Yes, CDMA phones can be used. Safelink is available in Verizon-only areas so CDMA has to be available on Safelink. Sorry, but the above post is incorrect. You CAN use a StraightTalk or Net10 or Tracfone with Safelink.
How do I get a replacement Assurance Wireless phone?
Your Assurance Wireless phone comes with a one-year warranty from the original equipment manufacturer. If you experience an equipment malfunction, call us at 1-888-321-5880 and we will arrange for a similar replacement phone. The replacement model may not be the exact model of the original device.
What stores sell SafeLink phone cards?
You can also use TracFone Airtime Cards with your SafeLink Wireless service. TracFone Airtime Cards are sold at most retailers including Dollar General, Family Dollar, Simple Mobile Solutions, Walmart, CVS, Kmart, Target, Radio Shack, Walgreens, and Rite Aid stores.
How do I report my Safelink phone lost or stolen?
Contact a TracFone service representative. Dial 1-800-867-7183 to report your SafeLink lost or stolen. Inform the representative of the estimated last date of use. Give a detailed description of where you may have lost the phone or how it got stolen.
Who owns Safelink Wireless?
Carlos Slim
Who is eligible for safelink phone?
You are eligible if you receive benefits from one of the following programs:
Federal Public Housing Assistance / Section 8.
Food Stamps.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
National School Lunch (free program only)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Medicaid.
Do safelink phones have SIM cards?
SafeLink is a free cell phone service provided by the U.S. government to low-income families. SafeLink Wireless is a subsidy of TracFone, and the SIM cards (registration cards located under the battery) are able to be switched from one phone to the next (as well as other SafeLink Wireless phones).
Are safelink phones unlocked?
Unlocking Policy. TracFone Wireless Inc. (which provides SafeLink) has recently entered into an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding handset unlocking. TracFone will soon begin providing new customers with SafeLink handsets which are capable of being unlocked.
Can you have a safelink and Assurance Wireless phone?
Unfortunately the answer is no. You can only have one Lifeline account per household. Take your choice of landline or cell phone. Originally, it was applied just to landline phones, but it now includes mobile phones such as those distributed by Safelink Wireless, Assurance Wireless and ReachOut Wireless.
Can you reactivate a safelink phone?
If your service is deactivated, you may reactivate your service by either re-enrolling in the SafeLink Wireless Program (if eligible) or purchasing and redeeming a TracFone Wireless airtime card with service days. Upon reactivation of your phone, you may be assigned a new telephone number.
How do I contact safelink?
Contact Us
Contact us by: Phone Numbers: For Enrollment and Plan Changes Support: 1-800-Safelink (723-3546) For Technical Support ONLY: 1-800-378-1684.
Correspondence: SafeLink Wireless. PO Box 220009. Milwaukie, OR 97269-0009.
Hours of Operation. For Enrollments and Plan Changes: Monday – Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. EST.
How do I get more minutes on my Obama phone?
Add money and change plans through Assurance’s automated phone service. Use your Assurance Wireless phone to call Assurance’s automated phone line at 1-888-321-5880. To add money to your account, choose the “Top-up” prompt. You will be presented with various options to add money to your account.
How do I get a new phone from Assurance Wireless?
Your Assurance Wireless phone comes with a one-year warranty from the original equipment manufacturer. If you experience an equipment malfunction, call us at 1-888-321-5880 and we will arrange for a similar replacement phone. The replacement model may not be the exact model of the original device.
What is GSM in a phone?
When you’re talking about a mobile device, you’re either talking about a GSM device, or a CDMA device. GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications and is the network standard for much of the world. Of the four major carriers here in the United States, T-Mobile and AT&T use GSM technology.
What is an unlocked GSM cell phone?
All GSM devices are designed so that service is provisioned using a SIM card. With an unlocked device, a GSM smartphone can be reprovisioned and used on another network simply by popping out the old SIM card and putting in a new one from the new carrier. EV-DO is the 3G technology used on CDMA networks.
What is a GSM cell phone?
Most cell phone owners around the world only have to worry about a single carrier technology. It’s called the Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM for short. As its name implies, this standard was developed for, and has been adopted by, almost the entire globe as the way to communicate via cellular calls.
How do you check your minutes on a government phone?
How do I check my minutes or data balance? You can check your available minutes balance at any time by sending a text message to 7500, by dialing *611 from your Q Link phone, or by calling 1-855-754-6543. Once you hear the message, press 6, then 2, and then 1.
Is there an unlimited plan for Tracfone?
The unlimited monthly plan wars continue to get hotter following a new service from TracFone . The Mobile Virtual Network Operator recently debuted StraightTalk, a prepaid, no-contract wireless brand that offers 30MB of data plus unlimited calling and messaging for $45 per month.