Tracfone Prepaid Sim Card Kit (Universal)

I bought this Tracfone without a SIM kit, and it works well, but keep in mind you’ll need to purchase a compatible SIM card or already have one to activate it. Setup is simple, and the phone is good for basic use like calls, texts, and light apps.

TracFone helped me transfer my existing phone and phone number away from Mint Mobile to TracFone even though an employee at Mint Mobile attempted to sabotage my move away from their company by giving me wrong account numbers and locking up my phone number for 24 hours. TracFone went above and beyond to make sure my number got transferred the moment the lockout expired so that I could cancel my Mint Mobile service just a few hours inside the 7 day "full refund" trial period. Additionally, since switching to TracFone a month ago, I haven't had a single call drop, or a single time where the person I was talking to couldn't hear me! This had been a regular occurrence with Republic Wireless after I moved to an apartment in a newly developed area a little outside of town. When I tried switching to Mint Mobile, the service was even worse...to the point where I was never sure I'd be able to complete any phonecall, or if my texts would go through. But everything is working great since I switched to TracFone! My call quality is wonderful (no more robotic audio) and even my texts with screenshots go through immediately. I am so happy I switched to TracFone! Since I work from home now and am always in Wi-Fi, I only need 1gb of data a month, so I'm able to get unlimited talk and text plus 1gb of data for only $22 a month incl taxes. Since the service is working well for me, I plan to get the year prepaid plan which will only be $199...so even with taxes, I'll be under $20 a month. I'm so happy I switched to TracFone...and this little sim kit only cost $1, and saved me having to buy a new phone!

It worked perfect for my Verizon Track phone this kit came with a Verizon and a T-Mobile SIM card. A was Verizon. No problem whatsoever.

Update: June 2022. I purchased 4 of these as I was told by Tracfone that my phones would continue to work, but the SIM card was not going to work sometime after February 2022. Last week my phone stopped working (would not connect to their AT&T network). I was told after quite a while on with tech support, that my newer phone (2022 model, 4G LTE) was the problem, and buying the SIM card, as they instructed me, did no good. The only way I could stay with them was to buy a new, new phone (of they suggested one of theirs). So they have lost a customer, which they don't seem to care about. Since this happened to me, I am guessing the rest of my families "newer" phones will also stop working pretty soon, and will again be told that the SIM cards they told me I had to buy will do no good in keeping them connected. They will probably lose 3 more customers as soon as they shut off their phones. As far as I can tell, unless you have an approved phone (not Blu, or One Plus) they don't want you as a customer. I have had TracFone for about 9 years, been though a lot of their phones in early years, been using their "bring your own phone" for about 6 years, currently 4 lines. Without going on explaining the 3+ hours I spent trying to get the phone connected, the second tech person I spoke to told me that all the SIM cards that I bought from Amazon were no good. 2 of the cards I bought from Amazon over the past 6 months are working in two of my phones, but he said that I had to go to Walmart to buy new cards. After 2 more hours on tech support, they finally got one of those to work. Bottom line, this pack I got from Amazon did not work this time (but others have, recently). I specifically asked one tech person if he thought Amazon was selling old/ not able to be used SIM cards, as that makes no sense, and he said he didn't know, but the ones I had could not be used. Because I had to go buy new cards locally, these get 1 star, I could not use them. But it did take 2 hours with the new cards to get the phone working, so suspect this maybe a TracFone issue more than a SIM card from Amazon issue, so one may work in your phone, but you may also be told they are no good and sent to buy new ones at your local Walmart (which were almost $10).

Easy to use, compatible with my phone (Samsung 23+). The only issue was that it took a week for my SIM to become completely registered and allow my RCS chats (in messages group chats). Furthermore, it comes with both SIM A and B, but I only needed one, so it's a little inconvenient, but good price.

This is only the SIM card for a US prepaid service provider. You will need to buy a phone/data plan separately. For those in Canada who might wish to use a prepaid phone/data service while in the USA, Tracfone has been an easy and reliable solution for me. Normally once in the US, you'd head to a big box or electronics store and buy one of these SIM starter packages for one dollar, then buy the phone/data plan you need separately. But this is a good option through Amazon Canada, at somewhat of a premium, that will save you time finding a store with these in stock. So from Canada, buy this SIM kit and also buy an online Tracfone smartphone plan PIN from a site like callingmart. Tracfone also sells their plans online, but the last time I checked (some years ago) they didn't take credit cards with non-US billing addresses. You can activate the SIM and the necessary separate phone plan while at home in Canada. Just keep in mind that whatever plan you have chosen, the start date/time will be when you activate it online. To do so, go to the Tracfone website and follow the activations steps. You don't need to put the SIM in the phone. Just pick a zip code for a number local to where you'll spend most of your time (though you get nationwide calling anyway). Once you're in the US, put the SIM in your phone and restart it. It should set up with the proper APN settings for data and you'll get some welcome texts with info in case you need help. A feature I like about Tracfone is you can add data separately, at the rate of $10 for 1GB, at any time if you run out while your plan is still active. I've always used my own GSM smartphone with the AT&T compatible Tracfone SIM without problems. I'm not sure how well the T-Mobile GSM option works (you get three physical SIM cards in the kit from which to choose the one you want to use). It may depend on the coverage you need, so check each carrier's coverage maps for the areas you'll be visiting. You can also wait to activate the SIM once in the US, but you'll need to be able to get online to do so.

We used these on a trip to Florida. We purchased the plan before we left, swapped out the SIM card during the flight, and when we landed we had mobile data access on our phones. Worked perfectly. During our trip we occasionally had some dead zones or slow mobile data access, but that would likely be an issue with AT&T, not the SIM card.

When I checked before purchase my phone was compatible with the sim cards. The rep that I talked to was rude and less than helpful. Even though online it says my phone is compatible with AGT she told me it wasn't compatible with T-Mobile or Verizon and said I was out of luck. The waste of money and time. I used Jerome instead five stars