{"id":5134,"date":"2013-02-13T15:23:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2022-01-27T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T21:26:26","slug":"tracfone-scores-big-with-753000-new-subscribers-in-q4-36548","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/tracfone\/tracfone-scores-big-with-753000-new-subscribers-in-q4-36548\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracfone scores big with 753,000 new subscribers in Q4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[Need a solid indicator that prepaid is starting to take a hold of the cellular market? Consider that a carrier that doesn't even own any cellular towers is the fifth largest carrier in the country -- and it is closer to No. 4 than No. 4 is to No. 3. In the fourth quarter Tracfone added 753,000 subscribers, bringing its total to 22.4 million. That covers it us brands: <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/tracfone\/\">Tracfone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/net10\/\">Net10<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/straight-talk\/\">Straight Talk<\/a>. The year 2013 was big for Tracfone in general, with a 13.3 percent increase in subscribers. Much of that goes to the Straight Talk brand, which has captured much of the mid-market with its smartphones paired with affordable monthly plans. 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