How do I find my ICCID (SIM ID number)?
- Press Menu and select Settings.
- Scroll down and click About.
- Click Phone Identity (or Status, depending on your Android model)
- Click IMEI information.
- The 19-digit ID number on your SIM will be listed under ICCID or SIM ID.
Starting from the home screen:
- Tap “Settings.”
- Tap “General.”
- Tap “About.”
- The entry titled ICCID is your SIM card number.
Option 1
- From the Home screen, open “Settings“.
- Scroll down and select “About phone” or “About device“. Some versions of Android display the phone number on this screen. If not, proceed to step 3.
- Select “Status” or “Phone identity“.
How to Figure Out Your Tracfone PIN
- Go to your phone's menu.
- Click on "My Account."
- Select "Buy Now Summary." This displays all the information you need to purchase more airtime, including your PIN. If your phone does not have the "Buy Now Summary" then it will have a "PIN Number" under "My Account." You can then select it to find your PIN.
To locate the PIN number from an Airtime card. Simply remove the Airtime card attached to the cardboard packaging and locate the gray strip on the back of your card. Scratch off the gray strip in order to reveal your 15 digit Airtime PIN number. Can I add Airtime to another person's TracFone?
To transfer your number from your Old Service Provider to TracFone Wireless, you must ask TracFone to Port your existing telephone number. TracFone Wireless will process the request for you. During the Request process, you will still be able to place calls on your existing wireless telephone or wire line phone.
All TracFone devices which are 4G/LTE capable use a SIM card, whether GSM or CDMA. In other words, if the TracFone device is utilizing the Sprint or Verizon towers, and is only 3G data capable, the device will have no SIM card. All other TracFone devices use and require a SIM card.
It's possible to remove the SIM card from a TracFone and insert it into a different SIM-based cell phone. Insert the TracFone SIM card into the open slot, then place the battery back into the phone and turn on the device. The new cell phone now detects the TracFone SIM card.
Tracfone Data Cards .
Data Cards can be added to your phone at any time, as long as the Service is active. Data Cards do not include minutes or service days which must be purchased separately through airtime cards. Unused data will expire upon your Service End Date.Go ahead and insert the SIM and press the port back into the phone. At this point, head to the TracFone website and click the Activate option. The system will ask for the SIM number. Locate the serial number you recorded previously and enter into their system.
It's possible to remove the SIM card from a TracFone and insert it into a different SIM-based cell phone. You need the phone completely powered down when switching out SIM cards. Insert the TracFone SIM card into the open slot, then place the battery back into the phone and turn on the device.
Assuming your TracFone SIM has no locks of any type (ie lock to the network or to certain hardware or any other type of restriction ), then you just insert the phone into the unlocked smartphone, turn it on and you should have a signal.
It's possible to remove the SIM card from a TracFone and insert it into a different SIM-based cell phone. You need the phone completely powered down when switching out SIM cards. Insert the TracFone SIM card into the open slot, then place the battery back into the phone and turn on the device.
An ATT SIM card (or any standard SIM) cannot be used with a Tracfone device. ATT does not offer TracFone accounts ; Tracfone does not offer ATT accounts.
3, Once you get the unlock code from Tracfone, you can purchase a SIM card from another carrier, power off your phone, switch the SIM cards, and turn it back on. And that is all it takes to unlock a Tracfone prepaid device.
With TracFone's Bring Your Own Phone program, you can get TracFone service on your current phone as long as it is compatible. Compatible phones include: GSM Unlocked phones, AT&T-compatible phones, T-Mobile-compatible phones, Verizon-compatible phones, and some CDMA Technology compatible phones.
América Móvil is the company behind TracFone and Straight Talk Wireless is considered a TracFone brand. Straight Talk provides cellular service through all 4 major wireless providers in the USA which include AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Data speeds are the same as the parent networks.
For Older Tracfone Devices:
Notice the 'C' at the end of the name. All Tracfone mobile devices that end with "C' use either Verizon or sometimes other CDMA networks. If your cell phone ends with a 'G' it used the GSM Network. An example is the LG 840G.
