when i buy a card is it activated &amp; using minutes whn i pay for it or when i enter the pin# into the phone?
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It is activated at the store you bought it from...but, you do not start using minutes until you enter the pin# into the phone
1087097
Yes my chip has been activated. Took only seconds to set it up through the website. You can also activate it by calling the number on the card.
1443858
Mine is a Tracfone. So I purchase the minutes as I need or want them. With your minutes, comes service time. The service time could run out before the minutes if you don't use the phone very often. Usually, you're a good half a year ahead. I am anyway. You don't want to let the service days go to zero. That's what keeps your phone activated. 90 days are included with most or all minute cards. No contract. I buy the minutes online at Tracfone. If you buy the phone with tripple minutes, it's great. Check out Tracfone, if you haven't already. You do have to choose a phone with your zip code. Some phones don't work in some areas, I guess. Mine is a Tracfone. So I purchase the minutes as I need or want them. With your minutes, comes service time. The service time could run out before the minutes if you don't use the phone very often. Usually, you're a good half a year ahead. I am anyway. You don't want to let the service days go to zero. That's what keeps your phone activated. 90 days are included with most or all minute cards. No contract. I buy the minutes online at Tracfone. If you buy the phone with tripple minutes, it's great. Check out Tracfone, if you haven't already. You do have to choose a phone with your zip... » Read More Mine is a Tracfone. So I purchase the minutes as I need or want them. With your minutes, comes service time. The service time could run out before the minutes if you don't use the phone very often. Usually, you're a good half a year ahead. I am anyway. You don't want to let the service days go to zero. That's what keeps your phone activated. 90 days are included with most or all minute cards. No contract. I buy the minutes online at Tracfone. If you buy the phone with tripple minutes, it's great. Check out Tracfone, if you haven't already. You do have to choose a phone with your zip code. Some phones don't work in some areas, I guess. « Show Less
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I did that today. My phone is active right now WiFi only. I received two free texts from Verizon, so I know the phone is working. I also bought a 15 minute card, but didn't activate it. I set up an account at MyVerizon. They didn't ask for any money.
2035762
No. I had to buy the card from a store. Then it took more than a day for the phone to activate. Since then it's fine, just annoying to have to pay to receive texts and calls. But I only needed it for 4 months.
1225083
You pay the charge to activate phone. I bought this phone for my niece & added her to my plan.
1369321
There's probably a serial number on the device, or you can remove the "card" that activates it. A small panel in the front pops open and the card is in there. The number is maybe on it.
442244
Bought a att go phone and used the card out of it. Sends me text with picture. You buy your minutes. Had a problem setting it up but found instructions on the net.
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Hi Julia! The activation for this sim is done online from the Simple Mobile website. It will ask you to enter the sim card number, which is a long number located on the back of the card, and you will choose the pre-paid plan that you want. After that it will ask for your credit card info to pay for the plan. I believe it will also help you register for a Simple Mobile online account during the first-time activation process. You can either manually pay monthly, or enroll in automatic billing, which Simple Mobile calls "Auto Re-Up." If you choose to do it manually, you will need to "Re-Up" from the Simple Mobile website each month by signing in to your account and paying from there. They will send out text reminders when your pre-paid month is about to end so that you don't forget. The process is quite easy, and if you have any issues, don't hesitate to call their help line. I've only had to call them a few times, but each time the customer service people were very helpful. As far as the Nokia phone goes, this sim should work if your phone has the correct sim card slot. There are 3 common sim card sizes: mini-SIM, micro-SIM, and nano-SIM. The nano-SIM is only found on iPhones, so you don't have to worry about that. Micro-SIM cards are used in many of the newer models of phones, particularly high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S series, etc. This Simple Mobile kit comes with a mini-SIM, which is actually the largest of the three, even though the name says "mini" in it. Your phone's manual should have the information you need regarding the sim card size that is required, and if you don't have it, you can also search for your phone model on websites such as GSMArena or PhoneArena. There are Simple Mobile starter kits available with micro-SIM cards, should you require that instead. Good luck!
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I'm not sure which 1 you're talking about if you're talking about just a SIM card with no monthly plan then there are no activation charges and sometimes there's actually 4 dollars you could use the let's say I tried to buy for this 1 buyer who said the time was on the Dom there and it never showed up not to wait and wait and wait and this and that
11111
You can activate the phone online at tracfone.com or call the number included with the phone. You can buy your first installment of minutes at the same time. You need the serial number on the red card in the package. Good luck.
41046
If you use the prepaid kit inside to activate a new account, and choose the pay as you go option, you receive an activation credit. Not sure of the number of minutes, it's equivalent to a few dollars. If you choose a daily or monthly plan, you do not get the credit.
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Sharon- I have had it done two different ways: 1) they simply E Mail the pin after the transaction has been processed or 2)you send them your phone number along with any promo code you might have and they apply it to your phone. Both have worked out fine. The emailing of the PIN is probably a little safer I suppose.
1535276
When I purchased mine, it was just the phone. If you want to use it, you need to purchase minutes or use a some that is not locked to another phone. I purchased the $25 plan which came with a SIM card.
659600
Yes they are preloaded with the $39 plan and you can activate anytime, they do not have a expiration date. Just call the number on the card or go to the website on the card and you can activate.
1696577
With any prepaid phone you buy new minutes when your minutes are gone. Every three months is the norm. I buy the one year card ad I buy from the website. They automatically add the minutes to your phone and they talk you thru how to do it.
1771725
I went to the Verizon store and they set it up for me. They gave me a new Sim card and created the account but I insisted that I would pay for the service only when I needed it rather than when they set it up. They also initially told me there would be an activation fee each time I used the service. Obviously that would be ridiculous and they read further and determined this was not the case. I'v esuccessfully used the device several times now only, adding funds only when I need to use it.