[Dianna]

If Homeland Security was smart, they would immediately put a stop to the sale of prepaid cell phones in the U.S. The majority of purchasers are drug dealers, prostitutes and Al Qaeda.

My parents don't want the hassle of a regularly used cell phone but bought a Tracfone because they were going on a driving trip.

They were never able to get it to work.

[cripplecreek]

My mother uses a tracphone when she's in Canada because they don't charge extra when she calls the states.

[CindyDawg]

I left my cell phone at home on a trip. I stopped at a Walmart and bought one of these. You have to call and activate them. It had been years since I had used a payphone. I had to stand in line to get change and then push for....2 for....3 for.... When I finally got a real person they still couldn't get it activated. I took it back, told them it was junk, and got my money . I didn't have to show ID to purchase but they made me show ID for a refund so if we could block these things we could probably pick them all up when they came back and had to show IDs to get their money back:')

[Ready2go]

This is from Jan, 2006 in California and Texas

150 Phones in One Sale, 60 Phones in Another

The FBI is closely monitoring the potentially dangerous development, which came to light following recent large-quantity purchases in California and Texas, officials confirmed

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1499905&WNT=true