Friday, February 13, 2009

Tracfone Promo Codes Success Rates

So you are looking for Tracfone promo codes huh? Well there are plenty of places to get some. But how about the success rates on these codes? How reliable are they. Well, some sites have numerous codes but a lot of them are outdated. After all, its a lot of work keeping these up to date. Another problem is that promo codes are only good 1 time per phone. So how do you know which ones are winners and which ones are loosers? Well, here is nifty little site that allows you to post feed back on them. So if you have used a code lately, please visit http://saveonprepaidphones.com/TracFone_Promo_Codes and post your feedback. The more people post their feed back, the more accurate it will be and the more people will benefit.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Net10 Tracfone Promo Bonus Codes


Ok, so if you are a Net10 customer or are thinking about Net10 and want to know where to get promo codes like the ones Tracfone Uses, I have bad news for you. While Net10 and Tracfone are one in the same company, Net10 does not use promo codes. Instead, they have a fixed 10 cents per minute rate. Does not matter which card you use, the minutes will be 10 cents.

Does this mean Tracfone is cheaper than Net10? Not necessarily, Tracfone minutes are only cheaper (slightly cheaper), when you buy the high denomination cards. By this, I mean the 200 and 450 cards. Since the 60 and 200 minute cards are by far the most popular, even with double minutes and the best promo codes, the minutes don't get any cheaper than about 10 cents. So basically, many Tracfone customers actually pay MORE for their minutes than if they used Net10. The promo codes are more of a psychological thing I guess.

So which one is better, Net10 or Tracfone. Well, this is a tough one, it really depends. If you like the promo code hunt then, go with Tracfone. If you like the hassle free approach go with Net10. Either way, they are both excellent prepaid services and if you are an average cell phone talker, you would save money with either. If you need more information before making your decision, then I suggest this handy Net10 Vs Tracfone chart.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Tracfone Affiliate Change of Terms

If you are a Tracfone Affiliate, then you might already be aware of the recent terms change in CJ. If you are not, basically it says that Tracfone will no longer pay commission on airtime but will pay 18% on phones. I guess this is good but mostly bad and I can't say it surprises me one bit. One of my pages was doing very well (at least by my standards which are not that high) because providing links to buy airtime is easy. After all every Tracfone Customer needs airtime right? I figured Tracfone probably knew this all along and realized they really don't need affiliates to sell airtime. Anyhow, so how does the new terms affect commissions. Well, it puts a rather large hit on them. I figure at least a 40-50 percent hit. Another bad thing about the terms is that instead of paying a straight $5 on ALL phone sales, they are now paying 18%. You might think, Wow 18%, thats pretty good! Well, not really, you see, the best selling phones are those under 20 bucks so with this Terms change, commissions on those are all under the previous $5.00. So all in all, the end result of the terms change is that a lot of affiliates will make a lot less money. With the new Terms change, Tracfone benefits in 3 ways. They obviously pay out less money, they get people to sell more phones and they get lots of free traffic from the sites offering airtime card coupons. I doubt that coupon site operators will change their strategy because the coupons generate traffic and sometimes result in phone sales.

If you denied the terms, then you were not affected or have not been affected YET. The current terms expire on 2/13/09 so enjoy it while it lasts.

Are you a Tracfone affiliate? If so, how much of a hit are your commissions taking? Feel free to comment, im really curious how others feel about this.