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its the best prepaid out there,45$unlimited for everything is hard to beat!no contract,auto refill no problems,do wish they had more phones!but this lg 290 is nice enough for now

Can any tell me with the finesse does it have the delivery notification for text? If so can it be turned off? I can not stand that, it's the most annoying feature ever!

I don't understand why there is so many bad reviews out there. I purchased the LG 290c at walmart on monday with a 30 dollar card. I activated online process was easy and i had my number ported I was nervous about that after reading countless reviews. My nuber was on net10 though same company tracfone My phone was active that evening like 3 hours after i started process. Everything works great and my signal is two bars stronger at my house in nh than is was on net1o no complaints data works fine to but thats not what i use the phone for hope i helped anyone whos nervous out there

I've got the Straight Talk Unlimited plan and so far I love it. I use the Samsung Finesse so I have a smartphone, with unlimited usage every month for only $45. All those who have problems with this forget what a good deal that is. As with all big companies, customer service is a prime issue but my experience with them, so far at least, has been nothing short of excellent.

Does anyone know if I can still port my number after getting a phone number from ST? My other phone is still in service for another month and would like to keep my number instead of this new number.

I was paying $80 a month for my unlimited prepaid plan from Intelos Wireless.I got tired of paying that,so I gave ST a try.I think it was a good decision that I made.I get almost the same data from ST than I did from Intelos.ST coverage has Intelos beat,because Intelos prepaid plan just covers VA,and WV.All of this for $33 less.I ordered the motorola w385 from walmart's website,because I didn't like the phones that my local walmarts have.I bought the $45 card at the store though. I have some tips that might help some.ST coverage is identical to Verizon,s prepaid coverage map.I recommend that you buy your phone from the walmart website,or your local store.That way if you have a problem with the phone,you can just take it back.Same with the cards to.Use ST website to activate the phone that way you dont have to deal with customer service.Activate the cards their to.If you do need to speak to customer service,i would recommend Tracfone's customer service,1-800-876-5753. I hope this info helps.

I have the LG220 phone and i can't download any ringtones on it so I was wondering if I purchase one from the StraightTalk site if it would download to my phone or not-I love StraightTalk and have had no problems except I would love to have some different ringtones-Thanks!!

So I got my phone in the mail and I love it. It works very well. My only problem is I accidentally didn't port my number like I wanted to, so now I have two working phones. I'm wanting to know if when I purchase another month I can port my number than, cuz they wouldn't let me do it now.

The phone is ok, service sux, i bought the phone and whentried to activate it, customer said the serial number was inactive, they did what they do, and it worked, but no web browser, after 4 days they had to give me a new number, but browser worked. Everything great, for a month, time to re up time on phone and wht do you know? serial number again doesnt work. every day for 3 days I called customer service, and after 40 minutes on hold they ‘ fixed' the problem, 2 hours later phone quit working. Last week they say they are sending me a new phone, BUT i have to send mine in first, so 2 weeks with out a phone, so in 45 days of ownership, I have been on hold with them for a combined 236 minutes, and a phone that has worked 29 days. Contract phone here i come

purchased straight talk in early January. Basically was useless because I never had enough service to carry on a conversation. Then I started the process of porting my number back to AT &T which was a nightmare. I soundly agree that technical service and customer service is pathetic. This is a product that WalMart should not be proud of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got the new r451c phone from straight talk last week. I have had non stop problems since. My web does not work every time I call thier # it says to call back at a later time. I had to wait 2 days after I bought the phone just to get my phone # and the thing to work. This phone sucks. I feel like I am using a childs toy….

Have had the Samsung R451C for almost a month now..love it..you can go online on computer and download a manual for it and it covers pretty much everything. I will refill with another $45 card, and I sort of want to change the first phone number so will have to see if I can do that.

I am really liking the moto razr i just got. I used to have one w cingular, but then upgraded (and HATED MY UPGRADE!). Anyways, when I read about Straight Talk, i was a little intrigued. My contract expired in December, so I decided to give it a try since there is no contract. So far, Sooooooo good. I have the Unlimited everything for $45 plan. Really happy with the service thus far. Here's to hoping its not too good to be true. -Tosh

2 weeks now with straight talk and I'm loving it. I used to pay 100 dls for 2 phones at verizon, no internet and 10-15 cents per message receive or sent. Now I pay 60 dls for two phones with internet and messages!!. My phone is the one with the QWERTY keyboard. Text messaging is so easy. Now most of my communication is with texts and I love it. What I like the most is the simplicity of straight talk. I try to go back to verizon to figure my bill cicle (to see if I owe or the owe me money) and it is like doing your taxes: figuring out your first bill requires a Phd. This company is going to take over the maket. My wife and I were skeptical at the beginning but not any more!!!

I meant to put this: Will you be able to recieve Facebook notifications as messages on St's phones(more specifically the Samsung Finesse) and have them count towards the 1000 texts on the $30 plan? Someone please answer.

i brought a straight talk phone and service for my son. Right off the bat they screwed it assigning us a number with an area code from the adjacent county meaning it would be a long distance call from our home phone. After 3 calls to their customer service support (including being on hold for at least 15 minutes each time) I was told I would need to buy another $30 service card to re-activate the phone to correct the problem. Needless to say I am returning the phone and making sure I get the word out their customer service is the worst I have encountered – much worse than T-Mobile , ATT, or Sprint. I would give zero stars if I could.

Walmart will not carry Straight Talk phones at some locations in midwest; Refill cards are limited. Store could not tell me if they will stop Straight Talk altogether. You may want to continue searching for a cell phone carrier and phones

Straight Talk is the best prepaid service around. It is incredible to get Unlimited data, minutes and messages for only $45 monthly. I changed from my contract to Straight Talk and now get more minutes and web and I save more than half of my old contract amount. every month. The fact that Straight Talk runs on Verizons network means that the coverage is always fantastic. Its also easy to get a straight talk phone and package at Walmart or on their website.

all was good for two months til today. i have full bars but cannot text call or browse. i hope it is just a tower problem but after being on hold for ‘an additional one to two more minutes' about fifty times… I am wondering if it is a total system meltdown. lol I am glad to have a good sense of humor in all this crap.

I do like the phone but also wished they offered a cheaper, fewer minute plan, I only use about 200 a month. Also, does anyone know how to disable the message that tell you how much time you have available every time you place a call – ANNOYING

I brought a straight talk phone for a hundred dollars AND YOU CANT HEAR IT RINGING!!!!!!!!!! I want to get another phone or my money back they hussel and busseled the whole time with no results shame dont do it I asked for half of the money they gave me the run around

To Sue You need to contact customer service to disable that message. I hated that message every time I called. It took them a minute to remove it.

I am considering to try ST and I was wondering if anyone who had bad experiences would be willing to sell your old phone. sheep777To hotmail.com

Nothing but problems, now they have lost the number that I had transfered over and can't get it back. THis is my business phone. They have done this twice now.

It would be very useful if anyone who posts a comment on problems with any of the ST phones would specify which phone you are using. So we could know if it is a specific model. Thanks for your understanding. Is anyone know if we can use SKYPE browsing and which model does it. sheep777To hotmail.com

I notice that most of you guys who are complaining about ST services can be classified in two categories: 1. Either you try to port your old numbers, or 2. You don’t have the smart phone. I’m not trying to be rude, but people, come on…………… Before I purchased my phone, I was lucky to find out what types of problems that people were complaining about. Therefore, I did not port my old number (which I wanted to change anyway) and I got the Finesse, which is almost like the Behold that I was using at t-mobile. Since I activated my phone, I never got any problem with it. I will pay t-mobile $200 for “early termination” – which I know I’m gonna save in the long run. I know the weakness of ST. I do not call CS and I do not do “auto refill”. I set a reminder on my phone to alarm me two days before my card is over. So, I should be ok because I know their service is cheap. That’s why they can’t hire English speaking people to do the job. Thus, I don’t expect too much other than unlimited talk, text and web.

This all started as a replacement for my Verizon phone which was starting to die as my contract was ending. After being a VZ customer for ten years, I decided I was tired of the contracts, and high fees. I purchased the LG-220 from Walmart for $40, and the $30 calling plan, to see if it would be a good option for me. I use my phone for work and personal use including texting. The basic browser function works but I won't be using it because it's a phone, not a web terminal. I used the new phone with the new phone number provided by Straight Talk for a month for 90% of my calls. After the end of my 30 days, and the end of my Verizon contract, I called ST to have my VZ number ported over to my previously activated phone. I was warned that it would take between 2 hours to seven days for the process. It took less than three hours to make it happen. ST customer service was very patient as I looked for my VZ account info online. Call quality has been good. LG-220 phone has performed well. Straight Talk customer service was a good experiance. I'm glad I made the move. Woody

I have the LG100C, I got it 2 months ago and thought it was great, (besides that the browser is much to slow). Until I tried setting the calendar, and you cant put in your time for a appointment, so I spent 1 hour on the phone with them and they couldn't fix it, then I checked my wife's phone she has the LG220 and it has the same problem. Then I tried setting the alarm clock, same problem you can not set the time. I am wondering if this problem is in all phones, if your calendar or alarm clock can be set to your time please let us know. Now my browser stopped working. This is a terrible phone, and I regret I bought it.

Alright, I had ST for a few days now and there are things I like and things I dont. What I like: $30 a month savings on my bill. Instead of $75 a month for less, I pay $45 a month for more. The phone looks nice and works well (I have the Samsung R451C, but am planning on getting the Samsung R810C in a few months) Reception has been good and text messages have been received promptly. What I dont like: The keys on the QWERTY pad. They annoy me for some reason. The fact that I need to slide open my phone to access the web. The web is limited compared to what I am used to. I formerly had a Blackberry with a T-Mobile contract, but I can still do a lot. Who am I to complain though? It's a phone, not a computer. I purchased a ringtone and wallpaper from the ST website two days ago, after I activated the phone. Was told I would receive a text with the download. Never got the text. Called CS and they told me they would open a case :/ But overall, I am happy with the service. Four stars. Will update in a few weeks

Can anyone tell me how well the browser works for news, wx, email? Speed, etc. thank you

I've had this phone for about 2 months, goin on three..i love it, no problems except until now when the phone says that I am roaming, and then now says I have no signal (have not moved to a new location)..I hope that this problem gets resolved fast because it really is a good deal…

I've had Straight Talk for a month. LOVE it. I purchased the Samsung Finesse R810C. Ported my number from Verizon. Coverage is the same no problems. I get Unlimited Voice, Text, and Data. I was paying over $60 for just voice and text. With Straight Talk I get Data too for less than my old Verizon account. If you're on Verizon and being made to purchase a Data plan…pay the early termination fee as I did…the savings will pay for it.

I have the Straight Talk $45 a month unlimited plan and the Samsung Finesse R10 which is the Straight Talk top of the line phone. I've had the service since the end of November and have not experienced any problems like dropped calls. I love that my phone has a slide-out keyboard even though it's a touchscreen phone. I do a lot of texting and I'm not comfortable with touch-screen texting, not yet anyway.

Purchasing a straight talk phone and plan has been a nightmare. The first issue that needs to be addressed is the pathetically poor customer service. The wait is long and talking to the agent is nearly as productive as talking to a wall. The browser on my phone has not worked for the past 5 months of use and every time I call, I am assured that someone will call me back with a solution and resolve the problem. 5 months later haven't heard from them yet. My next issue with them is the fact that I have been charged twice to my credit card on the auto refill system. After numerous attempts to fix this problem and numerous denials I have just about had all that I can take from this joke of a phone service provider. I would not advise anyone to try straight talk unless they like being ignored and charged in excess.

I bought two Straight Talk LGs from Walmart. They were the $79 sliders. According to Straight Talk technical support, at least these can not work with signing into your AOL account. I suspect there are others. This would appear to be a misrepresentation by omission of this tidbit of information not only by Straight Talk, but by Walmart. How many people have AOL? Millions, I hear you say. They should have told us, but instead, they told you about all the web browsing that you can do. Way to go Walmart. I have had my AOL account for over 15 years. I am not going to change now.

gave me a # that they deactiavted 4 hrs later only to reassign me a second # and have that deactivated after 4 hrs. rep admitted they gave away my # and that they had a ‘system glitch' his words. hard to hear, not worth cheap rate, thank God for Boost $50/plan

phone ok tones limited and volume not loud enough web browser sucks and tryed and tryed to download music phone wont play whats on card dont throw away your mp3 player

cant get ringtones

To Mike I've got several ring-tones but only by blue-tooth them from another one of my cell-phones. Try connecting with blue-tooth to another cell-phone & transfer your ring-tones that way. I hope this helps you.

Can anyone tell me how well the browser works for news, wx, email? Speed, etc. thank you

I am torn. My phone is great. The port-in process was smooth, taking less than 24 hours (with no thanks to the Juggernaught Verizon) and the cost is unbeatable. The phone's features are not locked down, etc. So, for my phone, life is good. However (and this is a BIG however), I have been trying to get my wife's account active for 5 days. I have lost over $110.00 in costs associated with, essentially having, a brick of a phone, and over $300.00 in lost time! Like some so ineloquently said above, most of their customer service is *ahem* difficult to understand through their local dialect. I have written a letter to Straight Talk's Executive Resolution Department, and as of Day 5, have no working phone for my wife. Not good.

I have been without the web browser for 8 days and still no resolve. Today ST said I would have to wait til Monday. This was after the second time for taking the phone apart and putting it back together. What a pain. I am going to complain to Walmart since they are the retail that carries ST. I will complain to Tracphone as well. The ST support does not speak much english and very hard to understand. Argh!

the phone works good but the only problem is that the speaker phone is hard to hear the ringing and the bluetooth you cant connect with other people i think its the system and im on here now trying to figure out how to get the ringtones any suggestions

i recently purchased 3 phones from straight talk for my family and must say we are happy but not fully satisfied.Signal is great..but we cannot hear our tex alert sounds or our calls ..We are missing most of our calls and its aggravating.The phones also dont offer video recording which I know is not important ,but it was nice having.The price over all makes it great ,especially when you used to be with verizon.

I would like to buy the cell phone model: Straight Talk Prepaid LG 220C Phone. One of the features is EXTERNAL CALLER ID. Could you explain how does this work?

Have had the service for a month. No problems whatsoever. Cant beat the value.

One of the best deals since the ‘free lunch'… Very good reception in my area (eastern Tennessee) and very good voice quality… I didn't really like the ‘pre-call balance message' you get before every call is connected but you can easily have customer service disable it by calling them from a land-line phone. They know exactly what you are talking about and will have it disabled in about 2 minutes… BOTTOM LINE: Very good service with very good voice quality and the best rates around anywhere (contract or non-contract)…

Does anyone know if you purchase the Samsung Finesse R810C touchscreen str8 talk phone on the str8 talk website do you have to pay sales tax on the phone? Or is it just total price of $358.99 with the $30 plan plus sales tax? Please if anyone knows will you please post it? Thanks so much. KTo ren

Couldn't activate the phone because it said that the serial number was not found. Don't even waste your time or money on this junk.

waste of money and will spend over 45 mins speaking to customer service rep in Belize. After speaking to mgr regarding a failed port, they couldn't give me a good phone # after 90 mins of talk with customer service rep. Nice price if don't have problems but if do you’;ll be sorryl.

Can you get Facebook notifications on the Samsug Finesse? Will they be able to count towards your 1000 messages on the $30 plan?

To Bw Your remaining balance will transfer.

To Damon Hi. Thanks for your suggestions on how to stop all the yahoo email that forwarded to my new gmail acct.. It stopped forwarding maybe because I deleted the in box in gmail and changed the setting and the next day It stopped sending me txt msgs to my cell phone the next day. If that didnt work on my own i would used your two suggestions which were both very good: contact gmail or ST to purge my que for txts waiting to go to my cell phone Now i went back into gmail and using POP and i set it to start forwarding new yahoo emails as of today to test message my cell phone. So far it has not started up texting today. But it says it can take up to 2 days for the new setting to work. im being patient. thanks again for the help ! all the best. dj

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SMALLER PACKAGE AVAILABLE SUCH AS 500 MINUTES.THIS WOULD HELP KEEP COST DOWN DUE TO FACT THAT I USE 400 MINUTES PER MONTH ON AVERAGE

Two thumbs up for st! I do have a question. I have two weeks left in my current 30 days, if I upgraded to a new phone will I lose the remaining two weeks or will it carry over to the new phone?

I am considering buying the samsung rR810c with straighttalk. Any one have an opinion? I am a beginner with smart phones.

Hi, i have a straight talk lg 290c slider and i love this phone i get service at my house and i have never got service here before with any other phone but my question is can you bluetooth music from someone else's phone with this phone i tryed and all i get is transfer failed just woundering if i was doin something wrong or you just can't do it on this phone thanks.

All in all I'd have to give ST a 5 star w/all the unlimited pics & texts but what I don't understand is why I can't download songs or when I send songs from mytinyphone.com I cant open it from my browser. I have the Lg slider my friend has the moto and he can what is goning on, is anyone else having this same problem??? and who do I talk to about it

straight talk sux. you have to buy their phone..u cant use a phone u already have…and their phones suck.i lost 45 because they sent me a reminder email telling me to go ahead and refill ..so i did..but what they dont tell u is that if u refill early..it changes your service end date and u lose what u already paid for. also…my mobile web has NOT worked in 2 months..but do they do anything about it? nope!! i am going back to verizon after this month where i can use whatever phone i want..and i wont have to worry about crappy customer service that doesnt speak english and where i wont lose my time if i renew early…all in allo…straight talk sux!! i am so mad that i ever switched to them..they boast the lower price per month..but when u have a problem with their service…they ignore you or are just plain rude when u call to find out why its not working…they were supposed to add my time back on..but it never got added! i am sick of paying for services they promise but do not deliver.

Straight talk doesn't provide tones for callers while your phone is ringing. My previous service porvided me with this option. It is nice to here a message and tunes while waiting for my phone to answer. Other than that the phone & expense is very good.

Hi I'm trying to get off my crappy contract phone and get into a prepaid phone plan since I have a budget now and ST seems to be the choice next to Virgin Mobile. I just have a few questions if someone can please answer them since I really want to switch. 1) How long can ur text messages be sending and incoming in regard to characters to any phone company? 2) How good is the QWERTY keyboard on the Samsung R451C? I have kinda big finders lol. 3) And finally how good is the reception? Please Help…Thank You!

Looking into buying the touch screen. After reading reviews, just one question; Can you send texts to out of state numbers? I have friends and family in other states that I text on a daily basis but from reviews it sounds as if I won't be able to send them texts anymore…;

To Scot, or anyone else that knows. Scot wrote that his monthly bill is $30 even, are you buying a card each month or using autofill? I went onto autofill after the first month so don't remember how much the card actually cost me, but I'm on the $45 plan and I can charged $49 per month. If I come off autofill and buy a $45 card each month, do I pay $45 at Walmart or is it plus taxes, does anyone know?

Can anyone tell me if the voice/text/data can rollover if not used from month to month like on Tracfone? For example, if I buy a $30 card and only use 500 voice minutes, 500 texts, and 15 MB of data, will the unused portions rollover with the next purchase of a $30 card.

i love the phone just wish i could buy ring back tones and have other cool phones to choose from!!

To Jonathon 1) How long can ur text messages be sending and incoming in regard to characters to any phone company? I believe the texts can be 160 characters. 2) How good is the QWERTY keyboard on the Samsung R451C? I have kinda big finders lol. The buttons are kinda small. But I'm sure after a while you'll get used to it and be able to hit the buttons no problem. 3) And finally how good is the reception? I am out in the boonies in WA and I get pretty good reception. I can make calls from inside my house. The phones use Verizon towers and it works out great for me. I guess it all depends on where you are as to how good the reception is.

Im getting a phone from ST. I want to port my number from tmobile. So, now here is my stupid question. After porting my number, would there be any way tmobile could take it back?

just got straight talk slider and it does not have games on it and can not down load games from straight talk. Talked to straight talk and they said none of phones have games. Whoever heard of a phone with no games.

I love the cheap service for 45 dollars a month but the LG have many issues. It only last 2 months and I have to buy another one, the internet stays down and the customer service sucks.

Best thing i ever got, Im a student and need all the money saving i can get. The unlimited plan is great for those long calls home to the parents and there are no distance charges. And i can travel nationally and the phone works no matter if im at collage home or on holiday at the beach with friends.

I have had the phone since the end of October. This is an good phone for the family or person on a budget. I have the 40 dollar LG from Wal-Mart, but will be buying a new one, see below. Pros: Good service in most places. Good call quality. Texts send and receive well. Good value for the money. Cons: Limited to whatever is on their browser. If you add your service card before the expiration, you lose any remaining balance. The 40 dollar LG 220c is not a very sturdy phone. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. My girlfriend has the 100 dollar Samsung r410c and it is a decent phone for the money. You are limited to using only and ONLY their phones. They will not activate phones from anyone else, period! Final Word: If you use the phone and text all the time, then the unlimited plan is worth it. It costs far less than the plans from the major carriers. I am pleased with the service and it works everywhere I need it too, from here, to Arkansas, to Illinois, and most places in between. I will be staying with this carrier if things stay the way they are.

how to clear auto-refill 1-click browser 2-click menu and scroll down 3-click clear memory 4-and pick what u like

Dear GradoFan…….You deserve the pain you went through. Straight talk is excellent and leave your political ramblings to the peanut gallery where they belong. We only want to hear about the service and not your Sarah Palin crap!

GradoFan FINAL UPDATE TO THE ABOVE NIGHTMARE… WITH A HAPPY ENDING! ‘SEE POST ABOVE: ‘AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!' After a year with them they erroneously ported my number to a new customer and deactivated my phone. My account was active and current… AND NOW THE REST OF THE STORY… At long last… after 18 days of hell… I finally have recovered my original number, and my phone has been reactivated!!! A great customer service rep in the Miami office of TracFone (not StTalk.com) diligently worked with Verizon for two weeks to recover my number. She was great… and… never, never, never gave up… until she recovered it, and reactivated by phone with the original number. My comments above stand – DO NOT USE StTalk.com's service, unless you can afford to experience what I experienced! But… if you do… make sure you get to the customer service management team of TracFone's Miami office – don't spend even 1 minute on the phone with the StTalk.com customer service team – they have no idea what your're talking about… and… can do nothing more than ‘parrot' what's in their script (kinda like Osama Obama with his teleprompter – totally mindless drivel)! I did ask the TracFone folks how it could happen, and how to prevent it from recurring. They had no idea how it happened, but seemed to suggest it had something to do with how their systems (Verizon's) did, or didn't integrate between the billing system and the activation system. Their advice – monitor your credit card charges at the renewal date of the StTalk.com service each month, to make sure StTalk.com has charged your card… and… contact TracFone's customer service unit in Miami, if they haven't. However… I should note… I did just that… they had charged my card on the renewal date, which was a full 14 days, before they deactivated my phone and took my number. So… I doubt very much, if that really will help. So… despite the valiant efforts of a great TracFone CS Rep… you're still much safer to ‘pay the piper' and use either Verizon, or ATT… as much as I hate to admit it. And… that's very likely where I'm headed… ATT that is… now that I have my number back. ‘Over and out… signing off'

I bought a Straight Moto razar v3 it works great.will recommend it to all my friends. Thank you Straight Talk. a Great Deal

Straight Talk does not support 3 Way Calling on the Samsung R451C, or any Samsung phone. No one tell you that. So, if you make your living with 3 Way calls, like I do,you can kiss $100 good by. I'll sell you mine cheap!

To have a number ported over from AT &T do I have to have it still active, or can I terminate contract with At &T before buying S/T ?

To Damon HELP… i set up a gmail acct and set up POP for my yahoo email to forward and all the yahoo email in my in box moved to gmail! all of them not just the new ones for today only. now my phone keeps texting me all the emails it forwarded. i went in and changed the settting to disable forwarding but it still fills up my phone to 100 text msgs that are from before. after i disabled POP i deleted all the messages gmail ported over from my yahoo acct. so my gmail inbox is empty. i still keep getting texted those old yahoo emails. any suggestions to fix this? gmail still wants to forward all the yahoo msgs that were in the yahoo in box. thanks in advance.

I wasted $75 to buy a phone and card and after wasting 3 hours on the phone still no service and no one can explain to me why. The customer service operators barely speak english and constantly put you on hold to ‘update my supervisor' who never seems to do anything. The final straw was having my call transferred to another department which never answered to call! I will be filing a complaint with the attorney general and anyone else I can find since the company has no complaint process itself.

I am not sure why all the problems are noted here. It might be that CS is less effective that starting up service on line. I initialy bought a LG 220 a few months ago. I activated on line in a matter of minutes. A month later I liked the service so well I transferred my ST assigned number to a LG 290 – again in a matter of minutes it was working. In a couple of months my contract with my contract carrier runs out and I will be porting those numbers over to ST. I intend to buy two new phones and do it on line. That seems to be the most problem free method according to all the postings here – and not using a phone that already has an assigned ST number. I did make one call to CS to see why my first phone wouldn't receive pictures and was told in good English that I needed a camera phone. Thus my current LG 290. I hope this helps out future ST customers cause the plan and coverage is the best deal in town.

I transferred my old Net 10 number to my new straight talk phone without issue. But i attempted to shop around for ring tones it told me there was a prob with authorizing my account, so I called the customer service number. First there was so much background noise and interference I couldn't hear the operator. After being on the phone for an hour I said I need to go to work I need to get off here where are we on this issue, and they had already hung up on me!!!!! Big mistake, waste of money!!!!

To Janek: leave your AT &T active and port the number over to your StraightTalk phone via the StraightTalk website. AT &T should then automatically shut down your account and stop charging you, but check later just to make sure. To Amanda Felt: switching your StraightTalk phone number between StraightTalk phones takes five minutes on the StraightTalk website, and there is no charge. Once the number was moved off the old phone it should have been in a ‘deactivated' state, at which time you could activate it on the StraightTalk website with a new number. You went to a lot of trouble and wasted time for nothing and it was your own fault. To Kristina: I like the R451C because it's only $100, has a full QWERTY physical keyboard, but is still small enough to fit in a pants pocket. It also has an internet browser and MP3 player. The Finesse has a much larger screen, but is 3.5x the money, and it's bigger. I like the looks and style of flip phones, but typing text messages or browsing without a QWERTY keypad sucks. To Catarinah: yes, you can keep your old number. You can do this with any provider, including StraightTalk. Just go buy a phone from Walmart, bring it home and use the website (do not call customer service) to activate the phone–choose the option to port a phone number from another provider. The number should be moved to your new StraightTalk phone within 24 hours (mine took 10 hours). To Jeff: even if you have to pay a penalty to get out of a contract to move to StraightTalk it probably wouldn't take long to recover the loss if StraightTalk costs you $30 per month versus $70 (for example) at Alltel. Do the math. To DJ: sounds like when you set up your POP in Gmail you picked the option to pull all emails from Yahoo. There is also the option to just pull new emails, which is what I did. Now that you already did it, I don't know how to stop Gmail from finishing what you told it to do. You can try contacting them (I've never tried it since I've never had a problem). You can also try contacting StraightTalk customer service and see if they can purge your text message que, or you may just have to delete the gazillion text messages via your phone 🙁 To Mark: The only money you could possibly waste is on the phone card since it's not returnable. The phone is returnable. You should have used the StraightTalk website to activate the phone anyway. I do agree that it is annoying when the CS reps continually say they are going to put you on hold, talk to a supervisor, et., but they have been mostly helpful for me. The initial time you spend setting up your account is well worth having great service on the best network for an amazing price. Suck it up. To SK: you don't need to buy a second set of StraightTalk phones to port your phone numbers over. You can let your StraightTalk phones run out of time/money and deactivate, or call Customer Service and ask them to deactivate the StraightTalk phone(s) immediately. Once deactivated you can activate them on the website the same as if you just bought them, choosing the option to port the phone numbers from your old provider. To Mel: buy a USB/PC cable for the phone from Ebay ($6) and copy songs or ringtones over to your phone's MicroSD card ($12 for 2GB size). I'm told that if you put mp3's in the ringtone folder you can use them as ringtones (plays only the first few seconds of the song, though, so you may want to cut the song down to the good part in an editor).

i transfered from t-mobile to straight talk. it took about 3 hours to port my number (i was able to use my t-mobile phone all but about 5 min) i am getting 1 bar better reception than t-mobile and 2 bars better reception than at &t. voice mail was easy to set up. i just got the cheapy $40 phone from walmart and bought time online (cost $32 after tax for the all you need time) the phone is easy to use and customizeable (different ringtones for dif people) i havent found a way to check remaining min bal from phone (although it does tell you before phone calls) all in all i am very satisfied and would recommend to my friends.

I give this phone r451c & the company 5 stars b/c I've had my phone for about 2wks now & I'm enjoy every minute of it. I chose this phone b/c I knew that with all my saving I could spend a little extra on the phone. I even spent extra for a USB cable & microSD card. I started out with the unlimited plan maybe if my budget get tighter I will go to the $30 plan. I did have issues with setting up my voicemail but CS resolved it in less than 10 mins. Thanks Again straight talk!

Thanks so much Damon you seem to know alot. I went ahead and purchased the Samsung R451C before your comment so I'm glad to hear that and looking forward to switching from Verizon. Let you know how it goes!

As of right now, my comments to ST is very poor. I'll feel better when I get my phone working and up and going by faxing them my proof of purchase. I don't understand that when I bought it from Walmart and ST customers service said that the serial number on the box hasn't been activacted. Was it walmarts fault or you say that ST has a very poor time of keeping track of their phones. The funny thing is that walmart has it locked up on the self, and no ones going to steal the phones easily. To this point I'm upset but I'm looking forward how this will turn out.

To c09: all the StraightTalk phones come deactivated. They don't come with phone minutes either. You activate them after you buy them. If you are saying the phone you bought has a bad serial number, simply return it to Walmart and get a different phone. Good luck.

To c09 I purchased 2 razor v3a from walmart.com activated one everything went smooth. I went to activate the 2nd phone & the serial number on the phone would not activate reason that happened is someone had bought the phone & returned it back to walmart & walmart shipped it out as a new phone & I could not activate it. So I had to re-order another phone right away. I received it & activated everything went smooth. So what I'm saying is if someone has bought a phone from walmart & has tried to activate it & then returned it to walmart it will not activate. You will have to purchase another phone in order for it to activate if you have activation problems with the phone you purchased. I hope this helps you.

Got my new Samsung R541C today. Ported my old number to the new phone within 5 minutes. So far so good. I get good signal out here in the boonies! ST works off of Verizon towers. With my old Tracfone and Net10 phones (AT &T) I was lucky to get one bar. I love the Samsung phone because it has the qwerty keyboard, camera, and the screen is a decent size. For $30 a month you get the 1000 mins and 1000 texts. I doubt I'll use half of that! The only problem I have had so far is not being able to send a MMS. When I tried to send an MMS, it used up my internet data (you get 30MB a month) and then I get an error message saying ‘service not activated on this network'. Weird…. So anyways, so far so good. I will update a while after I have used the phone more and have had more experience with ST.

This is a whole new era for the cell phone industry. I have had this service for 3 months with no problems. The price is unbeatable and the network that is used is Verizon, so the signal strength is excellent. I changed from T-Mobile (who i was very happy with) simply because of the savings. I was a little leery of the Walmart branded phone, but through some research found Straighttalk to be part of the 4th largest mobile network on the planet. The camera on the phone isn't as nice as i am used to, but the savings each month are about 50% of what I was paying… so I will have to carry my camera with (ooh the horror) lol And as another bonus the total cost repeat billed to my credit card is 30 bucks (not 30 plus taxes, 911 fees, etc. like you will find with others). You will not go wrong with Straighttalk… it is the best thing since sliced bread.

This phone is pretty awesome! I have the latest phone from ST…a Samsung SAS451. I pay $45.00 per month and recieve unlimited voice, data, and internet (real internet!) for one low price. I buy the card at Walmart, call, and load! I get service everywhere and I live in a very rural place! The only con I have noticed is that the ringtone downloads are costly. But there's an SD card slot and slide out keyboard! It's unbeatable!

I bought a r810 Samsung Finesse. worked 2-3 weeks and kept restarting and freezing up. I went back and bought another Finesse at a diff wal mart. It lasted 1 day and does the same thing. Spent hrs online with St and Samsung. I dont know whom is worse. St said take it back to WM or its 14 days to send me a loaner. Samsung said about 2 weeks for a repair> So now I have a 40 phone for a backup when the samsung freezes it may be out for hrs or a day then its fine 2-3 days just depends.

i need help if anyone knows how to cancel auto refill for straight talk please let me know.

To Anna: The only way to cancel auto-refill is to call customer service and not only request a cancellation but to tell them that you want your credit card removed from your account. Finally, sign on to your account on the website and go like you are going to actually renew to verify that the credit card has been removed.

To Damon I went and created a gamil acct. I went into setting and found POP. It seems really complicated. I'm not sure if I completed the process to have my yahoo eamils forwarded to my new gmail actt and then have the gmail txt me the yahoo email to my ST phone. It's almost like I need tech support to go step by step since this is all new to me. Thanks in advance for all your helpful suggestions. Wish you lived locally in Miami Beach so I could hire you for your tech suppost… 🙂 Best, DJ

Reminder: to get rid of the annoying ‘you've got x minutes of call time' message when you make a call, contact customer service and ask them to turn off the ‘pre-call message'. Yes, it would be nice if you could do this via your phone or the website, but at least you can do it. To Chase: no, they don't have push email. Just have your emails forwarded to yournumberTo vtext.com. You won't get the complete email if it’s large, but enough to see if it's worth looking at; then you can use the phone's browser to get into your email account to read/respond to the email. Works fine unless you're a heavy emailer. FYI, I bought a PC cable for the phone off of Ebay for about $6. It works fine, charging the phone. The first time I used it, however, Windows wanted to install ‘Samsung CDMA driver’ software which apparently doesn't exist. I just canceled out of that popup message (marking it not to ask me ever again); then Windows detected the MicroSD card in the phone and allowed me to copy files to it. The phone’s MP3 player didn’t detect wma files (the Windows format), but found mp3s no problem and played them. I also bought a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adaptor from Ebay ($1), but when I push the male end into the phone all the way I only get mono sound to my 3.5mm earbuds. If I pull the plug out of the phone a couple of millimeters I get stereo sound. I ordered a different adaptor to see if it works better, but at least I know I can get it to work. The MP3 player allows you to play all songs if you want, or an album or playlist, etc., and you can shuffle the play order. The sound quality seems as good as my dedicated Fuze MP3 player.

to port your number you have to have your old phone still active or it won't work. anyone buy the Samsung Finesse R810C? want to know how this compares to the Samsung R451C. costs a lot more but screen is bigger wondered if it was better for internet usage or same. wish they had a HTC hero.

To Kristina: If you look up the Samsung R451C phone on the Walmart site it has a zip code checker to make sure you can use the phone. That says the phone works in Lincoln, NE. As further proof, go to your local Walmart to buy the phone. If they have it, it will work there 🙂

I'm interested in this service. I am from Lincoln, NE does anyone know if it will work there? Or will it pretty much work in all of the US. The web site says it will not when I put in my zip code and customer service says it will, so I am hoping someone knows.

I've had Straight Talk for 3 months now and have had absolutely zero issues. Each month I go to Walmart, buy a $45 refill card, and renew my minutes online. No problems. I check this site daily and really appreciate how we've come together to provide support in so many ways. You guys are awesome! BTW, I have the Samsung R451C and love it. I bought a skin at skinit.com and am a happy guy free of a phone contract.