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!