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Motorola W376 Tracfone Review

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Tracfone Motorola W376g Review

The Tracfone W376 is a new pay as you go phone from Tracfone and it is BlueTooth 2.0 enabled. The W376 is a good working GSM phone.  If you have good coverage in your area by AT&t then Tracfone will be offering this phone in your area.

Moto W376 and LG 225 from Tracfone
Moto W376 and LG 225 from Tracfone.

This new phone is the little brother to the best selling Motorola Razr. The new W376g is thicker but not as wide. The keyboard is the same flat design as the Razr. Both the Tracfone W376 and the Razr have the distinctive Motorola Chin.


The Moto W376g is a Single Rate Tracfone

All the calls you make in your local area or out are one unit per minute. You will only pay one unit per minute for local, long distance and roaming calls. Most Prepaid phones do not offer roaming.

International Tracfone Calls

Calling to over sixty international areas will cost you one unit per minute with the Tracfone W376g. That is right the International calling rate is the same as calling your neighbor. Check out Tracfone International Calling at the Tracfone.com web site.

Moto W376 Text Messages

The new W376g texting charges are .3 units per text in and out. This is a lot better than the .5 units per text on some of the older Tracfones.

DMFL is standard on W376g

The new bonus program from Tracfone is the Unlimited Double minutes for life. DMFL cards are available from the Tracfone web site for $50. This DMFL Bonus plan comes standard with your Moto W376g. You will never have to buy a DMFL card for this phone even if you let your service expire when you reactivate you will still have DMFL. Buy a Motorola W376 phone at TracFone with Bluetooth and DMFL!

W376 and Lg 225 From Tracfone

Tracfone W376 and LG 225

Battery life on the Tracfone W376g

The W376g uses the BQ50 Lithium Ion battery. There can be issues with your battery if you talk a lot or use your bluetooth headset a lot. Here is a unique Cure for a Motorola W376 Weak Battery

Tracfone Bluetooth

The first Bluetooth enabled phone from Tracfone is the Motorola W376. You will now be able to use a Bluetooth 2.0 headset with your Tracfone Motorola W376g. It is safer to drive totally hands free which you can do with the new phone. You will not be able to use your Bluetooth to access your computer to download pictures, ringtones, or your contact list. It appears Tracfone has disabled the most useful part of Bluetooth.

Web Access and Downloading Ring Tones

The web access allowed by Tracfone with their phones is pretty limited, you can go to the Tracfone website and download ringtones and access a little bit of news. It is not a big thing, and Tracfone does not allow you access to the rest of the web.

Moto W376 Feel

I really like the heft and feel of the new Moto W376g. The W376 is the same size and feel as the W370 and the W375. Large enough when unfolded it comfortably fits your face to talk (even if you have a large head). It folds nice and small so it easily fits into your pocket or purse. Buy a Motorola W376 phone at TracFone with Bluetooth and DMFL, this phone was $79.95 on sale now.

Tracfone Bonus Code Coupons

When adding Tracfone Minute Cards if you use the special 5 digit Bonus code you can get an extra 50 to 300 minutes. Here is the best place I have found to buy Tracfone Minutes and use Bonus Coupons.


Moto W376 Features and Specs

VGA Camera, Bluetooth® enabled, Compact Flip Phone, External Alert Icons. Ringtones, Graphics, News, Weather, Sports and more using Airtime Minutes. Picture Messaging, Text Messaging, Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) rating M-3, Hands-free speaker, Voicemail, Call Waiting, Caller ID, FM Radio (requires headset, not included), Alarm Clock, Stop Watch, Calendar, Calculator, Phonebook with up to 100 entries. Single Rate for Local, Nationwide Long Distance, International Long Distance and Roaming.

Prepaid Cell Phone Deals, Tracfone & Net10

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Tracfone Prepaid Phone Deals

The latest Tracfone Phone Deals if you are in GSM area. If the Motorola W376g is the first option when you put in your zip code you are in GSM coverage area.  Here is an article about GSM vs CDMA Tracfones.


Motorola W370 nest to the tracfone LG 225

My first choice GSM Tracfone is the “Ultimate Bundle” that includes the LG 225 and the One year 400 minute card for $100. Using a Bonus code you will be able to get an extra 200 to 300 minutes and since this phone is a DMFL phone you will get 800 minutes from the card. This will give you over a year of service and 1000+ minutes for $100. Buy an LG 225 phone at TracFone and save $50, plus double minutes and free shipping!

My second GSM Tracfone Phone deal would be the “Motorola W370 with the 450 minutecard for $80″. This will give you 900 minutes because the W370 is a DMFL phone. Don’t forget to use a bonus code when you add this card. You get 3 months service with the card and 2 months when you activate the phone. For $80 you will get 900 minutes and 5 months service in the TracFone Motorola W370 with the 450 minute airtime card.


My choice in a Tracfone phone when price doesn’t matter would be the LG 600g or the Motorola W376. They cost quite a bit more because they currently are not available in a Tracfone special package. I also like the W376, LG 225, W370, Lg 3280, Lg 200c.

LG 600 next to the Motorola W376 Prepaid Cell Phones

Net 10 LG 600 next to the Motorola W376 Prepaid Cell Phones

I do not recommend you purchase the W175, c139, w260, c261, v170, or the c139 one year card, or c261 double one year card deals. With my Recommended deals you get better phones and more minutes for the same or less money. I do not recommend adding minutes to a TracFone phone that does not have DMFL. DMFL is included on the w370, w376, lg 600, and LG 225.

The Best Deal on a Moto W376
If you want the TracFone Motorola W376 or the Lg 600 I would purchase it and also purchase the W370 with the 450 minute card. If you add the W370 with the 450 minute card you will end up with 900 minutes to add to your phone. Also the W370 and W376 both use the same battery and charger. You would then have a spare battery for your W376 and 900 minutes for your phone.

It is really handy to have a spare charger to leave at work or use with a converter in your car.

The best deal on Tracfone minutes are the TracFone Minute Cards that come with a free phone and DMFL.

TracFone Bonus codes 51729 and 55346 for the doubler one year card.

Net10 GSM Phone deals

If you willing to spend $20 or $30 to get a nicer phone my choice in phones would be the Lg 600 or the W375.
The deals of Net10 are different than Tracfone because all the phones come with 300 minutes and two months service. This means when comparing a Net10 phone to a TracFone phone deal you need to subtract about $30 from the price of the Net10 phone.

The best Net10 Phone Deal is the LG 300which comes WITH a 300 minute phone card for $30. You get 600 minutes and 120 days service and this phone for $30.  This is the best deal in Prepaid cellular for a very basic phone.

The next best Net10 Phone deal is the Motorola V176 flipphone with a 600 minute card for $60. You get 900 minutes and 180 days service for $60 with a nice little folding phone.

Get a FREE Net10 LG 300 phone and 600 minutes for just $30.

If you purchase any Net10 phone be sure to buy one of the $30 LG 300 With minute card also. Then Activate the phone and you can move the minutes to your other Net10 phone.  Net 10 Cellular normally will not move the activation time but they will move the minutes from the phone. I have purchased a few of these deals and activated the phones and moved the minutes to my regular Net 10 phone. I have gotten over 1500 free Net 10 Minutes transferred on to my phone this way.

Tracfone Phone deals.

Net10 vs Tracfone Phone deals in Territory

The battle of the deals between Net10 and TracFone.

Tracfone phone deals always have the edge in the cheapest cost for service because you get 90 days of service with most Tracfone cards. Usuallythe minutes are cheaper with Net10. DMFL with Tracfone equalizes the minute prices for Tracfone. The online 450/900 minute deal from Tracfone means you can get 8.8 cent minutes all the time fromTracfone.

I just bought the TracFone LG cg225 one year deal for $100 for a friend of mine. She got a brand new phone with DMFL. With this deal I used a bonus code while activating and got 1020 minutes and 14 months of service. Great deal for $100.
On a tighter budget I would purchase the $60 V176 from Net10 for 920 minutes and 5 months service. I prefer to use folding phones. The best bang for your bucks is the LG 300 with 300 minute card for $30 and 600 minutes and 4 months.

On a very tight budget where I am after the most minutes, the best deal is two Net10 Nokia 1600 with $30 phone card deals. If you purchase two at a time you will not have to pay the $4.95 shipping charge.