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NoBozo · 10-15-2010, 06:34 PM

Well, we really liked the Tracfone LG 290c that Matt sold us. We got back to RI and a week later decided to get another one for my wife. No Problen...Goto any WallyMart...right..? WRONG: We drove ALL OVER Southeastern New England..(RI, CT and South Eastern MA.) on a bright and sunny Sunday ride stopping at Rite Aid, Radio Shack, CVS, Cumberland Farms, ..etc..they all carry Tracfone...but NOT the LG 290c.

No problem..we go for a Sunday ride anyhow. Then we started to make phone calls to Wally-Marts...Nashua..Manchester.......No Go.. Laconia/Gilford..BINGO.

You will not believe: We drove up to Gilford, NH from RI the next day..3 hours each way to buy a $30. cell phone. Nobody (other than Tracfone) carries the LG 290c....except "Strait Talk"..which is a "Plan" designed for people who like to talk a lot..NOT Us. BTW: Tracfone and Straight Talk/Net 10 seem to be the same company..just different plans.

NB

PS: Not that it matters..we are both Over 65....Old Coots.

PPS: I think certain cell phone models offered..are offered "Regionally".

10-15-2010, 06:34 PM	#4
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	UPDATE (Our First Cell Phone) Well, we really liked the Tracfone LG 290c that Matt sold us. We got back to RI and a week later decided to get another one for my wife. No Problen...Goto any WallyMart...right..? WRONG: We drove ALL OVER Southeastern New England..(RI, CT and South Eastern MA.) on a bright and sunny Sunday ride stopping at Rite Aid, Radio Shack, CVS, Cumberland Farms, ..etc..they all carry Tracfone...but NOT the LG 290c. No problem..we go for a Sunday ride anyhow. Then we started to make phone calls to Wally-Marts...Nashua..Manchester.......No Go.. Laconia/Gilford..BINGO. You will not believe: We drove up to Gilford, NH from RI the next day..3 hours each way to buy a $30. cell phone. Nobody (other than Tracfone) carries the LG 290c....except "Strait Talk"..which is a "Plan" designed for people who like to talk a lot..NOT Us. BTW: Tracfone and Straight Talk/Net 10 seem to be the same company..just different plans. NB PS: Not that it matters..we are both Over 65....Old Coots. PPS: I think certain cell phone models offered..are offered "Regionally".