Example? You want emergency service only. You want your wife or husband, son or daughter to be able to reach you or emergency services in case of an accident or some other misfortune. You might use the phone occasionally to call for a milk run on the way home but you’ll be using landlines most of the time. So, in this case, why go for unlimited minutes for only $99.95 a month if you don’t plan to use those minutes.
Most cell company’s offer an emergency service package in their tiered pricing. 60 minutes of talk time a month - $9.95, and they even throw in the phone. You’re saving over $1,000 a year just on cell phone charges.
On the other hand, if your business has you on the road eight hours a day, you need to contact your administrative assistant 10 times a day from lots of different locations. In this case, you want the call anyone, anywhere, anytime and talk for as long as you want $99 a month package.
Do you plan on doing a lot of text messaging? Sending videos to your friends? Downloading from the web? These uses gobble up bandwidth (that’s what you’re actually paying for) so, if you can’t go for five minutes without texting your BFF, pick a package with a max charge. Includes everything.
Finally, there are pay as you go services. No contracts or fees. Just a bill when you call your husband to remind him to pick up the kids.
We live in the era of digital and we’re all interconnected more than ever. So, choose your carrier and plan wisely. Comparison shop. And make sure you compare apples to apples.
Finally, read the fine, fine, microscopic print – the part that tells you about the $250 cancellation fee if you bail before your contract is up. Yeah, that part. Make sure you know what you’re paying for and don’t pay more than you have to.
That’s the golden rule of choosing a wireless plan.
