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Save money with a Cell Phone Plan108 hours free cell phone airtime a week is a lot of free cell phone minutes out of a possible 168 hours per week.
Looks wonderful but have you ever been surprised at your cell phone bill – in a negative way? The other kind of surprise doesn’t happen!And all those free cell phone minutes didn’t seem to factor in one iota. It’s so important to decide on the right cellular phone plan to save money. You haveheard it before – choosing the right cell phone plan is as important as selecting the correct cell phone. If you are upgrading your cell phone or cellular phone plan then you probably have the advantage of trial and error. In other words you have learned from your miscalculations and mistakes. And if you have already had a cell phone what you read below will be quite familiar but hopefully helpful.W5 + H is a good starting point for information ondeciding on a cell phone plan.When? At what times of the day do we most use our cell phone. If we can limit our day time calling to a minimum then perhaps 200 - 300 paid minutes per month will be sufficientWho? To a large degree this determines the when. Is it for business or business related on the one hand or friends and family on the other?The who question will also help decide what carrier to use. Not all cell phone carriers are equal even in the service provided. And service should be a top priority in deciding on a plan. Neighbours often feel complimented by being asked what cell phone they use and which cell phone carrier and how satisfactory the service is. Don’t underestimate the value of their imput.What? Is it a 9-5 establishment or the pizza parlour to have a pizza ready on our way home from work, or to tell our significant other we are caught in a traffic jam.Where? Does it involve long distance or local. It does matter to know in the cell phone realm what calls are local and which are not. It may vary from and not correspond to coverage area of the cell phone carrier.Why? Is our cell phone time more social or family directed or is it just business?The ‘H’ is the how of course. And you might be wondering how many ways there are to make a call from a cell phone. And the answer is at least two or three. And at least one of them costs more money. Bear with me while I illustrate? The obvious way is by punching in a bunch of numbers press send and your connected or we can call from our directory. But I have a very neat little feature on my cell phone. The salesman actually helped me to set it up. Press a button, speak a name into the phone…….and presto! I’m connected. I relished that feature until I was shocked into reality by my first telephone bill. Approximately double the per minute rate for digital phone call and they are not regarded as part of the paid minutes. I had assumed it was part of the service. The same holds true with regard to text messaging. How much per minute does text messaging cost? Sometimes too much if we do not know it is not included in our cell phone plan or if we assume that it is! What other services would I like? What add ons do I need and how does it fit into my budget? If $30 a month is all I can afford that’s all I should spend (including taxes)But as you decide on a cellular phone plan probably the best starting point is to assume nothing. Get specific answers to any and all questions you may have before you purchase a cellular phone plan.If the plan you have in mind (as is likely) free night time and week end calling find out the specific times the cell phone carrier you decide on, classifies as “night time” or “week end.” Find out what services are included free and which are not. And then purchase according to your budget. You will certainly be aware that your bill will always be a few dollars more than the advertised price. What is it they say? There is nothing certain except death and taxes. The taxman cometh even to cell phone users. |
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