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Hello everyone,

I need a cheap cell phone that can take and make calls. It doesn't need to do anything but receive and make calls. I need a minute card that is compatible with it.

It may sound sill that I don't know what I'm doing, but I've never had any sort of cell phone in my life so I don't know what I'm looking for and I need help.
 
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I don't know much about the best deals, but if you need it quickly I found this at Walmart, you could walk in, buy one, have them sell you a minute card and have it setup in under an hour and if something goes wrong, you can go back to get help.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/TracFone-ZTE-Z733VL-4GB-Prepaid-Smartphone-Gray/518900428

Other options for minute phones can be cheaper but those require shipping times, and so much hassle if something goes wrong. Flip phones also last forever, I still have mine from 10+ years ago and the battery is still good. Smart phones hold a charge for weeks but flip phones can hold one for months.
 
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That walmart one is a really good price it seems.

 
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USAFRet

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Yes, but...

You have to sniff around within the TracFone world to find a better deal.
That minutes card you linked is only 30 days for $25.

Some of the phones automatically give you triple minutes.
And you can get a "400 minutes/1 year" card for ~$100.
Giving you 1200 minutes and a year access, instead of $25/month.


For instance:
This phone - $50
https://www.amazon.com/Alcatel-OneTouch-Android-Prepaid-Tracfone/dp/B00PHRXSCS

And this minutes - $114
https://www.amazon.com/Tracfone-Year-Service-400-Minutes/dp/B002ZCW91Y
400 x 3 = 1200

So, the phone and a years access for $165.
Just have to balance your upfront cost vs monthly.
 
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Next month, when you purchase another minutes card, whatever is unused carrys over and adds to that new one.
The "30 days" is 30 days of access.

I buy my TracFone minutes a year at a time. I'm carrying over minutes from 3 years ago.
 
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