I don't know about tracphone in particular, but Walmart is supposed to
start selling phones 'off the shelf' fairly soon, so if traphone isn't
sold where you are you'll likely find another phone that is.

I'm surprised you can't buy them online, and doubly surprised they don't
have a retail locator on their site...?

-Adam

Sean H. Breheny wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Once again I apologize for my off-topic post but since this is a
> follow-up
> to a previous post, I think it's not  inappropriate.
>
> Awhile back, I asked the list about people's experience with prepaid cell
> phones. Since then, I bought one from a company called Tracfone
> (thanks to
> the recommendation of KC5PPI, a piclist member) and I've been very happy
> with it, except for a minor issue of not being able to get the voice mail
> feature to work yet (but I'm still in the process of working with their
> tech support on this).
>
> However, I wanted to also buy one for my mom and now I can't find them at
> local retailers either in Ithaca, NY or in Scranton, PA, despite the fact
> that I bought mine in Ithaca just about a month ago. When I asked in
> Staples here, they said that they are "phasing them out", but it was
> unclear whether it was just Staples that was phasing them out or if
> Tracfone was going out of business.
>
> In fact, Tracfone seems to be expanding their web site and doing fairly
> well. Does anyone know if the company is doing OK? It would be nice to
> know
> before I buy another of their phones :-)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Sean
>
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