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Choosing the Right Mobile Phone Price Plan

The Optimal Mobile Tariff

© Asa Ghaffar

Dec 14, 2008
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Mobile phone tariffs are plentiful. This makes it hard for consumers to decide which mobile phone tariff to choose in order to keep the call cost to a minimum.

Choosing the right mobile phone tariff has become rather onerous. With 15 current networks providing as many as 30 mobile phone tariffs each, making a decision regarding which mobile price plan to select isn't an enviable task.

Choosing the Right Mobile Phone Price Plan To Minimise Monthly Costs

  • The off peak, land line and same network mobile phone caller. Those who tend to make the majority of their calls between 7 PM and 7 AM week days to land lines will benefit from an off peak mobile phone tariff. This mobile price plan allows off peak calls to mobile phones on the same network and weekend calling at any time.
  • The off peak, multi-network mobile phone caller. This mobile phone tariff is designed for those who make the majority of their calls between 7 PM and 7 AM to a variety of mobile phone networks. The price plan allows weekend calling at any time.
  • The on-peak, land line and same network mobile phone caller. This more expensive mobile phone tariff is designed for those who make calls to other land lines and their own mobile network between 7 AM and 7 PM on week days.
  • The on-peak, multi-network mobile phone caller. The on-peak mobile price plan is the most expensive option. It is designed for users who make the majority of their calls to multiple networks between 7 AM and 7 PM on week days.

It is important to identify which mobile phone tariff most closely matches the needs of the user. Choosing an on peak mobile price plan for a user who makes all of their calls to land lines at the weekends is extremely wasteful.

Mobile Phone Tariff - Light, Medium or Heavy User?

Once it has been decided which mobile phone tariff is right, it is necessary to work out how many minutes are used each month. There will often be 2 or 3 tiers to each mobile phone tariff and these go up in-line with the number of minutes used.

Mobile Price Plan Extras - Text Messages

Some users rarely make calls and only use text messages. This type of user will benefit from choosing the most economical mobile phone tariff or the one that includes the most plentiful text message bundle a reasonable price. Text messages can always be added to a mobile price plan.

Mobile Phone Tariff Comparison

Using a mobile phone tariff comparison service can help someone identify the cheapest mobile price plan based upon the category they fall in to. Given that there are literally hundreds of mobile price plans, this service can prove invaluable.

By investing some time at this preliminary stage, it is possible to select the optimal mobile price plan. This will ensure the mobile call rates for any additional minutes used are also minimised. Use a mobile phone tariff comparison service to trawl all network providers for the best deal.

Those who are interested in saving money on living expenses may also wish to read about: how to get cheaper car insurance, ways to cut gas and electricity bills or reducing mortgage payments.


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