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|Description= TracFone Wireless, Inc. is a provider of wireless prepaid service for telecommunications in the US. They are located in Miami, Florida, and was acquired by Verizon Wireless in 2021. | |||
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TracFone Wireless, Inc. is a provider of wireless prepaid service for telecommunications in the US. They are located in Miami, Florida, and was acquired by Verizon Wireless in 2021. | TracFone Wireless, Inc. is a provider of wireless prepaid service for telecommunications in the US. They are located in Miami, Florida, and was acquired by Verizon Wireless in 2021. | ||
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However, TracFone only informed pre-existing customers of this change, and it was via a text from one of their shortcodes, 54676. This was the only way pre-existing customers were informed about the change to the Terms and Conditions. | However, TracFone only informed pre-existing customers of this change, and it was via a text from one of their shortcodes, 54676. This was the only way pre-existing customers were informed about the change to the Terms and Conditions. | ||
[[File: | [[File:TracFone Wireless Straight Talk chat notice for updated terms.png|thumb|The text that users of the Straight Talk network received from the 54676 marketing shortcode about the updated Terms and Conditions.]] | ||
This shortcode is mainly used for marketing, so it is likely that normal users of Straight Talk reply STOP to this shortcode to stop receiving marketing texts, despite the shortcode being used to inform current customers about the updated Terms and Conditions. Because of this, it is likely that there are currently customers of the Straight Talk network that do not know about the change to the current Terms and Conditions. | This shortcode is mainly used for marketing, so it is likely that normal users of Straight Talk reply STOP to this shortcode to stop receiving marketing texts, despite the shortcode being used to inform current customers about the updated Terms and Conditions. Because of this, it is likely that there are currently customers of the Straight Talk network that do not know about the change to the current Terms and Conditions. | ||