FAIR WARNING if you are considering buying a TracFone this company couldn't care less WHO places calls to your device so long as it results in your minutes being used up and they making more money!
This is the "price" budget users have to pay in order to keep their phone in service for $10 or $20 a month with minutes rolled over. Therefore if some spammer, mentally retarded person with Unlimited minutes usage plan, mystery caller who sends annoying "RESTRICTED" or "PRIVATE" calls (which Tracfone treats with great honor by preventing the victim from editing in ANY way) or similar gets your phone number Tracfone doesn't give a shit if it interferes with your employer or doctor calling you no matter how many times this "person" phones, texts or voice mail's your phone!
This company's ONLY answer is to let it's users CHANGE their number despite the fact that this inconveniences all their legitimate contacts and disrupts the user's business life. Naturally, once a user changes his or her number than usually doing so will require them TO CALL OR TEXT ALL OF THEIR CONTACTS to advise them of the NEW number resulting in MORE PROFITABLE MINUTE USAGE for the company!
MY SOLUTION IS TO TURN-OFF my Tracfone for extended periods of time preventing any voice mail, texts or calls from getting through. Even the most severely retarded teenager will eventually give up calling me at least for a day or so. This tactic is similar to changing my number except that it's more TEMPORARY.
In the future however, when my income is better, probably I will drop Tracfone service for a wireless company which values it's customers more than those aggressive, harassing and anonymous unwanted callers whom it gives an "open season" pass on us (with a wink and a nod).
Summary: If you need your phone for important business contacts you better SKIP Tracfone who's "no number block" policy proves they aren't really a serious wireless carrier!
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