Another question you need to verify is whether you are buying the phone for business or personal use. If it is for business use you may be entitled to the business tariffs which some mobile phone operators offer. This may also put you in a better bargaining position as you may need more than one phone for your business. If you also have a registered company there are are also many other tax benefits which you may be entitled to.
If on the other hand you are using it for personal use you should ensure that you go through the questions which I have stated in my postings before signing up for a contract or an upgrade. Asking yourself these questions will ensure that you get a great mobile phone deal and end up saving money on your phone bills.
There are many bargains which can be found online, the best way to obtain these bargains is to buy the phone from a site that offers expert impartial advice. On my site I am dedicated to offering impartial advice and ensuring that subscribers or readers of my postings get value, and dedicated customer service. The reason why I developed this site is to offer assistance to people and businesses seeking advice and information on mobile phone related issues, and information on where to get amazing money saving deals. If you feel that you require any information on questions not answered on this site, you can feel free to post a comment and I will be more than willing to answer any questions.
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28 June 2006
21 June 2006
Ensuring that the free text or free airtime saves you money
I have heard stories of people that have ran up a huge bill despite being offered free minutes with their tariffs'. The reason this has occurred is because of the lack of research into how many minutes they feel they need on a monthly basis. Determining this information will assist you a great deal in selecting the most suitable budget price plan which will offer you a great saving.
If you feel that you will be using the phone a lot you will need to ascertain the number of free minutes you feel will be adequate. In some situations where you have chosen a price plan offering insufficient minutes and have gone over the free airtime, this could result in a high bill. If this has occurred you may be able to ask your network provider if you could switch to another tariff offering more free airtime or text or a combination of both. Some operators will allow you to switch between different price plans, but conditions do apply to most of them.
If you have had a phone in the past and you are upgrading, then this task of determining how many minutes will be sufficient is much easier. The reason is because looking back on your past bills can provide an indication of your usage and this can be used as an indicator of how many minutes will be adequate for your needs. If you do not use up the minutes within the first month or second, there are some operators that allow you to roll over unused minutes / text for up to 3 months so you won't loose out too much.
Adhering to this does help in the contract selection process and also ensures that you have extremely low bills.
I am a strong believer in offering help and advice to people and sharing information. If you know of anyone who you feel will benefit from the information on the site feel free to forward the postings to them, you can do this by clicking on the envelope icon below next to the (comment) text and forwarding it on to them. I am sure they will thank you for it.
I hope you have found this posting of great use, just keep on coming back for updates on the site. There are a few suprises in store which you would not like to miss out on.
Look out for my next post in which I will be providing more impartial information
If you feel that you will be using the phone a lot you will need to ascertain the number of free minutes you feel will be adequate. In some situations where you have chosen a price plan offering insufficient minutes and have gone over the free airtime, this could result in a high bill. If this has occurred you may be able to ask your network provider if you could switch to another tariff offering more free airtime or text or a combination of both. Some operators will allow you to switch between different price plans, but conditions do apply to most of them.
If you have had a phone in the past and you are upgrading, then this task of determining how many minutes will be sufficient is much easier. The reason is because looking back on your past bills can provide an indication of your usage and this can be used as an indicator of how many minutes will be adequate for your needs. If you do not use up the minutes within the first month or second, there are some operators that allow you to roll over unused minutes / text for up to 3 months so you won't loose out too much.
Adhering to this does help in the contract selection process and also ensures that you have extremely low bills.
I am a strong believer in offering help and advice to people and sharing information. If you know of anyone who you feel will benefit from the information on the site feel free to forward the postings to them, you can do this by clicking on the envelope icon below next to the (comment) text and forwarding it on to them. I am sure they will thank you for it.
I hope you have found this posting of great use, just keep on coming back for updates on the site. There are a few suprises in store which you would not like to miss out on.
Look out for my next post in which I will be providing more impartial information
16 June 2006
Ask yourself this question and save money on your contract
Thanks for coming back to read my post and to all you subscribers I can assure you that you are going to be learning about a lot of ways to save money on your mobile phones. As I also mentioned a while back, the site will also offer a variety of amazing stuff as well which you just can't afford to miss out on. Just keep on popping in to see the latest developments and also feel free to comment and tell me what you want on t's site.
Another important question to ask will be whether you will be calling other networks on a regular basis or just sticking to call within your network. If you can determine and provide an answer to this question, then you can decide whether to go for a contract offering free cross network airtime or one which offers free calls within your mobile operators' network. I have found that this question is hard to determine as to whether you will be making most of the calls to your own network or another network, if you also face the same dilemma its better to go for a contract that offers free cross network minutes, also check whether the contract restricts you to a certain time of the day. Determining your usage before signing a contract will definitely serve as a right ol' money saver for you.
I hope you have been able to benefit from this post as well.
Look out for my next post very soon.
Another important question to ask will be whether you will be calling other networks on a regular basis or just sticking to call within your network. If you can determine and provide an answer to this question, then you can decide whether to go for a contract offering free cross network airtime or one which offers free calls within your mobile operators' network. I have found that this question is hard to determine as to whether you will be making most of the calls to your own network or another network, if you also face the same dilemma its better to go for a contract that offers free cross network minutes, also check whether the contract restricts you to a certain time of the day. Determining your usage before signing a contract will definitely serve as a right ol' money saver for you.
I hope you have been able to benefit from this post as well.
Look out for my next post very soon.
13 June 2006
Getting the best out of your mobile phone contract
In continuation to my previous post of selecting a bargain mobile phone price plan.
Another question which you need to be asking yourself is whether you would be using the phone during peak hours (network specified day time) or off peak hours. (network specified evening/ night time). These hours vary from network. Determining this will ensure that you select a suitable contract. If you will be using your phone during the day, you are better of with a contract which offers free day time minutes / cheaper day time rates. On the other hand if you are intending on using your phone in the evening a suitable tariff will be one with free evening airtime or cheaper off peak minutes.
There are other tariffs available for individuals who intend on making a mixture of both evening and day time calls. These kinds of price plans offer you the facility to make calls anytime of the day without incurring a charge as long as you stick within your free minutes allowance and other guidelines. (ensure that you are aware of any restrictions by the network).
I hope this information has been of great help to my readers and look out for the next post within the next 3 days.
Also feel free to forward the postings to anyone who you feel will benefit from such valuable money saving information by clicking on the envelope icon with an arrow next to the comment text.
Another question which you need to be asking yourself is whether you would be using the phone during peak hours (network specified day time) or off peak hours. (network specified evening/ night time). These hours vary from network. Determining this will ensure that you select a suitable contract. If you will be using your phone during the day, you are better of with a contract which offers free day time minutes / cheaper day time rates. On the other hand if you are intending on using your phone in the evening a suitable tariff will be one with free evening airtime or cheaper off peak minutes.
There are other tariffs available for individuals who intend on making a mixture of both evening and day time calls. These kinds of price plans offer you the facility to make calls anytime of the day without incurring a charge as long as you stick within your free minutes allowance and other guidelines. (ensure that you are aware of any restrictions by the network).
I hope this information has been of great help to my readers and look out for the next post within the next 3 days.
Also feel free to forward the postings to anyone who you feel will benefit from such valuable money saving information by clicking on the envelope icon with an arrow next to the comment text.
06 June 2006
Signing up for a bargain mobile phone deal
Hi, so lets crack on from where we left off yesterday, just to recap. I highlighted the questions that you should be asking yourself before signing up for a mobile phone contract. And moreover going through the checklist will bag you a great mobile phone deal.
Today we are going to delve into the first two questions which I listed.
* The maximum which you are willing to pay for a contract.
As we know the duration of contracts vary depending on networks, it can be between 12 - 24 months depending on the kind of arrangement you have with them.
Determining how much you can afford to pay for a contract enables you to budget and also minimizes the possibilities of defaulted payments, which some operators do not take kindly to at all. Defaulting a payment can result in additional charges being imposed by the network operators. Taking into consideration that you are entering into a legally binding contract with the network, this means you will have to meet your due payments. Its is a good idea to calculate the monthly line rental and multiply it by the number of months which the contract runs for. This provides an estimate of the cost of the line rental for the duration of the contract, considering that you stick to the same price plan throughout. This calculation does not take call charges into account, (this will be discussed separately including methods to cut call cost). If it seems high and you feel that you might not be able to meet your obligation, it is time to rethink. You may want to consider a cheaper line rental or opt for a prepayment phone, which I will be discussing about very soon.
* The number of free minutes / text or both that the contract offers.
This is another important aspect that needs to be looked into, the number of free minutes or text varies from network to network. The offers come in various forms such as. The free air time can be restricted to calling your own network, or cross network, which means you are allowed to call specified networks, it can also apply to a specific period of the day or can be anytime of the day. The flexibility varies. Please ensure you read the small print to find out if some networks may be excluded.
Here is a list of the most common.
* Anytime any network
This offers free calls to any other mobile phone networks as long as you stick within your free airtime you will mot incur a charge. Ensure that you read the print to find out what the exclusions are.
*Off peak cross network.
This contract offers free calls during the evening to other mobile phone networks without a charge as long as you stick within your free minutes
*Local free evening calls.
This offers free evening calls to landline numbers within the UK or as stated by the network operator.
* National free evening calls.
This offers free evening national calls to landline numbers as long as you stick within your free airtime allowance.
* Inclusive text.
This may vary it can be restricted to the same number or cross network. The number of free texts also varies from contract to contract.
If you have owned a mobile phone before, the best way forward will be to have a look at how many minutes you use a month or how many text you send a month, analyse the findings and that will give a rough idea of how many text V free minutes meets your needs.
Choosing a price plan that offers the right amount of text and free minutes at the right price ends up saving you money as you might be able to stick within the free airtime and text and not incur a charge.
If you are going to be calling other networks then you are better off on a contract that offers free airtime to other network operators, and also if you will be using your phone anytime of the day consider a phone that offers this facility of free airtime any time of the day to any network / or same network, this also depends on whether you will be calling other / same network. If you text a lot then you might also want to take that into consideration whilst selecting your contract.
I hope you enjoyed this post and I shall be continuing with the other aspects in my next post
Today we are going to delve into the first two questions which I listed.
* The maximum which you are willing to pay for a contract.
As we know the duration of contracts vary depending on networks, it can be between 12 - 24 months depending on the kind of arrangement you have with them.
Determining how much you can afford to pay for a contract enables you to budget and also minimizes the possibilities of defaulted payments, which some operators do not take kindly to at all. Defaulting a payment can result in additional charges being imposed by the network operators. Taking into consideration that you are entering into a legally binding contract with the network, this means you will have to meet your due payments. Its is a good idea to calculate the monthly line rental and multiply it by the number of months which the contract runs for. This provides an estimate of the cost of the line rental for the duration of the contract, considering that you stick to the same price plan throughout. This calculation does not take call charges into account, (this will be discussed separately including methods to cut call cost). If it seems high and you feel that you might not be able to meet your obligation, it is time to rethink. You may want to consider a cheaper line rental or opt for a prepayment phone, which I will be discussing about very soon.
* The number of free minutes / text or both that the contract offers.
This is another important aspect that needs to be looked into, the number of free minutes or text varies from network to network. The offers come in various forms such as. The free air time can be restricted to calling your own network, or cross network, which means you are allowed to call specified networks, it can also apply to a specific period of the day or can be anytime of the day. The flexibility varies. Please ensure you read the small print to find out if some networks may be excluded.
Here is a list of the most common.
* Anytime any network
This offers free calls to any other mobile phone networks as long as you stick within your free airtime you will mot incur a charge. Ensure that you read the print to find out what the exclusions are.
*Off peak cross network.
This contract offers free calls during the evening to other mobile phone networks without a charge as long as you stick within your free minutes
*Local free evening calls.
This offers free evening calls to landline numbers within the UK or as stated by the network operator.
* National free evening calls.
This offers free evening national calls to landline numbers as long as you stick within your free airtime allowance.
* Inclusive text.
This may vary it can be restricted to the same number or cross network. The number of free texts also varies from contract to contract.
If you have owned a mobile phone before, the best way forward will be to have a look at how many minutes you use a month or how many text you send a month, analyse the findings and that will give a rough idea of how many text V free minutes meets your needs.
Choosing a price plan that offers the right amount of text and free minutes at the right price ends up saving you money as you might be able to stick within the free airtime and text and not incur a charge.
If you are going to be calling other networks then you are better off on a contract that offers free airtime to other network operators, and also if you will be using your phone anytime of the day consider a phone that offers this facility of free airtime any time of the day to any network / or same network, this also depends on whether you will be calling other / same network. If you text a lot then you might also want to take that into consideration whilst selecting your contract.
I hope you enjoyed this post and I shall be continuing with the other aspects in my next post
05 June 2006
Asking yourself these questions will get you a bargain mobile phone contract
In my previous post, I mentioned that some of us find it daunting and confusing when confronted with the various contracts / price plans and phones on offer.
Firstly I will touch on the phone selection aspect. The best way to scale this hurdle is to first of all determine which phone you want, listing all the special features that you would like your ideal phone to have, be it battery life, music player, dual band, tri band or quad band, looks, accessories, image etc. Doing this will provide you with various options and selections of phones, which can then be narrowed down. Once this has been established you should also ask yourself how much you are willing to pay for the phone.
Now, if you are considering signing up for a contract, you should also ask yourself the following questions.
* The maximum that you are willing to pay for a contract.
* The number of free minutes / text or both that the contract offers.
* Will you be using the phone during peak hours or off peak hours or a mixture of both.
* Will you be calling other mobile phone networks.
* How many text or minutes you feel will be sufficient for your needs. (if you have had a phone or are upgrading you could look at your average monthly spend and this will provide you with a rough idea of how many free minutes or text will be adequate.
* Is it for business or personal use.
* How long the contract is for.
* whether you will be taking the phone abroad often / making international calls.
Those are some of the most important areas that need to be looked into when selecting a contract / upgrading. Adhering to this list could get you a bargain price plan, and save you money as well.
In my next post I will touch on the individual aspects listed, and how taking these aspects into consideration whilst selecting a contract / upgrading can save you money.
Feel free to email the posts to friends and foes by clicking on the envelope icon with the tiny arrow next to the ( comment )text.
Firstly I will touch on the phone selection aspect. The best way to scale this hurdle is to first of all determine which phone you want, listing all the special features that you would like your ideal phone to have, be it battery life, music player, dual band, tri band or quad band, looks, accessories, image etc. Doing this will provide you with various options and selections of phones, which can then be narrowed down. Once this has been established you should also ask yourself how much you are willing to pay for the phone.
Now, if you are considering signing up for a contract, you should also ask yourself the following questions.
* The maximum that you are willing to pay for a contract.
* The number of free minutes / text or both that the contract offers.
* Will you be using the phone during peak hours or off peak hours or a mixture of both.
* Will you be calling other mobile phone networks.
* How many text or minutes you feel will be sufficient for your needs. (if you have had a phone or are upgrading you could look at your average monthly spend and this will provide you with a rough idea of how many free minutes or text will be adequate.
* Is it for business or personal use.
* How long the contract is for.
* whether you will be taking the phone abroad often / making international calls.
Those are some of the most important areas that need to be looked into when selecting a contract / upgrading. Adhering to this list could get you a bargain price plan, and save you money as well.
In my next post I will touch on the individual aspects listed, and how taking these aspects into consideration whilst selecting a contract / upgrading can save you money.
Feel free to email the posts to friends and foes by clicking on the envelope icon with the tiny arrow next to the ( comment )text.
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