On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:56:05 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> I set up my Tracfone just two days ago and as soon as I turned it on
>> before going into town today I'm already getting requests to
>> upgrade... I haven't made the first call yet... I don't want any
>> stinkin' upgrade
>
>I always get one "Welcome" message of some sort (this last time it
>inexplicitly came from AT&T). And maybe once every three weeks I get
>some sort of promotional text message telling me to buy a 120 minute
>card and get an extra 20-30 minutes for free. Never got a phone
>upgrade message. Maybe they only do that for the really
>bottom-of-the-barrel phones.
>
>Don't be surprised when you get a lot of people calling whoever had
>your that phone number before you. My newest number used to belong to
>a guy in San Marcos who sold quite a bit magic mushrooms and
>apparently ran some escort girls. I would answer calls that I didn't
>recognize as, "Austin Police Department", and answer text messages
>telling people I've given their cell phone number to the police
>department (among other responses). This went on for 6-9 months
>before the word finally got around.

I don't think I will be getting too many calls when it'll be very rare
this phone is turned on. I think some are missing that I really meant
it when I said this phone is strictly for emergency use.