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Can I use tracfone minutes on net10 phones?


I have n10 phone with me. It is a new one and the latest model with QWERTY keypad. I don't really remember the model number for that cell phone. So the problem is with time settings. I was trying to change time on that phone and I was unable to change it. I looked in every menu to find an option which could change the time. I think Net10 and Tracfone are owned by the same company. So can I use tracfone minutes on net10 phones?
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Kriti Pandey | Oct 16 2011

Tracfone minutes cannot be use on Net10 phones

Although Tracfone and the Net10 are the corporate products of the same parent company, but interestingly they are different cell phones. Both these cell phone systems function on the mobile virtual network operators which simply mean that they don’t own their individual cell phone towers. These cell phones work in close collaboration with other many cell phone networks on a contractual basis like AT&T, T-mobile, Verizon and others too.

Most of the features of the Net10 and Tracfone are similar and therefore the coverage area is also more or less same for the consumers to enjoy uninterrupted services but then the glitch is that one cannot use their Tracfone airtime cards or minutes on their Net10 phone and vice-versa where one cannot make effective use of Net10 minutes on their Tracfone phone.

In order to set the time on the Net10 cell phone one can use the manual settings where one just needs to follow simple steps to set the appropriate time. First look for the menu and then press it. Next locate the settings and tools option. Move to the ‘clock’ option and look for the ‘Time and date’ section. Correct the date and time accordingly for the format available.

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