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Hello peachy79,
I have been using Tracfone for years. I have never had a problem with rolling over my existing minutes and having them combined with the new mins, data, etc. Although you aren’t rolling over, the way to handle this is to call them (Tracfone) again and they will ask for your sim card number. Well, whatever info is in the little book with the red cover. That information identifies your program purchase through HSN. They will activate your phone and you will turn it off and then turn it on again. You should see your minutes by texting Balance to 611 611. Sometimes it happens immediately and sometimes it takes a little longer. If you can call from another phone and do the activation with the technician in real time, you shouldn’t have a problem.
I’ve been told that Tracfone SIM cards, at least the ones you buy here with the bundle, will expire if you don’t activate within a year.
I’ve had Tracfones for a long time and didn’t know the SIM cards expire. The only think I’ve heard is that you must activate the new phone from HSN, with the bundle, within a year or it will expire. They make it sound, on tv, that you can activate it whenever you want, in the future, but I called HSN to ask about it and they told me you have a year to activate. Once activated, I never heard of one expiring.
I have a Tracfone.
My mom has a Tracfone.
My mom’s friend has a Tracfone.All purchased from HSN.
Never had a problem with SIM card expiring.
I had a T-Mobile SIM card expire.
I bought a SIM kit and did not use it for over a year.Anyway, my Tracfones are ones that work on the Verizon network.
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Posted in Forum: ElectronicsDon’t waste money with Tracfone because they don’t tell you their SIM cards expire. I found this out when my cell phone wasn’t working. I called their customer service who told me to purchase a new one from them which would come in three days. Well that was it for me. I cut ties with them and switched to TMobile and I have been happy ever since.