OT Trac phone?

Kickinbull · Oct 13, 2017

We have friend that uses trac phones. He is on the third one. He is concerned that he has so many contacts he will lose if something happens to this phone. Is there a way to backup his contact list? Possibly be able to print a copy?TIA

tomtinker · Oct 13, 2017

The sure way is to take a pencil and write them down.

onefarmer · Oct 13, 2017

If it's a smart phone the contacts can be backed up to a google account. It's what I do. Not smart phone write it them down is about the only way.

Bob · Oct 13, 2017

I have a dumb phone", although not a tracphone, and for my phone there's an app you can download from the mfg's website to a PC that allows communication over the USB cable between the phone and the 'puter and allows editing and printing the contact list.

I would suggest to the OP to check Tracphones's website and the phone mfg.'s website and see if such an "app" exists for the phone in question here.

DeltaRed · Oct 13, 2017

I also have that type of phone.But I keep a written log of phone numbers.And 'update' yearly.So if the phone ever crashes,or gets lost,I still have the numbers.

Leroy · Oct 13, 2017

No way on my tracphone that I no longer use to hook it to any conputor. No way on my current phone as well. And this acording to sheriff dept that tried to take pictures off it for me from wreck.

jethrow4 · Oct 13, 2017

I buy my TracFones from Best Buy. They are able to transfer pictures, contact lists, etc; to the new phone.

TimV · Oct 13, 2017

Just saying he uses a tracfone doesn't tell us much--there's dozens of models with widely varying capabilities. However, all but the "dumbest" of dumb phones should have a way of backing up contacts without manually writing them down. Some possibilities are reading them from the SIM card, sending them to a computer or another phone via Bluetooth (that's how I do mine--even if your computer isn't Bluetooth enabled, a $15 Bluetooth dongle that plugs in your computer's USB will solve that), moving them to another device via USB, e-mailing them (most trac-fones can send texts to an e-mail account) or sending them as contact e-cards.

Leroy · Oct 13, 2017

Not if it is a flip phone. And will not do texts.

jeffcat · Oct 13, 2017

A lot of those cell phone repair places know how to do ANYTHING with any kind of phone. Go talk to them.

UncleTom · Oct 13, 2017

i have an lg tracfone and i went to contacts, then go into the menu and there is a manage contacts. Then there is back up contacts to storage or Import contacts.

ss55 · Oct 13, 2017

Last night I changed smartphones on my Tracfone account. All my contacts automatically transferred through Google as soon as I logged into my Google account on the new smartphone. It looks like some or all of my apps transferred too, I have to check to be sure. In the past when I changed flip phones all my contacts needed to be re-entered into the each new "dumbphone". I find smart phones harder to use for phone calls than flip phones, but the so far the new one isn't too bad. It's an LG Rebel LTE that was on sale for $30 at Shopko.

I keep a paper address book with contacts, online accounts, account numbers, passwords, etc. It comes in handy.

JMS/.MN · Oct 13, 2017

I had a flip phone from TracFone...it did not have pics, but did have text.

1Plowboy · Oct 13, 2017

I recently gota "Samsung Galaxy Sky" trac phone. Does it all! More than I will understand how to use. I can: Send and recieve email, text, take nice pictures and send them via email or text. Can plug it into my computer and download or upload information. Can get free music/talk radio and plug it into the boombox in the shop and listen to good quality sound. Surf the internet, go on YT tractors. Does everything the the phones the young people have. Got mine for $89, now on sale. Looky here:
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Leroy · Oct 13, 2017

What I have that I let run out has pic but not text. Had numbers put in for contacts but could not find them to use them.

Kickinbull · Oct 13, 2017

It is a flip phone

TimV · Oct 13, 2017

Just because it's a flip phone doesn't mean it doesn't have advanced features. Many of Trac-fone's newer flip phones have Bluetooth, cameras, texting, internet connectivity and many of the other features associated with "smart" phones. If you want an answer rather than uninformed conjecture, post the phone's make and model and it's easy enough to check the manual online to see what features the phone has.

Leroy · Oct 14, 2017

Possibly if you buy the highest price models but the people that buy the trackphone generaly go for the cheapest as they just want a phone for now and then use, not to be on it using it every day but the cheaper models do not have those features and most users of a Tracphone would not begin to know how to use those features if they did have them.

NoNewParts · Oct 14, 2017

older or non-smart phones,
-go to the manufacturers website,
order the adapter cable that will plug into the charging port on the phone and have a USB plug on the other (computer) end.
-Download the 'device driver' for your phone model and computer operating system, install it on your computer, so the computer can 'see' the phone.
Most phones, that's it...your computer will 'see' the phone card as a storage device.
-some phones store things in a proprietary format, or won't let you access system files.
For those, in addition to the device driver, you will need to download a program from the site that lets you read/copy/backup things on the phone.

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