Buying a prepayment phone

Buying a prepayment phone can also be a difficult task for some of us. But this posting should make it easier.

Prepayment phones also known as pay as you go phones are offered on various networks, the way to work it will be to look out for the call rates that the networks are offering and then narrow it down further in terms of coverage and reliability. A good thing to look out for is whether people who you intend to call are on the same network as you will be if you go ahead with the purchase. This is mainly because you may pay higher rates to call other networks, unless otherwise stated. You should also look into whether the network is offering any special deals at the time as some networks offer pay as you go customers some free minutes occasionally. This could also help to keep your cost down. Usually the call rates on prepayment phones are higher, so you can also look into whether signing up on a cheap contract will benefit you more.

Some prepayment networks also insist that you have to use your credit on your phone within a certain period otherwise you may end up loosing it and others also insist that you must top up your phone every so often. So ensure that you find out if this applies to you proposed network this will save a lot of regret.

Please look out for my next post which will contain more information o prepayment phones.

Things you need to know about prepayment phones

Before purchasing a prepayment phone, there a quite a few things that you will have to look into before making a decision. These include referring back to my previous topics, please also find a few pointers:

How much do you spend on your calls and whether you will be able to save money as with a contract phone the monthly line rental must also be factored in. The best way to look at this will be to see if your spend is more or equal to the line rental charged by your proposed network provider. If the provider also offers you free minutes which you think are sufficient for your needs then you may have bagged a winner. If you could keep the calls down to a minimum or just within your allowance then you are better of with a contract phone.

Prepayment phones offer the flexibility foe not paying line rental and that you can also change your phone whenever you wish. One thing that you need to know is that prepayment phones are not always subsidized by network providers and that is the reason why you pay more for them.

In my next post I will continue to discuss prepayment phones. Look out for it and also feel free to forward any of my postings to friends and foes. This can be done by clicking on the envelope icon next to the "comment text"