About Tracfone promo codes

Tracfone is the largest prepaid cell phone company in the United States. You can buy phones for as little as $9.99 some places and you can buy airtime cards in denominations as small as 30 minutes for 30 days at pretty much any grocery store or gas station in the country, although they are cheaper online if you use one of their Tracfone promo codes. Tracfone is owned by America Movil, one of the largest cell phone companies on the planet with over 212 million customers in the western hemisphere. 

The company that would become Tracfone, called Topp Telecom Inc., was founded in Miami, Florida in 1996. It grew quickly and caught the attention of TelMex, a giant Mexican telephone company that has over a 90% share of the Mexican landlines and an 80% share of the Mexican mobile phone market. TelMex's largest investor by far is Carlos Slim, the current richest man in the world. In 1999, Tracfone was acquired by TelMex, receiving $57.5 for 55% of the company. How do you say "promo codes" in Spanish? Just a year later TelMex spun off all of their mobile businesses including Tracfone. Still to this day Carlos Slim remains the largest investor and chairman of the board of America Movil. Just a few months after it was spun off, Topp Telecom Inc. changed its name to Tracfone Wireless Inc.

These days, Tracfone has over 18 million subscribers in the United States making it the largest prepaid cell phone company around. They offer nationwide coverage at discounted prices. You can either buy minutes as you go or set up a monthly plan where minutes will automatically by added each month. The second option is similar to a traditional cell phone contract except there is not contract. You can cancel at any time without having to pay any fees and you can carryover all minutes from month to month. They also have family value plans where you can get a discount on both the price of an additional phone and the price of minutes for that phone if someone in your family already owns a Tracfone. Of course, on top of that discount, you can also get additional minutes using a Tracfone promo code. One of the best things about Tracfone and the main reason I actually own one is that you can call over 60 different countries internationally at no additional charge. All you have to do is dial 1-800-706-3839 and then enter 011 + country code + city code + telephone number just like any other international call. That means you can call China, Chile, Australia, a next-door neighbor for exactly the same price. 

If you are looking for a phone, Tracfone has a variety online for as cheap as $9.99. You can also buy them in many electronic stores and at any Wal-Mart although if you buy online Tracfone is currently running a promotion where you get double minutes for the life of the phone. This means, for example, if you buy a 30 minutes for 30 days card you will actually get 60 minutes plus minutes from whatever promo code that you use. When you factor in that they are offering another special promotion for free shipping of any order over $19.99 you will probably get the best deal buying directly from Tracfone on their site. Many phones also come with some starter minutes and some come with a gift card that you can use later on for minutes or other things. 

Nearly all of the Tracfone promo codes involve adding additional minutes when you either purchase a card or enroll in a monthly value plan. A good coupon code usually involves doubling the minutes. For example, if you are planning to buy a card where you get 60 minutes and 90 service days, a good Tracfone promo code would offer you an additional 60 minutes for those 90 days. I should note that if you extend your service beyond the 90 days by purchasing another card your minutes will carry over. The current cards range from 30 minutes for 30 days to 1500 minutes for 365 days. The extreme on both ends including the two cards I just mentioned are only available online. Although Tracfone minutes are available in nearly every store in the country, you can nearly always get more minutes for the same price by buying online with a Tracfone promo code.