Straight Talk by Tracfone [Telecom]
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Posted by Thomas H Ward on November 15, 2009, 1:51 pm
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I have recently come across Straight Talk by Tracfone in my local Wal-Mart store. They are advertising an unlimited everything rate plan for around $45. Since I live in a rural area of Virginia, and my service options are extremely limited, this appeals to me. However, I am leery of purchasing this phone because I can not find a coverage map on their web site nor within their in-store brochures. Their brochures say that they are on "One of Americans best networks".. Anyone have any idea what wireless provider they are acting as an MVNO for? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on November 20, 2009, 2:55 pm
Please log in for more thread options  to have reciprocal agreements with all the big players. Mine worked in and around Blacksburg, Va. where I live, and when a friend and I rode our motorcycles out ot Sturgis, SD it worked everywhere there was a signal. I think they home to Verizon when there is a choice, but as I said, mine worked pretty much anyplace that had signal. Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by David Lesher on November 21, 2009, 9:29 am
Please log in for more thread options ranck@vt.edu writes: [Tracfone service area] Tracfone is a reseller; they buy into various networks, depending on where you are. That is reflected in which flavor phone is sold in your area. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by John Levine on November 21, 2009, 9:34 am
Please log in for more thread options The network they use varies from one part of the country to another. If you can look inside the back of the phone, it's probably AT&T if there's a SIM chip, and Verizon if not. Note that GSM phones do not work on CDMA networks and vice versa, so your phone will use the network it's built for no matter where in the country you go. R's, John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by tlvp on December 6, 2009, 9:15 pm
Please log in for more thread options for? As far as you know, John (or anyone), will TracFone give you the subsidy-SIM-unlock code for one of their SIM-based GSM handsets (after a suitable time interval as customer, perhaps)? TIA. Cheers, -- tlvp -- Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> extremely limited, this appeals to me. However, I am leery of purchasing
> this phone because I can not find a coverage map on their web site nor
> within their in-store brochures. Their brochures say that they are on "One
> of Americans best networks"..