By age I don't qualify as a Senior CP, now if they went by condition, I'm there

Got a reply from TracFone (didn't realize I'd been spelling it wrong), and they told me to go to the local stores phone shopping to buy a CDMA phone. This was after an attempt to call me, regarding my complaint of lack of signal.....duh. I'm sure they realize that in areas covered by GSM signal (AT&T), stores don't carry the CDMA (Verizon) phones. I found this odd, since they (TracFone) sells phones from their site, but never offered to sell me one. I'd read to skirt their selective sales, you have to select (place in basket/shopping cart) by using the zip code of an area which doesn't have GSM service (which I have a zip in Arizona), and it asks for a zip from the get-go (I looked). Seems kinda silly to me just in order for them to keep customers from getting reception for the sake of profits. I know "if ya' ain't happy, go elsewhere". Shot myself in the foot more than once, so not in a rush to make that move (just yet).

I found a phone (CDMA, the LG235C) for $30 including 2-day Shipping (Amazon). I guess once I get back to Sardis the 1st of next week, I'll order it and can switch everything over on the internet (can't wait to see how that goes). If that doesn't resolve my situation, I'm not sure what I'll do. Even if I went and bought a 2nd pre-pay locally (just leaving my current phone as-is) just to use for the remainder of my time in MS, I don't see how that would make any difference, as it would operate the same (GSM) as my current phone, just with a local number. Unless there's something I'm missing?

I'll post after getting the replacement phone next week to say if it made a difference or not, may help someone in a similar situation.