Two ways to activate your TracFone
TracFone is a well-known prepaid cell phone provider. The task of activating a new cell phone may seem daunting to some, but, fortunately, the TracFone website provides everything you need to activate your new TracFone quickly and easily, online. By visiting their website and following the easy directions, your phone will be activated and ready to use in 24 hours or less. If a lack of Internet access is a problem, a quick call to TracFone's customer service department will allow you to activate your TracFone over the telephone.
Instructions
Activating Your TracFone Online
1. Open your Internet browser and navigate to TracFone's website (see Resources). Click on the green button that reads "Activate Phone, Add or Buy Airtime" in the right column of the page. On the next page, click on the blue button that reads "Activate/Reactivate Phone" in the top menu.
2. Choose whether you would like to activate your TracFone with a brand new number, transfer an existing TracFone number to your new phone or transfer a number from another cell phone service provider to TracFone. In the next section, click on the picture that most closely resembles your new TracFone and click the "Submit" button.
3. On the next page, if you are not already registered with TracFone, click on the "Register" button under "New Online Customer." Fill out all the required personal information and your TracFone serial number, which can be found on the red activation card in your TracFone package or in your phone's "Prepaid" menu. Click "Submit." If you are already registered with TracFone's website, just sign in with your user ID or email address and password, then click the "Sign In" button. Enter your phone's serial number and click on "Submit." After a short delay, the web page will refresh and your new phone will be activated.
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