[GLLUG] [OT] Adding Cell Phone Minutes

[Chick Tower]

The ad claims it's a Kyocera.  The woman says an ex-boyfriend left it 
behind and the phone says new minutes needed to be purchased by May of 2008.

                                Chick


Clay Dowling wrote:
> MetroPCS uses a similar scheme.  It's almost certainly a tracphone though.
> 
> Clay
> 
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Charles wrote:
> 
>> Chick Tower wrote:
>>> Someone on Craig's List advertised a cell phone for free.  It's one of
>>> those like you can buy at WalMart and buy additional minutes for.  Do
>>> any of you know if just anyone can take such a phone purchased by
>>> someone else, add minutes to it, and use it?
>>
>> If it's a Tracfone:
>>
>> Yes, you can technically just take the phone and add minutes to it. If
>> the activation period has expired, you'll have to re-activate it but
>> that's not a big deal. (Can be done online or over another phone.)