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Shizam76 · 08-15-2005, 12:25 PM

I recently saw some Net10 prepaid phones at the store....advertising 10 cents anytime anywhere including roaming.

Anyone have more info than is offered on the website? How does Net10 work? I'm interested to find out what carrier(s) it operates on......

Also...anyone use Net10? How is it?

Gamer03 · 08-15-2005, 1:27 PM

Well I use Tracfone (I think they own Net10), and I primarily use Cingular Orange. Up on my campus, I use Cingular Blue. There service is great and your phone displays how many minutes you have left and then deducts them according to how long you are on your call. The display also shows when your airtime card expires.

Shizam76 · 08-15-2005, 1:36 PM

Oh cool....how do you know blue/orange, etc? Does the display say?

Net10 coverage map looks kind of like Cingular's map too

Gamer03 · 08-15-2005, 1:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Shizam76

Oh cool....how do you know blue/orange, etc? Does the display say?

Net10 coverage map looks kind of like Cingular's map too

No. I read on the forum to either dial 611 from your phone or dial a bogus number.

I wish my local Wal-Mart had Net10 Wireless. Because I would have gotten that before Tracfone, but they didn't.

Are you thinking of getting the phone for you or for someone else?

Shizam76 · 08-15-2005, 2:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gamer03

No. I read on the forum to either dial 611 from your phone or dial a bogus number.

I wish my local Wal-Mart had Net10 Wireless. Because I would have gotten that before Tracfone, but they didn't.

Are you thinking of getting the phone for you or for someone else?

Neither, really. I was looking to snatch a prepaid phone at a cheap price for a backup "in case" something happens to my other phone......the girlfriends 6340i...there have been a couple of "almosts" and I didn't want her to be without a phone if she kills it. I saw those net10 phones and got curious about them.

gregmal2 · 08-15-2005, 3:44 PM

You realize that you're going to be paying a min of $30/mo for Net10.
Don't you?

Shizam76 · 08-15-2005, 3:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gregmal2

You realize that you're going to be paying a min of $30/mo for Net10.
Don't you?

I'm not interested in Net10 service really....just the phones

observer · 08-15-2005, 6:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Shizam76

I'm not interested in Net10 service really....just the phones

Then what attracts you to the phones if you're not interested in the service? Can't use one without the other.

cryogenic · 08-16-2005, 8:19 AM

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Originally Posted by observer

Then what attracts you to the phones if you're not interested in the service? Can't use one without the other.

correct, Net10 phones are SIM-locked, SP-locked and run a customized firmware. No way in heck you're using those with anything but Net10.

Shizam76 · 08-16-2005, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cryogenic

correct, Net10 phones are SIM-locked, SP-locked and run a customized firmware. No way in heck you're using those with anything but Net10.

Dang it....it would have made for a decent backup

budney · 08-17-2005, 1:59 AM

Shizam do you have any 7-11s in your area? Speakout phones come completely unlocked. The Nokia 1100 is $40. But just remember that if you have a new Cingular 64K SIM older and non Cingular phones may not work with them.

Shizam76 · 08-17-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by budney

Shizam do you have any 7-11s in your area? Speakout phones come completely unlocked. The Nokia 1100 is $40. But just remember that if you have a new Cingular 64K SIM older and non Cingular phones may not work with them.

Not really.....I'd have to go almost into the city of Chicago to find one.

I have an older 32k sim

Gamer03 · 08-17-2005, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by budney

Shizam do you have any 7-11s in your area? Speakout phones come completely unlocked. The Nokia 1100 is $40. But just remember that if you have a new Cingular 64K SIM older and non Cingular phones may not work with them.

Speakout phones are unlocked?

Budney, do you know if they sell any tri-band phones? Or do they just sell dual band (850/1900) Mhz phones.

T8erBoy · 09-17-2006, 2:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gregmal2

You realize that you're going to be paying a min of $30/mo for Net10.
Don't you?

Hey there,

I'm a newbie here, but I just ordered a Net10 phone and was hoping that this statement is just out-dated. According to everything I read before I ordered was that a $30 card will last for 60 days, which would be only $30 every two months or $15/mo. depending on how you wanna look at it. I didn't read that you had to order something every month, but I coulda missed something...wouldn't be the first time.

I'd appreciate any more info on Net 10 though. Thanks!

mframe · 09-17-2006, 7:09 PM

You are correct. Just $30 for 60 days. You don't have to do anything else, to keep the service active.

FreeLuck · 09-29-2006, 1:09 PM

A local website in my area (Syraction.com) has a review posted for net10 that looks fairly unbiased. It's at http://syraction.com/net10.htm . It says something about net10 using the same network as Tracfone.

Cailiff04 · 09-30-2006, 9:38 AM

I just tried to Net10. My phone wouldn't work and they refused to fix it told me to wait 24 hours..Heck with that I switched to Cingular go phone for a back up phone!! I like the coverage and clarity of the calls so far!!

GopherWireless · 11-13-2006, 6:07 PM

Net 10 and TracFone - YUCK!!!

See if you are in an area that can get T-MobileToGo - Much Better!

Bradgocolts · 03-31-2008, 1:28 PM

I want to buy an unlocked RAZR online. I am wondering if I would be able to take out the SIM card from my current net-10 phone and put it in the RAZR, and get the RAZR to work with the net10 service.

Since Net10 uses GSM, this should work, right?

ta206 · 03-31-2008, 8:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bradgocolts

I want to buy an unlocked RAZR online. I am wondering if I would be able to take out the SIM card from my current net-10 phone and put it in the RAZR, and get the RAZR to work with the net10 service.

Since Net10 uses GSM, this should work, right?

I believe they are locked to only the Net 10 phones if they are anything like the Tracphones you would not be able to do that unless possibly if it was another Net10 phone.
The above posters noted that these are locked phones.

Bradgocolts · 03-31-2008, 11:36 PM

What if I went to the store and bought a net10 phone, and as soon as I opened the packaging, instead of putting the SIM card into that phone, I put it into my own unlocked phone.

Wouldn't that work?

ta206 · 04-01-2008, 7:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cryogenic

correct, Net10 phones are SIM-locked, SP-locked and run a customized firmware. No way in heck you're using those with anything but Net10.

Moving this quote from above posts

Telekom · 04-01-2008, 2:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bradgocolts

I want to buy an unlocked RAZR online. I am wondering if I would be able to take out the SIM card from my current net-10 phone and put it in the RAZR, and get the RAZR to work with the net10 service.

Since Net10 uses GSM, this should work, right?

As many people will tell you Net10 and TracFone use phones that have "proprietary" firmware and this means that even if they are GSM phones you cannot use any phone with their service. Net10 even has different phones than TracFone even though they are marketed by the same company. If you wish to use a GSM phone you need to use it on a compatible network such as AT&T or T-Mobile.

08-15-2005, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shizam76 Shizam! Babyyyyy! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,897 Phone(s): Palm Treo 750, Blackjack i607 (Wife's) Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 95 My Auctions	Net10 Prepaid I recently saw some Net10 prepaid phones at the store....advertising 10 cents anytime anywhere including roaming. Anyone have more info than is offered on the website? How does Net10 work? I'm interested to find out what carrier(s) it operates on...... Also...anyone use Net10? How is it? __________________ http://www.80sondemand.com

08-15-2005, 1:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gamer03 Technology Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Florida Everglades Posts: 8,254 Phone(s): AT&T Tilt (me), AT&T Tilt (Dad), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (mom), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (sis) Provider(s): AT&T (4 lines on a FS plan) Devices: NB;GPS;Sling Pro; iPod 80GB; Kenwood DDX512 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Images: 68	Re: Net10 Prepaid Well I use Tracfone (I think they own Net10), and I primarily use Cingular Orange. Up on my campus, I use Cingular Blue. There service is great and your phone displays how many minutes you have left and then deducts them according to how long you are on your call. The display also shows when your airtime card expires. __________________ My Video Game Systems (in order of purchase): Sega Genesis > Sega 32x > Sega CD > Sega GameGear > PS1 (died so I upgraded)> PS1 DualShock > PS2 > Xbox > Xbox 360 Premium (died so I upgraded)> Xbox 360 Elite > PS3 80 GB

08-15-2005, 1:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shizam76 Shizam! Babyyyyy! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,897 Phone(s): Palm Treo 750, Blackjack i607 (Wife's) Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 95 My Auctions	Re: Net10 Prepaid Oh cool....how do you know blue/orange, etc? Does the display say? Net10 coverage map looks kind of like Cingular's map too __________________ http://www.80sondemand.com

08-15-2005, 3:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
gregmal2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 52 Phone(s): Samsung A310, LG 5225, Kyocera K9 Provider(s): Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Net10 Prepaid You realize that you're going to be paying a min of $30/mo for Net10. Don't you?

08-17-2005, 1:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tardville Posts: 4,435 Phone(s): Katana II, HTC Vogue (Touch), Moto Q Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Net10 Prepaid Shizam do you have any 7-11s in your area? Speakout phones come completely unlocked. The Nokia 1100 is $40. But just remember that if you have a new Cingular 64K SIM older and non Cingular phones may not work with them. __________________ Thanks Sprint for turning on EV in Bullhead & Laughlin, just hurry it up with Ft. Mohave!!!

09-17-2006, 7:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
mframe Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Western MA Posts: 242 Phone(s): AT&T Tilt (8925), Moto V330, Moto E816, Nokia 3590 Provider(s): AT&T, Alltel U Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Net10 Prepaid You are correct. Just $30 for 60 days. You don't have to do anything else, to keep the service active.

09-29-2006, 1:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
FreeLuck I have arrived! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Net10 Prepaid A local website in my area (Syraction.com) has a review posted for net10 that looks fairly unbiased. It's at http://syraction.com/net10.htm . It says something about net10 using the same network as Tracfone.

09-30-2006, 9:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
Cailiff04 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Arlington Ohio Posts: 285 Phone(s): LG AX300 Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 28	Re: Net10 Prepaid I just tried to Net10. My phone wouldn't work and they refused to fix it told me to wait 24 hours..Heck with that I switched to Cingular go phone for a back up phone!! I like the coverage and clarity of the calls so far!! __________________ GO TIGERS!!!!

11-13-2006, 6:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
GopherWireless Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brainerd, MN Posts: 188 Phone(s): BlackBerry 7520, Motorola i355, Motorola i560, Nokia 6010 Provider(s): NEXTEL, T-Mobile Devices: Laptop Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Re: Net10 Prepaid Net 10 and TracFone - YUCK!!! See if you are in an area that can get T-MobileToGo - Much Better!

03-31-2008, 1:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bradgocolts I have arrived! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Net10 Prepaid I want to buy an unlocked RAZR online. I am wondering if I would be able to take out the SIM card from my current net-10 phone and put it in the RAZR, and get the RAZR to work with the net10 service. Since Net10 uses GSM, this should work, right?

03-31-2008, 11:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
Bradgocolts I have arrived! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Net10 Prepaid What if I went to the store and bought a net10 phone, and as soon as I opened the packaging, instead of putting the SIM card into that phone, I put it into my own unlocked phone. Wouldn't that work?

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