This is my explanation of How Tracfone Works The Prepaid model that Tracfone uses is the Cost per Minute structure. You purchase minutes and at the same time you will get a service period to use those minutes. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-9772968469663728"; /* 336x280, created 4/10/10 */ google_ad_slot = "6573393366"; [...]