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TracFone - New phone to replace old one that wont work after January 2021

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tried to activate new phone (serial # 356278****03274). transfer remaining minutes over from present outdated one to this new Doro one, but also purchase another 3 months. I do not want to purchase any more time until this new one is working. It does not work, I have tried several times to make a phone call. Keep getting a message that it is restricted. Your chat people don't help. Oscar and Antionette.
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#1916826

Hi Mary B. This is Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We're sorry for the delay in fully activating your new phone's network features. Let us check your account to verify its status and ensure that it is fully connected to our network. Kindly chat with us at http://bit.ly/2qdrKHH.

For your convenience, our representatives are available Monday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 PM EST. You may also text the key word HELP to 611611 to view our self-service menu with a list of help key words with valuable information.

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#2138285 Review #2138285 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Pros
  • Have had good service for over 10 years
Preferred solution
Fix it or I am returning it for a refund

2.8
My old phone is being discontinued, so I had to purchase a new one. I got an LG413. It cam last Tuesday. I activated it. Since then it has done NOTHING but update, and is didn't give me the option to only do it over WiFi. It has downloaded an Android Update EVERY DAY...
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#1699431

Hi CutKillerWhale. I'm Alex from TracFone Wireless.

I'm truly sorry for the unpleasant experience that you had with our service. I understand where you're coming from, and I would feel the same way if I were in your situation. We would like to discuss the details of the issue, so that we can address it immediately. Please click on this link http://bit.ly/2qdrKHH to chat with a live agent.

For your convenience, you may contact one of our customer care representatives at 1-800-867-7183. Our representatives are available Monday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 PM EST.

You may also text the key word HELP to 611611 to view our self-service menu with a list of help key words with valuable information. Thank you.

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#1555467 Review #1555467 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Pros
  • No surprise bills
Cons
  • Lame customer service
Reason of review
Poor customer service
Loss
$125
Preferred solution
Restore the data their updates have used, or refund my cost.

2.1
I have had a tracfone account for over 10 years. Decided to upgrade to a smartphone. Original On-line order was easy. Phone received, existing cell phone number transferred, entered pin # from $125.00 service plan. Info. Stated phone was activated. The phone Would not...
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Hi DistantBorderTerrier. I'm Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We are sorry to hear that you are displeased with the product and service. We would like to discuss the details of the issue that you have experienced. Please click on this link http://bit.ly/2qdrKHH to chat with a live agent. For your convenience, you may contact one of our customer care representatives at 1-800-867-7183.

Our representatives are available Monday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 PM EST.

You may also text the key word HELP to 611611 to view our self-service menu with a list of help key words with valuable information. Thank you.

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#1510561 Review #1510561 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
Problems with payment

Defective merchandise purchased, Tracfone says too bad...

2.3
Long time Tracfone customer. Purchased a new smartphone from the Tracfone website to replace a 5 year old LG. Tried to transfer my service to the new phone through the website. The new phone would not make or receive calls. Contacted Tracfone support for assistance. After 3 attempts to activate my new phone over a 5 day period, Tracfone told me that the phone that I purchased from Tracfone was defective and they could not activate it (a phone issue). At this point they told me to bad, they were not going to replace the phone or in any way assist me in upgrading my phone. It was on me to pay to ship the phone back, wait up to 30 days for a refund, take a chance on buying another phone from Tracfone (may or may not work), and try again. The correct answer would have been to apologize for sending me a defective phone, send me a replacement with a shipping label to return the defective phone, and ask me to call them back when I received the phone so they could honor my initial request to upgrade my phone. Be aware that if you purchase something from the Tracfone website and it is defective, you will have to pay to return the item, they do not pay for returns under any circumstance. Poor customer service.
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Hi HealthyGiraffe786. This is Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We do apologize for the inconvenience that you have experienced with our service. We are determined to help you in resolving your device issue. Please chat with us at http://bit.ly/2qdrKHH or contact our Customer Care Center at 1-800-867-7183.

For your convenience, our representatives are available Monday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 PM EST. You may also text the key word HELP to 611611 to view our self-service menu with a list of help key words with valuable information.

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#1476381 Review #1476381 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
Damaged or defective
Loss
$12
Preferred solution
Deliver product or service ordered

When I tried to reactive my old SIM it would not reactivate so I activated an old TracFone to get through until the new SIM arrived. The phone worked 1/3/19 but 1/4 it would not make a call. Since I couldn't call in, I chatted with a TracFone agent, who had me call...
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#1628524

Hi NervousAnteater. I'm Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We apologize for the trouble this has caused you. We understand that your previous experience was unpleasant, and we wish to make it right for you. To better assist you in resolving your issue, please click on this link http://bit.ly/2qdrKHH to chat with a live agent. For your convenience, you may contact one of our customer care representatives at 1-800-867-7183.

Our representatives are available Monday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 PM EST.

You may also text the key word HELP to 611611 to view our self-service menu with a list of help key words with valuable information. Thank you.

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#1442232 Review #1442232 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Cleveland, Tennessee
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
Bad quality

TracFone - 90* waste of time.

At 2:00pm I'm calling asking for help to upgrade my phone, all that foreign *** wanted to do was sell me another phone and the it could be serviced. The man I talked to yesterday told me to take it to best buy. They could upgrade it for me. To TracFone, thanks for nothing. (As usual). I'm sorry I ever chose TracFone! They help when they're in the mood to.
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Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
Poor customer service

TracFone - Beware of the "free" replacement phone for 2g cancellation

Like so many others, got a text from Tracfone saying my tracfone service was ending on my 2G phone and that I must get a different phone (at no charge) and must do it right away before the network cancelled or they couldn't transferred the time and minutes I already own. I stupidly assumed that they would be sending me the same quality phone as the one I already owned. Received a lousy quality flip phone. Back to texting in the dark ages. There should definitely be a law against this kind of thing. Am looking for the proper authorities to report this scam to. If someone knows, please share. Thanks.
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#1179132

Hi. I’m Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We're sorry for the trouble. To resolve the problem, please send us an email with your account information to TF.CorpResolutionTeam@tracfone.com.

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#873602 Review #873602 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Mineral City, Ohio
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
Bad quality

TracFone - Ripoff upgrade phone

1.2
When I originally started with Tracfone I had trouble with the cheap phone models ( I tried two of them) so I purchased what was the top of the line Tracfone with qwerty keyboard, triple minutes and an acceptable still and video camera. I've now accumulated 3000 minutes of airtime. I was just sent my 3G upgrade phone and it's a junk flip phone with no camera and I think it's only double minutes. I'm going to file a complaint with the FCC and my State Attorney General and anybody else that will listen like my local news stations consumer affairs department. I have read that Tracfone has been fined twice recently for there illegal business practices.
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Hi. I’m Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We're sorry for the trouble. To resolve the problem, please send us an email with your account information to TF.CorpResolutionTeam@tracfone.com.

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#850494 Review #850494 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Cons
  • Upgrade
Reason of review
Problems with payment
Loss
$1000
Preferred solution
Deliver product or service ordered

TracFone - They changed my phone number without my authorizations!!!!

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I received a coupon for upgrading to a new phone. I needed a smartphone so I did. The new phone didn't activate, so I online chatted with a customer service. The guy said the phone number has not transferred to a new phone, so he can do it with the same phone number and the airtime, no problem. So we spent about 30 minutes to activate the phone and it did. I even called from the phone and I even called TO that phone after the chat. My OLD PHONE NUMBER WAS WORKING. Then about 2 hrs later, I got a message from Tracfone, saying "this is your new phone number...."(!). So I checked my old number, it is not working any longer. The new number is working. I contacted the customer service, I was told that the old number is deactivated and I cannot get it back. She first told me no numbers can be deactivated without the customer's authorization. I told her it was active and I did not give any authorizations and asked for the explanation, then she changed and told me that the previous customer service left a note saying my number was already deactivated. This is not true! I even used that number after the chat!! This is a big issue that the phone number can be changed without the client's authorizations!!! So, I asked to talk to have the supervisor to contact me to my email. She insisted that the supervisor can contact by phone only (so that there will be no record? I will record the conversation). Anyway, this is their fault and they don't even apologize. The customer service was never good, but can be bearable, but not this time. The phones' coverage area is not very good and I cannot use the phone in many places (I live in NYC), but it was ok, because I don't really use phones. Yet, if they can change the phone number without my authorizations and this is what they do after that, I will change to major cell phone companies.
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Hi. I’m Alex from TracFone Wireless.

We're sorry for the trouble. To resolve the problem, please send us an email with your account information to TF.CorpResolutionTeam@***.com.

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Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Reason of review
legal issue
Loss
$300
Preferred solution
Let the company propose a solution

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TracFone - Unable to transfer time and minutes to new phone

1.0
Tried to transfer minutes and time to upgraded phone by following site instructions which stated I was successful. A few minutes later I received the message service disabled . Resulting in neither phone working and a message to call customer service. When I called customer service I had a representative who barely spoke English and told me after 30 minutes that she could not resolve the problem and to wait 2 days and call back. Neither cell phone works and customer service was useless. I quit I am out $30 for a new phone card. In the future, I shall buy 60 minutes only!
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#942684

Hi. Hi.

I’m Alex from TracFone Wireless. We're sorry for the trouble.

To resolve the problem, please send us an email with your account information to TF.CorpResolutionTeam@tracfone.com. Thank you.

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#590952 Review #590952 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Location
Augusta, Maine
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Pros
  • Cost and no contract
Cons
  • Customer service
Reason of review
Poor customer service
Loss
$30
Preferred solution
Full refund

This is a bit of a saga, so bear with me. About a year and a half ago, I realized I couldn't make/receive texts or calls. When I called Tracfone, a customer service rep told me my phone had been deactivated because I had been using Google Voice. I have never used...
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#1835831

I have been trying to activate a tracfone since 01/01/2020 and today is 03/06/2020!! I have been told every thing you can name.

Told I was a thief the phone belonged to a person living in Alabama. Well I bought the phone from Tracfone! Then they told me the serial number would be erased and I would not have this problem. No serial number no phone!

Tried using 2 separate cards with pin numbers. Told, both times the pin number had already been activated. Now wait 24 to 72 hrs. and see if it comes on!

Here is what I think. Most of the service is in Vietnam-get the pin numbers and sell them-make extra money for the agents. I still do not have a phone, but I have a number 850-319-****. I talked with AG ofc.

and they may investigate this, because my thinking of what could be happening is a sound idea. Also, contacted there corporate office in Miami. (They claim is in Miami!) This is a bigger joke than all! I am out over $100.00 and no phone.

I hope the AG ofc destroys them!

Jerry G. Tramel

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#368769 Review #368769 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Pittsboro, Indiana
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Loss
$195

Tracfone

I'd rather pass a bowling ball size kidney stone with spurs than upgrade with tracfone. I love my tracfone when it works. I have upgraded or had to get a new phone twice and both times I spent hours trying to fix their screw ups. They lost my number both times and changed my cell tower provider so I couldn't get a signal. they would send me a new phone that took a week or more to get here and it wouldn't work. I did notice that the last week when I had to call them I did get an understandable English speaking person.
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Jefferson, South Carolina
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade

Tracfone

I'd rather pass a bowling ball size kidney stone with spurs than upgrade with tracfone. I love my tracfone when it works. I have upgraded or had to get a new phone twice and both times I spent hours trying to fix their screw ups. They lost my number both times and changed my cell tower provider so I couldn't get a signal. they would send me a new phone that took a week or more to get here and it wouldn't work. I did notice that the last week when I had to call them I did get an understandable English speaking person.
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Jefferson, South Carolina
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade

Update by user Nov 06, 2011

Management at Tracfone continue to claim they have solved the issue but its all bs. Do not buy a phone from Tracfone!

Original review posted by user Nov 04, 2011
Re: I will proceed to file a civil suit against Straight Talk, & Tracfone for false advertising (KMM1312****V22514L0KM) smarttalk x ERD Management...
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DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!! Like It.WOW!

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#272957 Review #272957 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Rochester, New York
Service
Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade
Loss
$200

Tracfone

my phones clock got messed up some how so i called customer survice and after the half hour wait they were rather helpful because the couldnt help me they sent me a new phone and added minuets on to it however when the ne phone came i went online to activate it i kept gttting the message saying it could not complete the transaction so im sitting on the phone now waiting for customer survace to pick it up i was told 15 min wait ive been on the phone for almost 1.5 hours i cant wait to get a non tracfone for cell all for something as simple as activating my new phone with my old number this sucks
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Rochester, New York
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Tracfone Cell Phone Upgrade