How Do I Replace a Broken Tracfone?

Tracfone is one of the biggest providers of mobile phones today. The company provides you with a Tracfone that is comparable to what other mobile phone companies provide. There are times when your Tracfone may stop working or will suddenly shut off on you repeatedly and you will feel like throwing it in the ground. However, as long as it is still in one piece, you will be able to order a replacement phone since all of the Tracfones and the accessories you purchase with it, come with a one-year warranty that you can use to get a new replacement phone. To get your broken Tracfone replaced with a new one, you will first have to contact a customer support agent. You can contact a support agent now by clicking here. After getting through the autoresponder prompts you will need to let the agent know that you want to replace your broken Tracfone with a new one and give him or her your phone number. If your phone is still under warranty you will receive a new Tracfone with instructions. Activate your new Tracfone and then follow the instructions to switch your minutes from your old phone to your new one. You may or may not receive a new battery and charger with your new phone, but you can always use your old battery and charger with your new replacement Tracfone.

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Jul 9, 2020

The answer to your question, "How do I replace a broken Tracfone?" can be found right here in this article. One of the biggest wireless prepaid providers in the U.S. is Tracfone. It offers mobile phones that can be compared to phones provided by other companies. If your mobile Tracfone should happen to break, before you throw it on the ground, you should know that it can be replaced... if it's still in one piece. Tracfones are all covered against defects in materials when under normal use with a one-year warranty. If your Tracfone doesn't turn on or shuts off unexpectedly and repeatedly, you will be able to get it replaced. The accessories that you have purchased with your Tracfone are also covered under warranty.

How do I replace a broken Tracfone?

The first thing you must do in order to get your Tracfone replaced is to contact a customer service representative at Tracfone. Click here now for the contact information to reach a customer support agent now. Brace yourself for an automated responder, as you will have to listen to the prompts and press the correct numbers to get to someone who can help you out. When you reach someone, let the representative know that you are calling to replace your broken Tracfone with a new one and provide him/her with your mobile phone number. After requesting a replacement Tracfone for your broken phone, you can hang up. The replacement Tracfone will be sent to your mailing address if your Tracfone is still under warranty.

The next step is to wait for your new replacement Tracfone to arrive and then follow the instructions provided to activate your new phone and then transfer the Tracfone minutes you still have available onto your new Tracfone. If your battery and charger are not broken and still usable, you may not receive new ones with your replacement phone. Therefore, you will have to remove the battery from your old broken phone and insert it into your new replacement phone to be able to use it. Now that you have a brand new replacement Tracfone you can get rid of the broken one and hopefully, this one will provide you with more use than the last Tracfone you had.

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