I bought a Moto G about 9 months ago from Best Buy when it was on sale. This was the Verizon phone to be used with their prepaid service. I already had ZTE Valet that I was using with Tracfone although I was no too enthralled with it's performance. I was hoping to get the Moto G working with Tracfone after using it for only 1 month with Verizon. After the 1 month was up, I factory reset the Moto G and tried to get it to work with Tracfone but the Tracfone BYOP program would not accept the MEID for the phone which was disappointing. I did use the Moto G for wifi only at work which was fine (I think it was a nice wifi device for under $100 and it was easy to just bypass the Verizon activation screen). Now, after about another 7 months later and only having used it for 1 month with Verizon, I tried to activate it again with Tracfone and it worked! Even though I had been with Verizon 1 month it seems that by letting over 6 months go by it will work with Tracfone. I got the 20 dollar card (60 minutes) and it was indeed tripled to 180 minutes talk, 180 texts, and 180 meg of data. I am a happy camper! - Jeff in Tampa Bay area of Florida.

November 14, 2014 at 7:19 PM

This is Jeff again who wrote the original comment above. I dug up my original Moto G receipt from Best Buy. I paid $99.99 (before tax) for it on 4/13/14 and I remember activating it the same day with Verizon prepaid for 1 month. After 1 month the service expired and I did not renew it because it was much more expensive than Tracfone (I buy 200 minutes tripled to 600 every 3 months for $40). After factory resetting it, I used it as a nice wifi only device and tried to activate it with Tracfone over the next few months but it would not accept the MEID so I gave up for the last few months until now. Today on 11/14/14 it did accept the MEID and activate it. This is 7 months after having used it with Verizon for only 1 month. I assume this means you can get away with activating it for only one month with Verizon as long as you are willing to use it for wifi only for the next 5 months (I waited 6 months) before Tracfone will accept it. By the way, Best Buy had the Verizon Moto G for $50 a couple of months ago which I could not pass up so I have a spare although I never activated it with Verizon. Anyway, I hope my post might help others - Jeff

November 14, 2014 at 8:18 PM

dOES not work for me..
Bought a verizon prepaid moto g for >$70 off ebay and I get "We are experiencing technical difficulties at this time. Please wait 5 minutes and try again." Darn!

November 16, 2014 at 6:47 PM

It works. I activated the Moto G completely over the Tracfone website. All I did is follow this guide. I bought it from Mango Wireless refurbished on Amazon for $89.99 from the first link on the article. Everything seems to have transfered over fine. Strangely now my service end date has changed from 2015 to 2018. In not complaining though!

November 19, 2014 at 2:28 PM

The reason the Verizon moto-g phone would have to be used for six months is because of the policy stated on Verizon's website:

"Our 3G Prepaid Phone-in-the-Box phones are restricted for use with our Prepaid service for six months after activation [...]. After six months, the restriction to our Prepaid service is automatically removed."

So in order to be used with Tracfone, the six month restriction needs to be lifted being activating the phone with Verizon and waiting the six month period.

However, although some tracfone representatives claim they cannot accept the CDMA moto-g sold by Boost Mobile, it does not have a restriction similar to Verizon. Therefore, if you were to unlock the bootloader according to the instructions and warnings on motorola's website, you could flash either the stock factory-unlocked motorola firmware or even the verizon firmware to it (both if which are found on the internet with instructions on flashing) and tracfone should have no problem programming the moto-g to use with the byop program.

November 22, 2014 at 11:01 AM

I wonder if someone could assist me. I want to upgrade to a smart phone to use w/ TF;s BYOP program. I'm really interesrted int the Moto G. I've been around the bush x several w/ TF on the subject. They advise me that I have to provide them w/ a serial number to determine if the phone can be used w/ Tracfone's service. I've been using them for several yrs and have never run into such a brick wall.

If I buy a new phone, obviously I'd have to open the package to get the serial number. If the given phone cannot be used, the seller is certainly not going to take the phone back.

Have any of you had this problem and, if so, what's the solution....or IS there a solution?

Thanks......Pat

November 22, 2014 at 8:28 PM

I just followed Ace Johns advice...and it all worked like a charm, including a nice refurb phone on Amazon from Mango for 89.99 includes shipping and 60 day guarantee.Thanks!

November 26, 2014 at 9:42 PM

Why does the article state that the phone needs to be used / refurbished? Would a new Moto G verizon prepaid work? (after the 6 month verizon prepaid activation etc.)

November 27, 2014 at 2:08 PM

Just bought a Black Friday Moto G Verizon prepaid for $39. Isn't there a way to activate the phone but not pay for any service? Would someone mind explaining this or helping me with this? Thanks!

November 27, 2014 at 8:56 PM

[Editor, you may delete my last post submission, as well as this line]
Walmart had a black friday deal on the Moto G from Verizon Prepaid for $39! So I picked one up to exercise my perseverance in waiting for the 6 month period to expire (or maybe to finally have a sweet smartphone.) Here's what I did.
Went through the default activation process where submitted options similar to the following:
Entered my zip code, set up as new number, said I'd pay later, entered my choice for a security code, again said I'd pay later, and then they gave me a new prepaid #. There were probably a couple more prompts, but very simple. Finally, the phone was activated and the call was over! I had access to the phone and set up some stuff over wifi. HOPEFULLY it will be available after 6 months to start using as my tracfone.

November 27, 2014 at 9:56 PM

I'm glad that that helped someone.

November 28, 2014 at 11:38 AM

I just got a moto g on ebay from this seller. he guaranteed its activation on tracfone and he has 100% feedback. Yea I paid a little more than some other moto g's out there but this guy is for real and will work on tracfone he has already verified the serial numbers. The phone was in pristine condition. And it performs flawlessly, it is like 10 bolts of lightning compared to my garbage LG optimus dynamic 2 that took 3 tries just to delete my email everytime while freezing up. Web browsing is also blazing fast. At last, I have the all elusive holy grail of tracfones in my hand and activated. Just punched in the serial number and purchased the network access code on tracfone website and switched over in no time. Totally thrilled with this purchase.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111530731588?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

November 28, 2014 at 5:23 PM

Thank you! The link was very nice addiction to your article.

November 29, 2014 at 3:34 PM

Hey: It's Pat again. Can anyone help me w/ the Tracfone "requirement" of getting and giving them the phone serial number in order for them to determine if it will work on TF? I don't know how one goes about doing this when attempting to purchase a new, packaged phone. Anyone know??

Thanks!

November 30, 2014 at 8:34 PM

Pat, the 99.9% consensus seems to be it must be a USED Verizon phone, apparently new never been on their network won't work. If you buy a new phone then use it with Verizon for six months then switch over to TF.

December 2, 2014 at 8:40 AM

Hey Anon: Thank for getting back w/ me. I assume I need to get a Verizon pre-paid phone? This sure is confusing.....it's like TF doesn't really want people to take advantage of their BYOP.

Pat

December 4, 2014 at 9:40 AM

I can second this (I thought I was reading my own post!). Got my G from this same ebay seller about 2 weeks ago. And like the previous commenter, paid a little premium for the lack of hassle in finding a compatible phone. Completely worth it in my opinion though. So glad this blog tipped me off to the possibility of using this phone with Tracfone.

December 5, 2014 at 9:55 AM

Has anyone had the opportunity to try this? It looks like a great option.

December 13, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Hi Anonymous old tracfone user here,probably spent more minutes with tracfone tecks than i did making calls on phone so could you tell me eBay sellers name so I could try and buy comparable moto g thanks

December 16, 2014 at 6:52 PM

Tried to activate my reputable ebay purchased Moto G via calling tech support and they said the phone will not work in my zip code? Anyone else have this trouble.

December 17, 2014 at 9:08 PM

Yes. Either that or the website does not want the meid.

December 17, 2014 at 11:43 PM

Seems that only Sprint pre-paid phones can be authorized in my area. Not always a Verizon phone like this information seems to recommend!

December 19, 2014 at 1:29 PM

The sprint pre-paid phone did not work either. I get a different answer every time I call Tracfone customer service. I have also tried 3 different Verizon phones. I called Verizon,, the representative says say the MEID is free and clear and not locked on their network. I have a new Tracfone moto E coming which I bought on Amazon. Hopefully this will work.

December 20, 2014 at 8:02 AM

I am confused about the difference between Verizon PREPAID and Verizon POSTPAID. The original article and most of the posts indicate that you need a used Verizon PREPAID phone, but one of the links in the original article is to an eBay seller who guarantees that his POSTPAID phones work. What is the difference, and if the TF MEID verification site isn't functioning, how do I make sure the phone I buy will work?

December 20, 2014 at 9:38 AM

you have to wade through their crappy customer sevice on the phone in order to get it to work. but after that it works great

December 20, 2014 at 8:09 PM

Activated two refurbished Moto G phones from:
ebay seller cellularstream. (only connection is I am a satisfied customer)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mint-Motorola-MOTO-Moto-G-XT1028-8GB-Black-Verizon-Smartphone-Prepaid-/201220721404?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2ed9b08afc
They were like new - Very Nice Phones
Paid $50 each and then $10 each to activate less than $6 for nice DURA-FROST Fosmon cases from Amazon - Add 1500 minutes tripled to 4500 minutes plus 4500 texts and 4.5 GB data from Tracfone website - Best deal going for Tracfone!

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2014 at 7:39 PM

I want a NEW Moto G that I don't have to wait 6 months to use with Tracfone. So ordered one from this guy. He has some new (white) ones that he guarantees will work with Tracfone. I will update after I receive it. If you are interested, he only has 2 left. I don't know anything about the seller, but the reviewers say they can use it with Tracfone.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221646298274?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

December 30, 2014 at 11:24 PM

Activated Moto g on tracfone today no problems.Turned phone off then back on went to Verizon activation and followed instruction it activated right away. Found phone on ebay checked meid number on tracfone byop before buying. Phone had been activated with Verizon don't know for how long, great phone at a great price.

January 5, 2015 at 1:24 PM

Just activated Moto G. Bought on Ebay. Verified MEID was unlocked on Tracfone site before purchasing. Took 15 minutes from start to finish to transfer from my existing Tracfone. It did screw up my minutes somehow though. I don't know exactly what I had before the transfer but my minutes went from around 500 to 104 minutes. I think my data may have dropped slightly too. So, annoying, but not terrible. Now comes the weird one. I now appear to have a near infinite text plan after this. 1.7 MILLION texts are now shown on my account! So i guess I'll take that as a win! Anyway, there are obviously glitches, but overall the process worked ok.

January 8, 2015 at 11:59 AM

HELP!
I've had nothing but grief since I got the Moto G. I was able to port the number from my LG840G okay, but contacts didn't xfer, and I've got a bunch VZ crap on it that I don't need or want. IMO, I think a lot of this is operator error/ignorance, so I can't blame the phone- but TF customer service is like putting a milk pail under a bull. I don't know where to turn- in an ideal world I'd like to have a face to face with someone who knows the various ins and outs of the process. Any wild ideas? I'm in the Twin cities area.

January 9, 2015 at 7:52 PM

good link to transfer using Bluetooth.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A0LEVieKbrRUsJ0Aea4PxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByZHI5MXByBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNgRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?qid=20120425105453AAz9yC6
Jim/Wiz1

January 12, 2015 at 7:11 PM

hello to all, i just successfully got a moto g to run on tracfone, thanks to all on this forum! my questions are 1) why when my old phone had over 1600 minutes on it were there only 900 minutes after i transferred from it to my new phone? (i called tracfone and the woman i talked to said she had no idea, only confirmed that that was what was transferred and said something about maybe that as all the system would allow for???) and 2), after putting a year of service onto my account, i did get tripple minutes etc and now have some 2100 mb of data and am wondering how much time this represents using the web, etc??? thanks again to all!!! :)

January 15, 2015 at 4:23 PM

Add my name to the list of folks that successfully activated a used Moto G and transferred an existing Tracfone account balance and phone number. I purchased the phone from an individual seller on eBay, who was kind enough to provide the MEID info in advance. (70% of the sellers I contacted refused to provide MEIDs). The phone cleared the Tracfone check on the website, and the site proceeded to sell me a network access card. The automatic online transfer failed, and I had to call Customer Service. The rep I spoke to walked me through a bunch of steps and took a lot of info. The weirdest thing he needed was PROOF from my credit card account that I had indeed purchased the network access card. All in all I was on the phone about 20 minutes, at which point the transfer process had already begun. I was told the transfer would be complete in 3-24 hours. In reality it was done in 30 minutes. All of my minutes transferred into the 3 buckets, and my service day amount was doubled in the transfer. The Tracfone tracking app was installed and works fine. I'm a happy camper!

January 15, 2015 at 6:20 PM

Your 12 month card added 400 x 3 = 1200 minutes, which added to the 900 already there gives you 2100 total. You also will have a bucket with 2100 texts and another bucket with 2100 MB of data. With all Android phones, talk, text and data are separate. 2100 MB of data will last a long time unless you are streaming movies in your car - Wi-fi usage doesn't use and data.

January 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM

It worked! I paid around $80. I upgraded from my old ZTE Valet to a Moto G. What an amazing phone! There reviewers are not wrong. This is one heck of a phone for its price point, possibly one of the best since. It feels like I jumped several technology generations.

The key to getting this to work is getting a phone with an ESN/IMEI/MEID that passes TracFone's check listed above (http://tracfonewireless.com/byop/). The only way to be absolutely certain is to ask the seller for the ESN/IMEI/MEID. Bear in mind, because an ESN/IMEI/MEID can be spoofed, many sellers will not give it out. If the seller will not, or does but you are skeptical, move on and look for another Moto G.

January 21, 2015 at 2:13 PM

I experienced what looked to be major problems/road blocks at the start. But in the end, the phone was activated and working within an hour.

I purchased a used Moto G from eBay seller mobilepc_phones for $30 plus $10 shipping. The phone arrived in like-new condition. Upon power-up, it invoked the Verizon activation wizard with no way to bypass the wizard. It appeared as though this phone had never been activated through Verizon or perhaps had been re-flashed. I removed the back cover to expose the MEID. Tracfone BYOP website accepted the MEID. I paid the $10 and chose to transfer my existing tracfone number. Within 1/2 hour my old phone stopped working. But the replacement phone was still "stuck" in the Verizon activation wizard with no way access to the main menu and complete the tracfone activation process. Several power off/on cycles did not good. I called Tracfone help and got through to a live person right away. The man was very nice, but explained that he could do nothing because my problem was on Verizon's end. All of a sudden, while I was still talking to tracfone help, the Verizon activation wizard ended with a "thank you" message. I was then able to complete the tracfone activation/transfer process with no more problems.

Great phone (*huge* step up from ZTE Valet). Great price. Thank you for useful web blog. Ray...

January 23, 2015 at 4:00 AM

I moved from a LG840 to ZTE Valet (when TF first added smartphones) and transferred the contacts via bluetooth connection. You can fine instructions by googl'n something like "bluetooth contacts". The process wasn't without hiccups, but it worked. Now moving from ZTE to Moto G, the contacts just showed up (now tied to gmail account and stored on a google server). Most Verizon stuff I find on my Moto G is under settings and benign (my VZ mobile, VZ tones, VZ navigator, etc.). No surprise ... it was a VZ phone.

January 23, 2015 at 5:57 AM

I activated moto g with no problems. Transferred number and minutes and service end date from Samsung 380 with no problems everything transferred. Activated on line phone transferred right away. Purchased moto g from ebay checked meid number before purchasing. This is the second moto g I have activated.

January 28, 2015 at 5:49 AM

This item states in it's item condition "SIM card NOT included." Was this the case for you and did it pose any issues?

February 5, 2015 at 7:44 PM

(I will be so mad if this posted 3 times, sorry)
The link in your comment states in its item condition "SIM card NOT included." Was this the case for you and did it pose any issues?

February 5, 2015 at 7:45 PM

I bought a Moto G on eBay from guaranteecellular. Described as used but was in original packaging, absolutely immaculate. Transferred over from my Valet with no hitches whatsoever. Like Ray said, *huge* step up!
Thank you for your blog, for turning me on to this. :-)

February 7, 2015 at 7:54 PM

if you are having problems getting past the verizon activation screen, this worked for me:

1) follow this youtube video's instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g98n8YiFq0g
2) call the *22890 number as indicated at the last page of your tracfone web transfer process - it'll say activating your phone, which scared me because I thought it was activating with Verizon, but it turned out to be activating through Tracfone.
3) done

February 9, 2015 at 11:14 PM

I found their site, did they let you check the IMEI before buying? I really want to do the same with my tracfone upgrade. Please let me know.

February 12, 2015 at 12:24 AM

Yes, a new phone would work after it has been activated with Verizon for 6 months. It states in the Verizon prepaid user agreement that the Moto G can be used with another service after 6 months of being activated with Verizon.

February 13, 2015 at 11:43 AM

Got it working! I even made a video review and tutorial :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az4VYP5Rbew

February 13, 2015 at 3:19 PM

I just bought an Amazon MotoG and have just begun the activation process. Meanwhile I'm reading TracFone's Terms and Conditions ( @ https://www.tracfone.com/direct/controller.block?__blockname=direct.static.terms ). Lotsa nasty stuff in there, but hey--welcome to corporate America.

One thing it says that *does* concern me is in section 11: "TRACFONE Smartphones and BYOP phones do not roam." Does that mean that, if I'm out of the TracFone network coverage area, I cannot make or receive calls (non-IP calls, anyway) with my BYOP MotoG?

February 15, 2015 at 11:02 PM

It worked! You have to go through many steps and codes but if you're techy you can do it, if not don't try. I ordered mine used off ebay it was listed as "Verizon Pre-Paid Clean ESN" used Moto G 1st gen. They did not let me check the imei so for 40 dollars I took the risk. Got the phone and went to the BYOP page and entered the IMEI/ESN and then followed the steps, you have to enter a code in your old phone and then when the old phone quits being able to make calls restart your new phone and dial a code they email to you, be sure to hit "email this to me" so you can remb the code.

Dial the code and the automated system says your approved and then make a regular phone call. I wish I had filmed the process but it was fairly easy. Now I have a super fast, Moto G with wifi and all the bells and cell service for the 10 bucks a month I paid for my old LG500g I had before. You have to pay a 10 dollar activation fee, and be sure your you have the plan you want I ran into issues with them charging me to change my plan over and over. If anyone needs help, I can help you through it. But it does work.

The easiest way to tell if it's a 1st gen Moto G or 2nd gen is the speaker grill. There is one speaker grill in the back of the 1st gen, the speakers are on the front of the 2nd Moto G so it won't have any grill holes in the back.

February 20, 2015 at 1:23 PM

Hello. I am a TracFone customer. I currently have the LG 38C. I am looking at the Ultimate 2 now. Do you think you could post an in-depth video of the LG 41C? And can you please post a comparison of the 38C and 41C? Thank you so much. I am weighing my options now for which phone to get as an upgrade. :-)

February 22, 2015 at 7:04 PM

Thanks for the info. I will hang on to my phone and try it

March 8, 2015 at 8:32 PM

Does it need to have a sim card when you buy it?

March 8, 2015 at 11:43 PM

If you read closely, it says restricted for 6 months after activation...which can be alternatively read "if you never activate it on Verizon, you can immediately activate it elsewhere". People who get it to work go immediately to the tracfone site is my understanding.

March 9, 2015 at 9:30 AM

Did you try activating it on tracfone again?

March 11, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Has anybody tried activating a Moto G with a new tracfone phone number? I have a tracfone phone already, but want to try the Moto G for a bit before transferring my number over...can I activate it and get a new tracfone number?

March 11, 2015 at 5:10 PM

Thanks. I will hang on to my phone and give it a try. Glad you posted this

March 14, 2015 at 8:35 PM

You're better off transferring it with your original number then after that's done changing the number with the Moto G activated. To avoid entanglements.

March 19, 2015 at 2:43 PM

The only Moto G (1st ed) that works on Tracfone is CDMA which means if you see one with a sim card it won't work. You need the Moto G WITHOUT a sim card.

March 19, 2015 at 2:44 PM

I bought a Moto G on eBay and activated it yesterday(3/21). The website worked on Firefox but it wouldn't get to my list, I couldn't get it to work in Firefox, I had to use IE. took about three hours total. unfortunately it appears I lost my triple minutes because I deactivated my LG38 and transferred the phone number to it.

March 22, 2015 at 5:15 AM

I have two phones hoping we can get to work. Waiting the time out and will try it and hope they work

March 25, 2015 at 11:09 AM

I have also followed the instructions on this blog and activated my Moto G on 3/25. I called the TracFone Customer Service to handle all the activation steps, which took about 1/2 hour in all, and the Moto G has been working great.

The TracFone App worked well enough to help me know my minutes/texts/MB remaining. The actual app is a bit buggy and does not show me any balance status. I always get a "information seems not to be available at your location at this time" message.
The text message status I receive shows my accurate minutes, but text shows 186670 when I have 190 and MB shows 0.19 when I have 182.3 remaining. Up until today the widget has been accurate, showing the same balance as the website.

Today I called TracFone CS and had them transfer minutes from my old TracFone to this Moto G number. The minutes/texts/MB all showed up on the website balance, but now both the app and the widget fail to show any balance at all.

I've done the usual to recover. Power cycle, clear cache, remove the app, reinstall the app, but the widget and app still do not work. Anyone else had this issue?

April 2, 2015 at 5:53 PM

Has anyone been able to use a Boost Mobile Moto G on Tracfone? I have a ZTE Valet Tracfone that I would would like transfer from. The Moto G seems like a much better phone. When I checked compatibility Tracfone said no.

April 7, 2015 at 9:41 PM

I was just on the Tracfone BYOP website http://tracfonewireless.com/byop/ and it says:
Now you can bring your 4G LTE* smartphone to TracFone

It’s new, it’s fast, it’s 4G LTE, and it’s just one more reason to bring your smartphone to TracFone. Stay connected to the world, keep your pictures, keep your number, and enjoy the phone you already love in a whole new way. The only thing you’ll lose is your contract.

Of course, there is no additional info. I will wait and see what cell phones are activated by those of you that may already own a used LTE cellphone before I go out and buy one.

April 14, 2015 at 12:26 PM

What do you mean by "factory resetting?" What did you do?

April 20, 2015 at 4:14 AM

Would be curious to know if it you were able to activate, not pay for any service then wait six months. Should be six months from your purchase. Hope you post back to let us know if it worked!

April 28, 2015 at 9:44 AM

So did you get the phone going on Tracfone?

May 1, 2015 at 11:07 AM

I bought a used Verizon Prepaid Moto G, activated it on the Vzn. network to make sure it worked, then tried to register it on Tracfone. They said I needed to have it deactivated, which I did through Vzn., and then re-tried with Tracfone. They asked a lot of questions over quite a bit of time as if things were going well but then said the phone could not be used, because I could not supply them with an "MEID DEC" of only numbers and no letters. Well there is no such ID on the phone nor on the box it came in, only an MEID with letters and numbers and some other similar bar code related stuff on the box, all with numbers and letters. Verizon assures me they have no lock on the phone but I am stuck.
Has anyone else been through this conundrum?
Any ideas?

May 13, 2015 at 2:59 PM

Do you still get triple minutes like the moto e?

May 14, 2015 at 5:25 PM

Yes, you get triple minutes with BYOP as well.

May 27, 2015 at 4:59 PM

Boost Mobile Moto G is GSM you need a Verizon CDMA

June 2, 2015 at 2:16 PM

Are there different flavors of the 1st Gen Moto G?

For example, would the XT1031 CDMA (Motorola Falcon), which I think is Sprint, work on Tracfone?

June 4, 2015 at 3:33 PM

Reading the Q&A from the amazon link to the Moto G Prepaid, it says:
will this phone work with tracfone service?

Q: does this phone works on tracfone services

A: Called Tracfone recently, they told me it could not be used on their BYOP program. BIG JOHN answered on June 13, 2014

June 4, 2015 at 3:35 PM

I successfully activated verizon moto g phone (bought new from walmart 11-27-14 for $39) w/tracfone on Sun 6-7-15. I tried to do it online which would have been quicker, but here's the catch...the MEID HEX # THAT IS LISTED UNDER THE MOTO G PHONE SETTINGS is NOT the MEID DEC # THAT TRACFONE WEB SITE RECOGNIZES, so i had to call tracfone customer service to get by this, which only took about 15 mins total for to finish! I was checking on the web site about a 4-5 times every month to see if i could register the phone and when i got to the 6th month of time from date of activating the phone with verizon (11-30-14 til 5-30-2015) i was trying it everyday...knowing what i know now, i would have bought a used or refurb online and then activated the phone instead of waiting for the 6 mons 8 days of time to pass, but then if it's worth having, it's worth waiting for!...hopes this helps someone!!! GOD BLESS!!!

June 8, 2015 at 3:20 PM

Was it from date of purchase or date of activation?

June 10, 2015 at 12:59 PM

the time of 6 months & 8 days waiting time was from the time i activated the phone with verizon (1 month only did i use their prepaid service) on 5/30/14 til 6/7/15...the date i activated over to tracfone(zte valet-old phone).

June 10, 2015 at 11:05 PM

I was at Target today here in STL and they are SELLING the Moto G as a Tracfone. They were out of them but did have the Moto E. So I suspect they will get more of the G?? Who knows. But I may check back to see or try another Target around town. This may be a sign that these won't have to through all the trouble of activation/deactivation mentioned above.

June 13, 2015 at 6:07 PM

you can access the mied in number format by pressing the power button and the volume buttons at the same time until it goes into fastboot, select barcodes and it will show you the number...how did you get verizon to deactivate the phone?

June 28, 2015 at 3:10 PM

You don't need to wait for 6 months. As long as you bypass the Verizon activation (per instruction on Amazon to make it as a wifi only device), and pass the compatibility check on Tracfone Byop CDMA Smartphones page. You can transfer a current phone number to the new phone then you can have the new Moto G to use

August 20, 2015 at 12:19 PM

So I ordered a Moto G from mixed_sources on Ebay it was 28 was a auction. I got it today bought the 9.99 thing with a credit card. Tried to activate online but I had to call them. Well a half hour later & Boom my new to me Moto G is now on tracfone with all my 3 buckets transferred. Here is a link to the sellers page. http://www.ebay.com/sch/mixed_sources/m.html?item=351499960945&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

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September 15, 2015 at 8:32 PM

Ok so I checked my Moto G I bought & activated from Best Buy in May. Well it took 6 months but it is now on Tracfone. I only activated it on Verizon. I never paid a month. Just wanted to let you all know.

November 9, 2015 at 11:06 AM

I got mine going yesterday! It is well worth waiting the 6 months. Just because you know you have a brand new phone :)

November 10, 2015 at 9:45 AM

I bought mine 6 months ago for $20 at best buy, but the Tracfone compatibility checker says it is not compatible. The current Tracfone compatibility test page has a lot of references to LTE and 4G, so I'm wondering if 3G CDMA is no longer supported? I think I activated my Moto G just under 6 months ago - is that why Tracfone says it is "incompatible"?

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November 17, 2015 at 1:14 PM

Just a heads up today 11/26/2015 both my Moto G phones updated to Lollipop!

November 26, 2015 at 4:24 PM

Earlier today I purchased a Moto G 3rd generation unlocked cellphone from Best Buy. Using the Tracfone BYOP sim kit I was able to activate the phone following the instructions on the Tracfone website. Only problem that I had was that I had the SIM card installed upside down and kept getting a " No Sim Card. Emergency calls only " on the phone screen.

December 2, 2015 at 9:31 PM

Just set up my Moto G on Tracfone. It unlocked after six months. Not bad for $20! The only confusion came when trying to activate on Tracfone it said the MEID wasn't valid. That's because the phone lists the MEID in HEX format and Tracfone wants it in DEC format. If you look on google you'll find several sites which convert HEX to DEC, just type in the number and press convert to see the DEC number.

December 14, 2015 at 11:10 PM

I bought my MOTO G in 2015 and have been with TING for a MVNO provider for my cell phone use. I went to Tracfone and put in my MEID Moto G number and it said is was compatible and I could move my service to them. I have put it off for a year but am ready to make the jump.

August 14, 2016 at 8:03 PM

Right now Amazon has UNLOCKED Moto G (1st Gen) for $68 and free shipping.

August 14, 2016 at 8:12 PM