Pay as you go Cellular USA

No Net10 phones will only work with Net10 Wireless cards. Both Tracfone and Net10 are owned by America Movil and use the same customer service departments. Someday maybe but at this point you can only use Tracfone Pay as You Go cards on Tracfones and Net10 Prepaid cards only on Net10 Prepaid phones.

Straight Talk Moto Razr V3 and Samsung R451c

*Can I use my Tracfone Prepay Phone for Net 10 Service?

No, only Net 10 phones will accept Net10 phone cards. You might think that since Net 10 is owned by the same company (America Movil) as Tracfone Prepay they would be interchangeable but they are not.

*Does Net10 Wireless Offer any Touch Screen Phones?

No, not at this time.

The Advantages to Tracfone

The Cheapest monthly service possible. If you use very few minutes you can have an active Cell phone with Tracfone for less than $9 a month. You will have to buy a $20 phone card that is good for 90 days.

The Tracfone Yearly plans can be a good deal.

$100 per year including 800 minutes per year with DMFL. This is only 12.5 cents per minute and just over $8 per month.

The $200 Yearly Tracfone Plan with DMFL gives you 3.000 minutes (6.6 cents per minute) and it will cost you less than $17 per month.

Warning do not add minutes to your phone if you do not have DMFL. For more information on DMFL check out Tracfone DMFL.

For the Best Selection on Tracfones check out Tracfone.com

Get $3 off on any Tracfone Phone for $19.99 or more with coupon code 23444

Net10 Advantages

Net10 has the least Expensive prepaid phones. Since you always get 300 minute and 60 days of service when you activate a Net10 phone you will usually pay less for the Net10 phone than a comparable Tracfone.

Simple Ten Cents a minute plan. Buy the $30 three hundred minute card and add it to your phone. You can add a couple at a time. The service time and the minutes will stack up and roll over if you do not use them all. Monspin-022410

You do not want to run completely out of minutes or service time or you will lose your phone number and your remaining minutes or service time.

You can keep your Net10 service active for only $15 a month.

Find great savings at Net10.com

Straight Talk Advantages

Lowest priced Prepaid minutes.

If you are spending $30 a month on Tracfone or Net10 minutes you will get a lot more minutes and texts with the Straight Talk “All You Need Plan.”

The Straight Talk All You Need Plan

For $30 you get 1,000 Minutes and 1,000 texts 30 meg of data and 30 days of service.

Straight Talk Unlimited Plan

The Straight Talk Unlimited Plan offers Unlimited Calling, Unlimted Texts and Unlimited Data for $45 per month. This is one of the best Nationwide Unlimited calling plans. This plan is available from Straight Talk.com.

The Straight Talk Service uses the Verizon Cell Tower network.

Click here to see if Straight Talk is available in your Area

Wal-Mart Straight Talk

Can I use my Straight Talk Phone as a Modem?

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The Net 10 unlimited Calling Plan is quite Unique. Most unlimited calling plans require you to sign a two year contract. The Net 10 Unlimited Calling , Unlimted texting plan can be used for one month at a time. At the current time it is $79.95 a month.

Straight Talk Unlimited

There is a new Prepaid Unlimited Cell Phone  company.  Walmart Verizon and Tracfone have partnered to create a new company.  This company is designed to be the Cell Phone Contract Killer.  $45 a month will get you Unlimited calling, texting, and Data.    Check out the  Samsung R451C + Unlimited Plan for $144.99

Motorola W370 and the LG 225 Camera phone

The Unlimited Calling plan is only available in some areas on some Net10 phones.  I believe you will only be able to get the plan if you are using a GSM phone in an At&t area.  I am researching this and I will update this article as soon as I find out.

Unlimited Calling
With the Net 10 plan you will be able to make as many calls for any duration for 30 days.  You will not have to sign a contract.  You will have to pay in advance for one month.  If you want to continue the next month you will have to pay again.  To use this service you will have to enroll using a credit card.  I think you can use a debit card also although I am not certain.  You can only enroll for the Unlimited plan from the Net 10 web site.

Unlimited Text Messages
You will get unlimited text messages included when you buy the Unlimited Calling plan.  You will not get unlimited picture messaging with this plan.

One month at a time.
Quit for a month and restart without a penalty.
No activation fee.
No contract.
This will only work with a Net10 Phone, you cannot use a T-Mobile, Verizon, At&t phone even if it is unlocked.

The Net10 Unlimited Calling plan is a very good deal.  It will be working on the At&t network so if you have good coverage with AT&T cellular in your area this phone plan will be awesome.   Also you can try it for a month and see how it will work for you.  If you are going on vacation you can not deactivate it until you come back.

Net 10 Unlimited Calling Plan only from Net10.com

Go to the website and click on the link to  Net 10 Programs

The Net10 Unlimited Plan has pretty much been replaced by the Straight Talk Unlimited. Almost half the monthly cost with unlimited Data and more phone selection. Check it out.

Check out the Frequently asked Questions about Straight Talk.

You may wonder since Tracfone and Net10 are the same company, Can I use a TracFone phone with Net10 service?

No

Can I move my SIM card from one Tracfone to another?

No

When you activate either your Tracfone or Net10 phone your SIM card is locked to that specific phone.  It will never work in another phone.  If you want to have service in a different part of the country then Tracfone/Net10 will send you a new SIM card for no charge.  I believe they will do this up to four times a year.

Can I use my old T-mobile, ATT or Verizon phone with Tracfone/Net10?

No, you can only use a Tracfone phone for Tracfone service or a Net10 phone for Tracfone Phone with Net10 Service service.

Moto W370, Lg 225 Prepaid Camera Phone

Can I move my Tracfone phone number to Net10?

Yes,
You can port almost any phone number to either Net10 or TracFone.  This is often where problems occur because Tracfone/Net10 is not the one doing the transfer.  They use the Cell Networks of Att, Verizon, Alltel, T-mobile and others.  The phone number must be released by the current system and then moved to the new system.   Sometimes this goes easily sometimes not.  If you can live without your old phone number save yourself a problem and just get a new number.

Can I move my DMFL from my old phone to my new one?

No,
Normally Tracfone will not let you move your DMFL from one phone to another.  You can keep the old DMFL phone and add minutes to it and then transfer the minutes to your new phone.  You can do this with other non DMFL phones also.  Use the one DMFL phone to add minutes to, then transfer the minutes to a non DMFL phone.  When you transfer you have to transfer all the minutes off the phone.

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Tracfone and Net10 are different cell phone systems owned and run by one company.

Tracfone

Tracfone Pay as you Go Cellular and now Net10 have the distinction of being the only Prepaid Cell phone companies to offer a phone in every Zip Code in the United States. Tracfone sells both CDMA and GSM Phones, Net10 also now sells GSM and CDMA phones. Originally Net10 only sold GSM phones and was only available where GSM service was available. In 2007 Net 10 started selling CDMA phones also.

Tracfone Rates

Tracfone charges different rates per minute depending on how much you spend. Currently you can purchase:

A $9.99 card (33 cents/min) which will get you 30 minutes and 45 days of activation.

A $20 card (33 cents/min) will get you 60 minutes and 90 days.

A $30 card (25 cents/min) will get you 120 minutes and 90 days.

A $40 card (20 cents/min) will get you 200 minutes and 90 days.

Double Minutes for the Life of the Phone Card $49.95.

One year of activation and 400 minutes $99.99 (25 cents per minute).

One year of activation, 400 minutes and Double minutes for life $129.99.

Motorola C139 from Tracfone

How to buy Tracfone Minutes
I have some recommendations on how to get the most from your Tracfone minutes. Check it out at Tracfone Minutes. Where to find and how to use Tracfone Promotional Bonus Codes.

Where to buy Tracfone Phones

Often the website will have Track Phones for Free with the purchase of a 60 minute card.Get FREE DMFL when you purchase either a Motorola W370 or an LG 225.

Net10 Cell Phone Rates

Net 10 rates are always 10 cents per minute except if you buy their special phone deal that gives you 300 minutes and a refurbished Nokia 1100 for $19.95. This is 6.66 cents per minute plus a free phone (you will not find a better deal on prepaid Cell Phone minutes in the US).

If you are buying Net10 Cards here are their prices.

$30 for 300 minutes (10 cents) and 60 days activation.

$60 for 600 minutes (10 cents) and 120 days of service.

$100 for 1000 minutes (10 cents) and 180 days of service.

NET10 Special 6.66 Cents per minute!

Currentlly NET10 has a special on a Refurbished Nokia 1100 and a 600 minute card. The phone comes with 300 minutes and 60 days of activation and the 600 minute card comes with 120 days of service. This deal gives you 900 minutes and 6 months of Net10 service for $60. This is the best deal in Prepaid phone service.

Moto W370 on the left and Razr on the right.

Check out the new Motorola W370 now $10 off at the Net10 Web Site.

Where to Buy a Net10 Phone

The best deals on Net 10 phones are at the Net10 Web Site. I have checked the prices regularly at Wal-Mart, and Target. Usually the phones are $10 cheaper at the web site.

NET10 300 Minute Bonus

All Net10 phones now come with a 300 minute bonus for activating them. The Net10 phones are usually $10 to $30 more than buying the same model from Tracfone but when you figure the minutes into the package the Net10 is always a better deal.

Minutes on Your Net10 Phone

With Net10 pay as you go I do not recommend buying the large denomination cards for two reasons. One, if your phone is lost, stolen, or broken you are out of luck. Two, many people will talk a lot more if they have a lot of minutes on their phone. If you buy Three $30 cards and keep them in your top drawer of your dresser you can put them in when you start to get low on either activity time or minutes.

The Net10.com Phone plan is the Best deal in Prepaid Cellular.  Simplicity, $15 a month for service and 150 minutes, extra minutes for 10 cents anytime.  No messing around.  If your cell phone usage is only a hundred minutes a month with heavy usage sometimes the Net10 plan is great.

For a limited time, get free shipping on orders of $19.99 or more at Net10.com

Get $3 off on any phone or accessory $19.99 or more with coupon code 34567

Get 900 minutes of airtime and a FREE Motorola phone for only $60 at Net10.com

Get Unlimited calling and texting from Net10 for just $79.98/month