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Today’s economic climate has caused many of us to re-evaluate our expenses and cut spending wherever possible. 

 

Consumers are eliminating or scaling back many services including cell phone calling plans. 

 

This task can be difficult as many people are under contract to maintain a certain level of service (minimum amount spent on a plan per month) or are being told they must sign a new long-term wireless contract to change their current plan.  Getting out of their contract completely is even more difficult. 

 

Tips for saving money on your cell phone plan

 

Avoid signing a long-term wireless contract.

This will allow you to maintain freedom of choice to stay, leave or change cell phone providers at will. 

 

    2.    If you choose to sign a contract, make sure that any promotions offered on the plan you choose, remains on the plan for the length of the contract.

Many companies use promotions such as bonus minutes, free incoming calls, free picture messaging, etc. to gain your business.  Many of these offers are for a limited time only and once expired will cause your bill to increase significantly when these features are used.

 

   3.       Should you choose to use features such as text messaging or data services, purchase a plan to cover these costs.  Per use text messaging charges and data usage can be very expensive if not covered by your plan.  It will cost less in the long run to pay more monthly.

 

  4.       Consider getting out of your cell phone contract in order to shop better plans or carriers.  There are options other than paying an early termination fee to your cell phone provider.  Some companies offer classifieds to match those wanting out of their contract to those willing to take over an existing contract.  There will be a fee for this service and how long it can take varies while waiting for the right match.

 

Use a company that will relieve you of your contract burden.  WirelessWithout.com offers a service that enables you to pay a nominal fee (far less than any termination fee) and will take over your contract from Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Unicel and Verizon.