Gotta pass on that. I like to buy in bulk, and too many of the newly minted "conservatives" here would want a waiting period and background check for Tracphones. Fortunately, the ARMSF household has plenty of ammunition. If everything else is off, ammo is much more valuable than Tracphones ;)
Well I am picking up some more ammo today. I bought the potassium iodine pills Monday. I think I pretty much have everything else covered.
As for the the Tracfone, it will undoubtedly be more reliable in the event of an attack do to the fact it's a dual or tri-mode phone, which is not tethered to a paticular carrier. Simply put, the Tracphone has the largest coverage area, and most extensive roaming capabilities or any phone.
Communications will be as if not more important than ammunition in the event of an attack, as the terrorists surely know.