Ok, so you decided you want or need a wireless phone.
You have some idea of what you want. But oh, the choices
and decisions to make!
Selecting a phone is not so bad but all those wireless
plans is just absolutely confusing. Believe me you are not
alone, wireless plans are probably the most confusing
aspect of this entire market.
In fact, there are books that are written just on this subject
alone to help unravel all this confusion that providers sell.
So let’s get started and try to give you some basics on
finding the best plan that will suit your style and your
budget!
There is a huge selection of wireless phone plans to
choose from today. But the question is, how do you
choose the best wireless plans?
Dependent on your location, you could have as much as
five or more providers that offer services in your area and
each one has a variety of plans for you to consider,
according to your needs and intended usage.
It is very important that you do your homework before
meeting with a provider so you know exactly what you
need them to offer you.
Lets take a look at what you need to consider.
It is critically important that you know how much local,
regional, and national coverage you are going to need in
your plan.
If you travel alot out of your region, you probably should
consider one of the nationwide plans in order to be
covered. Once you have decided on the coverage you
need, then you need to consider the number of minutes
you can expect to use each month. By looking at previous
bills or prepaid card receipts you should be able to work
this out fairly easily in an effort to find the best wireless
plans.
The size and type of phone that you need is usually
determined by the options you want to include. If you are
planning on using the phone to send and receive email,
then you will need one of the higher-end phones that are
Internet ready and that comes with a plan that offers
economical rates for data transmission.
If you do not need internet access, then you can get all the
features you need in a phone that is much less in price.
Frequently, service providers offer you a reduction in the
cost of the phone with the purchase of their plan. The best
wireless plans generally are either a one-year or a two-
year contract.
But before you sign up for service, be sure you have a
clear understanding of the terms of contract termination.
This is critically important!
If you have to move or break your contract for whatever
reason, there can be and in every plan I have studied a
sizeable penalty which can at times be equal to the
monthly repayment multiplied by the number of months
remaining on the contract, so it is important that you know
and understand every part of the contract before you sign it
and are aware of any exit clauses that exist.
I can’t stress this enough. Thoroughly read and understand
your contract before signing. You certainly don’t want to
have Murphy’s Law kick in and find out that you have to
pay two hundred or more dollars to cancel your service.
Garry Allen, freelance writer and publisher helping consumers to unravel the confusion of Wireless phones and Plans and saving money!