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Friday, October 23, 2009

Pay Less For Your Cell Contract With A Prepaid Card

By Floyd Smithfield

When getting a cell phone, it often happens that people forget to take into account all mobile phone options, and especially that they ignore prepaid mobile contracts. As a result many are then stuck with a long term contract that turns out to be costly and not right for their needs. If you find yourself in this situation, read on as there are still ways to use a prepaid phone to save money.

There are lots of tricks that you can use to your advantage by getting a prepaid mobile and using it in conjunction with your existing cell phone. Just read on. You will learn how to identify the main areas where you can save money on your calls.

Before we look at prepaid mobile options, a word on dual SIM phones. These allow you to use two different phone numbers and plans, such as your contract phone and a prepaid mobile line, with the same phone. They come with all sorts of features and are very useful.

If you don't want to invest in a new phone, you can either get an extra old handset and carry two phones around, one for your prepaid mobile SIM and the other one for the contract, or search the Internet for a SIM duplication device. These cheap and little pieces of circuitry fit two SIMs into the slot of your existing phone and allow you to transform it into a dual SIM phone in no time!

One of the most common and best uses of prepaid mobile cards is for long distance calling, whether across states in the US or across borders internationally. Prepaid cards intended for long distance will allow you to make serious savings compared to using your contract, and it will be quicker and without hassle compared to a long distance phone centre.

On normal calls, often prepaid mobile SIM cards are already cheaper per minute of call than a contract phone, but the cost savings are even greater if you take a pay as you go number with special off peak rates. These may apply in the evening, on weekends, or both, and will give you serious minutes for your money during those times.

If you use text messages a lot, you will be pleased to learn that with prepaid mobile phones, you can spend up to ten times less than with cellular contracts when spending SMS. Plus, some pricing options emphasizing texts give you the possibility to use MSN Messenger or another instant messaging software for free, so you can keep in touch with your friends in real time.

If you find browsing the internet while on the move useful, you will be pleased to learn that using the internet on your phone with a prepaid mobile number can be cheaper than doing the same over the biggest enterprise contracts. With the right pay as you go card, reading emails or looking at an interactive map will be cheaper than on your contract.

If you shop around, possibly comparing the most recent offers for your country over the Internet, you will find that many of the above options can be bundled in a single prepaid mobile line, allowing you to match the things that are most useful for you.

Don't forget though that your mobile phone contract will run out eventually, and that at that time thanks to a regulation called number portability you will be able to move your main number to a contract that is more convenient to you, such as a prepaid mobile subscription.

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