| The secret about cell phone companies is that | | | | don't help you that much anyway. |
| their profits mainly comes from adding on | | | | Be prepared when you know there will be extra |
| services to your cell phone contract. The | | | | charges. If you are going to be out of town for |
| contracts themselves are not that profitable for | | | | work or pleasure and will be out of your service |
| cellular companies. All the extra services you end | | | | area, you can always change to a plan that |
| up buying can make your bill twice as expensive | | | | covers the area you will be while you are gone |
| each month. If you are looking to save money, | | | | and then go back to your normal plan when you |
| you should think about this secret about cell | | | | get home. |
| phone companies and look closely at your bill. The | | | | Look for employee discounts. If your company |
| following are some common things you are paying | | | | has a large account with a cell phone provider, |
| too much for on your phone bill. | | | | you may get a discount on your personal account. |
| Stop paying for insurance. Your cell phone | | | | You can also be eligible for special pricing that will |
| insurance may not cost more than $10 a month | | | | cut your bill by as much as 20%. |
| but if you add that up for the year you are | | | | Don't pay for services you don't use. Only get |
| paying between $60 and $120 annually! If you | | | | things like unlimited text messaging if you really |
| hang on to your old models, you can always use | | | | will use it to its full potential. Getting rid of services |
| one of those if something happens to your | | | | you don't use on your phone can save a lot of |
| current model and you don't have insurance. That | | | | money. Look carefully at your bill and think about |
| way you can wait out the end of your contract | | | | how much you use the services you are paying |
| until you can get another free phone for signing | | | | for each month. If your kids have services they |
| up for another two years. | | | | use but don't pay for, you can either cut them |
| Don't pay for a usage report. If you are paying | | | | off or have them start paying for these extras |
| extra to get a detailed report of your cell phone | | | | they think are necessary like Internet access and |
| usage, you should stop now. You may have this | | | | unlimited text messaging. |
| report feature for one of two reasons: (1) you do | | | | Consider switching to a prepaid cell phone plan. It |
| not have very many minutes and want to be | | | | costs more per minute with these plans but you |
| sure you don't go over; or (2) your plan has so | | | | only pay for the minutes you actually use. That |
| many minutes you want to see how many you | | | | way you are not under contract with any |
| use. Either way you are wasting money. The best | | | | company. |
| thing to do is get in the right plan so you have | | | | Keep in mind the tips described above and you will |
| enough minutes but you aren't paying extra for | | | | be able to lower your monthly cell phone bill in no |
| minutes you don't use. The usage reports really | | | | time. |