “All You Need” plan that gives you 1,000 minutes and 1,000 texts, 30 meg of data and unlimited 411 calls.

If you are using more than 1,000 minutes a month the $45 Unlimited plan from Straight Talk is impossible to beat with a National Carrier (Verizon) providing the network.

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Tracfone Plan Advantages

$20 phone card gives you three months of service time.  You get 60/120 with double minutes 33.33/16.66 with doubler cents a minute and $6.33 per month.

$80 phone card gives you three months and 450/900 with double minutes  16.66/8.8 with doubler minutes and $26.66 per month.

$100 yearly phone card gives you 400/800 with double minutes and 12 months service $8.33 per month and 25/12.5 with doubler cents a minute.

$200 yearly phone card gives you 1500/3000-dmfl minutes and 12 months service $16.66 per month and 13.33/6.66-dmfl cents a minute.

Minutes  and Activation time Roll-over with Tracfone.

Tracfone.com has a DMFL (double minutes for life) option you can purchase for your phone usually $25 or $50.  This doubles your minutes on every card you put in your phone for the life of the phone.  Many Tracfone Phones come with DMFL already installed on the phone.  Never add minutes to a Non-DMFL Tracfone phone. The minutes are way too expensive.

Straight Talk vs Tracfone Prepaid Wireless Plan Advantages
$30 a month plan gives you 1,000 minutes, 1,000 text messages, 30 megabite of data er month.  No charge for 411 calls.  3.3 cents a minute not counting the text and data.  Minutes do not roll over on this pay as you go system.

$45 Unlimited plan with Unlimited text and Unlimited data.  No charge for 411 calls.  There is no other Nationwide calling plan that comes close to matching this plan.

Nicer phones are available from Straight Talk than  Tracfone.  Although many of the same phones are available from both companies.  Always figure the cost of adding in DMFL to your Tracfone when you are comparing prices.

Can I use a Tracfone or Verizon phone with Straight Talk Service?
No the only phones that will work with this service are from Straight Talk.  Currently they have six models starting at $30 and going up to the Samsung Finesse at $330.

All Straight Talk phones use the Verizon Network for making calls.

Can I use my Tracfone or Verizon Phone with Straight Talk Service?
No you will only be able to use a Straight Talk phone for their service.  Even though the service works on the Verizon tower network and is managed by Tracfone you can only use a Straight Talk phone with their service.

Summary The Plan I would Buy Depends on My Usage

I would choose the Tracfone.com plan.  I do not use a lot of minutes and my favorite plan is the $200 3,000 minute plan from Tracfone.  My usage is all over the map, some months I don’t use more than a hundred minutes and some months I will use four or five hundred.  I am almost always around a land line to talk on so my cell phone is more for messages.

If I used all of my 3,000 minutes in seven months it would be the same as me buying the $30 Straight Talk cards every month.    Seven months at $30 equals $210.  If I am able to stretch the 3,000 minute Tracfone plan for more than seven months I am getting cheaper cell phone service.

The magic number is 428 minutes a month.  3,000 minutes/ 7 months= 428 minutes per month.  If you average over that you are better off spending the $30 a month for the Straight Talk Plan.

Summary Two of Straight Talk Vs Tracfone

If you are using just a few minutes a month Tracfone is great, you can keep your service active for less than $7 a month.  If you use 400 minutes a month you can purchase the $200 1,500 minute card and get 3,000 minutes with DMFL.   This will cost you less than $30 a month.  If you use over 400 (428)  minutes a month purchase the $30 a month 1,000  Straight Talk Plan or $45 a month unlimited plan.

Happy Calling with either Straight Talk vs Tracfone Wireless Prepaid

Get the Straight Talk Unlimited Plan for $45 or the $30 Monthly plan direct from Straight Talk.com

So if you want the cheapest cell phone monthly and you use under 428 minutes a month Tracfone has you covered for less than $30 a month.

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The New Straight Talk LG 200c Prepaid Wireless Phone is a very Basic Clam shell folding phone.

This is one of the most basic flip phones made. It has a few simple functions like a calculator, alarm clock but it really is just a phone. You can easily text and talk. I do use the clock all the time as my watch. The calculator works well also.

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I like this phone

I have been using this same LG 200c model of phone from Net10 for the last two years. I have dropped it hundreds of times, and it still keeps working. It is easy to use, fits well in my pocket and it never messes up. The ringer stays at the level I set it.

Keyboard view of the LG 200c CDMA phone from Straight Talk, Tracfone and Net10

No External Keys

I really like the fact that there are no buttons on the outside of the phone. It never accidentally makes calls in my pocket. It does not have a camera or anything else. I also have a Verizon phone that has external buttons to turn on the camera and to adjust the ringer. I will be sitting down and if I move just wrong it starts taking pictures.

If all you want is a phone

This is the phone for you. From Straight Talk you will pay $30 for the LG 200c and then if you get the unlimited card that will be an extra $45 or if you get the 1000 minute card it will be an extra $30.

Side view of the Clamshell Straight Talk LG 200c Prepaid Phone.

If you want to check your email or search the internet on your phone the Straight Talk LG 200c is not for you. This is a basic phone. Talk and Text, that is pretty much it.

Who is Straight Talk?

“Straight Talk” is a new company that is a joint project between Tracfone, Verizon and Walmart. All calls made with Straight Talk phones will use the Verizon Network, the largest cell tower network in the US.

The new Straight Talk program has two Prepay Options.

Unlimited for $45 a month

• Unlimited Talk
• Unlimited Texting and picture messages
• Unlimited Data
• Unlimited 411 calls

All You Need Straight Talk Plan for $30 a month.

• 1000 minutes
• 1000 texts
• 30 mb of data for
• unlimited 411 calls

The Best Prepaid or Contract Cell phone deal in the US

I have written a lot about Prepaid and Contract cell phone plans in the US. These two plans are the best value. No limitations if you use more than 200 minutes a month then one of these plans will be the best for you.

Straight Talk Prepaid Unlimited Talk, Text and Data for only $45 a month.

Straight Talk Prepaid for 1000 minutes and 1000 text messages for only $30 a month

LG 200c Prepaid Cell Phone from Straight Talk

• Calendar, Calculator
• Battery Talk Time up to 2.5 hours
• Includes Charger and Services Guide
• Hands-free Speaker
• Voice Mail and Caller ID
• Alarm Clock
• Phonebook with up to 300 Entries
• Standby Time up to up to 10 days
• Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) Rating: M4

The LG 200c is a very good value at $29.99 plus a $30 monthly phone card or $45 Unlimited monthly phone card from Straight Talk Prepaid

**Samsung R451c Review**

The New Samsung R451c has a lot of options for a prepaid phone. This is not your father’s Tracfone. This is a fully usable MP3 music, 1.3 megapixel camera, Qwerty keyboard, slider phone.

Picture of the Straight Talk Samusung R451C

Picture of the Straight Talk Samusung R451C

The new Straight Talk program has two prepay options.

Unlimited for $45 a month

• unlimited minutes
• unlimited text and picture messages
• unlimited data
• unlimited 411 calls

All You Need plan for $30 a month.

• 1000 minutes
• 1000 texts
• 30 mb of data for
• unlimited 411 calls

Straight Talk Prepaid for 1000 minutes and 1000 text messages for only $30 a month