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On 10/1/2015 9:29 PM, wrote:
I have a LG flip phone using prepaid Tracfone. It's NOT a smartphone,
just a basic phone for calls, texts, and has a basic browser built in. I
dont really want or need a smartphone. But I used to use the browser to
get weather reports and a few other basic online things.

Several months ago, the browser just began rejecting most websites, even
weather.com. All I get are error messages. Bu I know it still works for
some stuff, for example I can still access Google. I believe the phone
needs a browser upgrade. I called Tracfone but their customer service it
terrible. I got some foreign person who could barely speak english, and
did not understand my problem. After wasting close to an hour, nothing
was solved. But Tracfone is affordable, so I stick with it. I have a
landline anyhow, but when I'm away from home, I need a cell.

I cant find anything about upgrading it using google. Maybe one of you
knows a place to get upgrades. If not, I either have to live with it
as-is, or buy a newer phone. These phones are only $25 to $40, but
retyping my whole addressbook is something I prefer to avoid, when I
have around 200 names in it.

Thanks in advance.

Time to move into the 21st century.

Tracfone BYOP (bring your own phone) can be even cheaper than Tracfone
with Tracfone phones. Junky smart phones can be had for $40, and decent
ones for $80.

$100 for 1200 minutes, 1200 texts, and 1.2GB of data, good for a year.
That's $8.33 per month.

$200 for 4500 minutes, 4500 texts, and 4.5GB of data, good for a year.
That's $16.67 per month.

Everything rolls over when you extend your service, so if you have too
much left over at the end of 365 days you buy a smaller refill (or just
pay to extend your service with no extra minutes, texts, or data).

If I were advising someone on a low-cost smart-phone phone and service
I'd tell them to buy an $80 Moto E LTE and use it on Tracfone's AT&T
service. Just avoid Sprint and T-Mobile at all costs.

While Tracfone's $20/90 day refill ($6.67/month) is the least expensive
option on Tracfone, it's actually a terrible deal for low-use prepaid
compared to Page Plus Cellular (Verizon), which is as low as $2.50 per
month ($10 every 120 days).