4.25.2012

What You Should Know Before Choosing Your Cell Phone Provider

By Tim Belthastoni


The same cell phone plan is not right for everybody. It's important to find a provider and plan that meets the needs of your phone, location, usage and features available. Many plans these days have multiple features and functions you may never have use for. You should consider the criteria we'll be covering in this article before you sign up for a cell phone plan.

If the entire family has or wants a cell phone, a family plan might be the best choice for your family. In the not so distant past, an entire family survived with one landline phone for the entire house. Today even elementary aged children are begging for phones of their very own. It is possible for the price tag to grow rapidly if everyone in the house has a separate plan but if you combine all the plans into a single family plan you can experience definite savings. The particular family plan you choose will depend on how many people in your family have phones, how much you talk and other factors, such as how many text messages are sent. All providers offer a family plan of some sort and large families can save a lot of money by choosing one.

Many people find that the deciphering the contract is the most difficult thing about picking a cell phone plan or provider. The companies who offer service all want to get your business for as long as possible, so they offer incentives, such as a free phone, to get you to sign up. The downside of course is that is that you must sign a long-term contract, generally one year or more, in order to get these incentives and there is a hefty penalty for breaking the contract. Be sure you're willing to do business with this company for the full term of the contract before you decide to sign on the dotted line. If you aren't sure about what cell phone plan to get, you may want to stick to prepaid plans until you make up your mind.

While most cell phone plans are made for people who like to talk on the phone a lot, there are still people who prefer landlines or who don't use the phone much. For these individuals, the smallest usage plan, often 20 minutes is great idea, because these are very minimally priced plans that only provide you with a small limited number of minutes per month. People who solely desire to have a cell phone for emergency situations or to stay connect with a young kid in the event they need help or a ride can decide on this plan and not have to pay for services they won't be using. Of course, if you talk on your phone at certain times, you should ponder over the light usage plan, due to the minimal usage choice being for people who don't use their phone very often.

As long as you think about the amount of usage for your phone, and which features you will use a lot, you can uncover the ideal cell phone for you. If you send text messages, browse the web and download songs to your phone, then make sure you get a plan that covers these options. These are a few of the elements you should keep in mind before choosing a cell phone plan.




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