3 ways to save on your mobile bill!
John Fitzsimons looks at three simple ways to cut the money you spend on your mobile each month
John Fitzsimons looks at three simple ways to cut the money you spend on your mobile each month
Here are some simple ways to keep your mobile phone bill to a minimum.
#1 Go online
Personally I can’t stand mobile phone shops. Not just because they are full of phones I have no chance of ever mastering, but also because the deals on offer are rarely any good.
Rather than signing up to a contract in store, make sure you shop around online. Most providers offer special promotional deals to online customers only, so you could end up saving a fortune on both the phone and contract by giving the high street stores a miss.
#2 Pay as you go freebies
Pay as you go deals have got an awful lot more competitive in recent years, with a whole host of benefits that go alongside them. Indeed, a load of networks actually give away their SIMs for free, with pretty eye-catching rates on calls and texts.
What’s more, there’s all sorts of freebies that you can now take advantage of on pay as you go deals, on texts, calls and internet access.
#3 giffgaff
If you are more than happy with your existing phone, but fancy spending a bit less on your contract, then I’d recommend checking out a new network called giffgaff.
Giffgaff employs a real community ethos. For example, rather than having to deal with technical support lines, if you have an issue with your phone, the users on giffgaff’s community pages can help out. They are then rewarded with points which go towards cheaper bills for them!
What’s more, the users themselves play a part in the design of the tariffs and bundles giffgaff offers. And those bundles are seriously competitive – for £15 a month you can get 300 free minutes, and unlimited text messages and data use. That’s half of what I pay out each month!
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Just to add to John's comments on giffgaff, the £15 goody bag has now been increased to 400 minutes to any network from the 300 minutes he quotes. I personally, find that I'm more than happy on the £10 goody bag unlimited data and texts and 250 minutes to any network, plus unlimited giffgaff to giffgaff calls and free freephone calls. As it happens I also get a few pounds back in payback which some people on giffgaff report that every 6 months they can buy a new phone with. I;d check it out and start saving. Also because of the affiliate scheme if you order your sim from another member, you'll also get an extra £5 credit on activation, such as ordering from http://bit.ly/freeggsim or http://bit.ly/freemicrosim timst
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Contrary to Mike10613 I use my mobile for all my calls, except weekends when they are free from my landline. Reason is, I have a contract, which if it works, will cost me £6.50 a month by redemption with unlimited texts & 400 minutes a month. As this includes calls to other mobiles, I think this is a bargain, as I also can use it when I am out without hesitation as the 400 minutes more than covers my needs
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Have a Pay as you go and use it in emergencies and use your land line the rest of the time. I pay around £1 a month at most for my mobile. £22 for land line, broadband, international calls and sometimes use Skype for free calls to a mate in Australia. My mobile is there if I am out and need to contact someone usually by text. I never answer mine when I'm driving and people call me on the land line at home so texts are better. I have a meeting tomorrow and will text as I leave home so the person I'm meeting will be expecting me. I would use the land line for that rather than pay 10p for a text, but don't have her land line number just mobile number and email address. I also have a website as part of my broadband deal and make the most of the money I spend on Internet. My friend has just emailed me a manuscript and I can edit it and email it back, that costs nothing and we only meet to discuss it occasionally. If more people did that, there would be less traffic on the road and companies wouldn't spend a fortune on expensive office space in the cities.
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30 May 2011