You get it in the mail, you are afraid to open it. You look at it for a couple seconds and take a deep breath. You don't know what to expect and that's as big of an issue as the bill itself. Finally, you open it, hundreds of dollars yet again. You close your eyes and wonder, is having a cell phone worth this stress?
It doesn't have to be this way. There are ways to reduce and control your phone bill and if you adhere to them you have a good possibility of lowering the overall expense. In today's day and age, it's all about saving money and the cell phone bill is no different.
Many times we try to fit our minutes into our talking instead of fitting our talking into our minutes. We would like to believe that we can reduce our talking by changing our habits so we low ball the number of minutes that we sign up for and month after month end up paying the insane "overage" cost per minute for missing our plan once again. In the long run, you will save money if you are signed up for the right plan with the right number of minutes based on your history.
If you like to text or send pictures, sign up for plans that have unlimited usage. It's even better if you can get an unlimited plan to all carriers, not just your own. If you have an unlimited plan, you might find your talk minutes can be better controlled since you can always text who you are trying to contact. Knowing yourself and then balancing these two functions, talk and text, to your benefit can save you tons of minutes and in fact, can allow you to lower your talk minute plan if you are as proficient at texting as so many other customers are.
Really try hard not to dial directory assistance from your cell phone. Try to make these calls from a land line, or better yet, look up your number on-line but never call from the cell. These calls, almost exclusively, cost a ton and there is no way to get away from this charge. At over a dollar a call, this is a big-time waste of money with all the other methods we have at our disposal to get access to phone numbers and information.
Everyone likes to download. We get our ringtones, ringback tones, games, shows, songs. You name it, we download it. Downloading is very costly and in most cases goes right on to the bottom line of your cell bill. So find a site where you can get unlimited downloads for one price. In the long run if you are a download geek, these sites will save you a ton of money.
Lastly, don't be afraid to talk to your carrier. You can negotiate just about anything with them and you should try to. They can also work with you if you know you are going to go over in minutes for any particular month. Every carrier has a list, a very diverse list, of companies, groups and agencies that they give discounts to. Make sure you ask if you are eligible for a discount with them. This is another great way to save money.
Follow these tips and you are sure to save at least a little bit of money on that monthly bill and opening it each month won't be as stressful as it might be for you today.
It doesn't have to be this way. There are ways to reduce and control your phone bill and if you adhere to them you have a good possibility of lowering the overall expense. In today's day and age, it's all about saving money and the cell phone bill is no different.
Many times we try to fit our minutes into our talking instead of fitting our talking into our minutes. We would like to believe that we can reduce our talking by changing our habits so we low ball the number of minutes that we sign up for and month after month end up paying the insane "overage" cost per minute for missing our plan once again. In the long run, you will save money if you are signed up for the right plan with the right number of minutes based on your history.
If you like to text or send pictures, sign up for plans that have unlimited usage. It's even better if you can get an unlimited plan to all carriers, not just your own. If you have an unlimited plan, you might find your talk minutes can be better controlled since you can always text who you are trying to contact. Knowing yourself and then balancing these two functions, talk and text, to your benefit can save you tons of minutes and in fact, can allow you to lower your talk minute plan if you are as proficient at texting as so many other customers are.
Really try hard not to dial directory assistance from your cell phone. Try to make these calls from a land line, or better yet, look up your number on-line but never call from the cell. These calls, almost exclusively, cost a ton and there is no way to get away from this charge. At over a dollar a call, this is a big-time waste of money with all the other methods we have at our disposal to get access to phone numbers and information.
Everyone likes to download. We get our ringtones, ringback tones, games, shows, songs. You name it, we download it. Downloading is very costly and in most cases goes right on to the bottom line of your cell bill. So find a site where you can get unlimited downloads for one price. In the long run if you are a download geek, these sites will save you a ton of money.
Lastly, don't be afraid to talk to your carrier. You can negotiate just about anything with them and you should try to. They can also work with you if you know you are going to go over in minutes for any particular month. Every carrier has a list, a very diverse list, of companies, groups and agencies that they give discounts to. Make sure you ask if you are eligible for a discount with them. This is another great way to save money.
Follow these tips and you are sure to save at least a little bit of money on that monthly bill and opening it each month won't be as stressful as it might be for you today.
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