Tracfone minutes (known as "units") are purchased in blocks that vary in price with the quantity of minutes being purchased. Which handset the user purchases decides what type of network the service uses. The TracFone-branded service allows a customer to buy airtime units to use on selected digital phones by Kyocera, LG, Motorola, and Samsung. Photos can be downloaded from and uploaded to phones via MMS only, and custom ringtones must be purchased from TracFone.
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Additionally, on most handsets, some features like USB and Bluetooth have been modified by the manufacturer to prevent direct transfer of user files. Other GSM handsets will not accept TracFone SIM cards, even if unlocked. TracFone service is limited to TracFone-branded handsets (all TracFone handsets are pre-programmed by the manufacturer therefore, the handset is locked including its latest GSM models). These brands differ not only in their logos and prepaid minute rates but their underlying networks: TracFone TracFone provides four brands of service: TracFone, NET10, Safelink Wireless, and Straight Talk. On May 2012, TracFone's parent company América Móvil, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire rival MVNO Simple Mobile, the deal is set to be completed 2Q 2012.
changed its name to TracFone Wireless Inc. In 2000, Telmex spun off their mobile unit, creating América Móvil, of which Topp Telecom became a subsidiary. TelMex paid $57.5 million for a 55 percent controlling interest in the company. In February 1999, Topp received a major infusion of capital from Teléfonos de México ( NYSE: TMX), Mexico's largest telephone company. TracFone was established in 1996 as Topp Telecom Inc., a prepaid cell phone company, in Miami, Florida. largest wireless operators including Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
TracFone Wireless operates under the TracFone, NET10, Straight Talk, and SafeLink Wireless brands and is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) holding multiple agreements to utilize the wireless networks of the U.S. It is a subsidiary of Mexican América Móvil. is a prepaid wireless phone service provider that operates in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. For TracPhone satellite system by KVH Industries, see KVH Industries.