Rating  - Up to +300 free minutes!
I purchased my Tracfone with a 1-year plan ($8/mo.) and have been happy with both phone and service.
Depending on what month in 2005 you purchase a card in, you can get additional free minutes when you buy a card with 100 minutes or more and use the following promotionl codes at tracfone.com:
Mar 55262 30 minutes with a 100 card.
Apr 52919 40 minutes with a 100 card.
May 58976 30 minutes with a 100 card.
Jun 54252 100 minutes with a 400 card.
Jul 51351 100 minutes with a 1 year card.
Aug 59394 40 minutes with a 100 card.
Sep 57396 20 minutes with a 100 card.
Oct 52094 40 minutes with a 100 card.
Nov 54114 100 minutes with a 1year double minute card.
Dec 53600 50 minutes with a 200 card
If you purchase the 1-year card and activate at tracfone.com use the promotional code 57448 for +200 free minutes.
Tracfone also gives +100 free minutes to new customers referred to by current Tracfone users. Just e-mail me at captwilliams@gmail.com for a referral.
Rating  - Great alternative as an emergency/convience cell phone
My husband & I had a contract w/ Verizon that was $65 per month (780 per year!). He wanted me to have a cp in case of an emergency. I ended using the phone while driving just because I wanted to eat up minutes. Bad Idea. We gave up the verizon contract and got 2 tracfones before Christmas. It's working great for us. The per minute cost is high but if you use it as infrequently as we do, tracfone is a great option. Also they have a refer-a-friend program where if an exstisting tracfone user sends an email 'invitation' to the new tracfone user & he uses it to activate their phone - both parties get 100 free mins!! If you don't know someone who is an existing member - [...]
I want to add that you can purchase cards that allow your minutes to last a year or cards where they last 60 or more days. THIS IS NOT something you have to keep track of - when you turn your phone on, the date you need to add mins by is RIGHT there along w/ the current time, etc. Any unused mins you previously had on there get rolled over, as long as you don't go past the expiration date.
Lastly, when you buy the phone, in the package you will receive coupon books with codes for doubling your minutes when you buy airtime cards. I personally think it's a great way to go!! K.Goode
Rating - Good for emergencies
I'd had prepaid cell thru AT&T strictly for emergencies and urgencies; but I had to keep renewing every 90 days, and the Ericsson phone wouldn't hold a charge. A cell phone that won't hold a charge is useless.
I went to Walmart, looked at the 4 prepaid cellplans they had, realized that most of them required you to renew every 45 to 60 days, and that not all of them provided full coverage in Florida. Tracfone offeres full coverage, tho if you are out of your local calling area you will use 'double minutes'. Nonetheless, if you need it, it's worth using the double minutes. Tracfone offers 150 minutes good for one year, for $94, and right now they are offering a bonus 100 minutes. So far I am very pleased, very clear signal, it hasn't dropped a signal, and it holds the charge. If you need to stay connected 24/7 it is probably quite pricey, but for someone like me who uses it maybe once a month, and keeps it primarily in the glove compartment in case of emergencies, its' fine. The point is, for less than $150 I got an operating cellphone, with one year warranty, that holds a charge, has (so far as I can tell) 100% coverage, and 270 minutes good for one year and two months (initial activation gives you 20 minutes if you do it on the web, and is good for 60 days; the one year card extends it for another year past the initial date). I don't use the C-P a lot, but when you need it, it's a godsend. $47 including tax for the new Nokia Digital cellphone, $101 including tax for the 250 minutes good for a year. What do you want for $150?? Even the cheapest cellplans are going to run me over $20 month. If you have to stay connected 24/7, it is going to get real expensive real fast, but if you use it lightly, I don't know of a cheaper, easier, more reliable provider.
Rating - Tracfone service
I've had my tracfone for a few months. I was refered by a friend and was suppose to get the one year service, 10 additional minutes for on-line sign up, and 60 minutes for the refer a friend program.
I like the phone but getting the 10 minutes and then the 60 minutes has been a nightmare.
I believe that tracfone makes it difficult so people give up on getting what is promised. In the end I received everything but was on the verge of writing my Attorney General's Office to do it.
Phone itself is excellent, clear reception, and good coverage.
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