How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill

December 9, 2009 By Greg Mombert

Cell Phone Bill

Learn how to save money on your cell phone bill now by taking some simple steps that can help you save a bundle on future cell phone bills.

Many mobile phone users pay for minutes they don’t need while others pay unnecessary overage fees because they underestimated their actual usage. Service charges can rack up quickly, so even small steps can make a big difference when it comes to your cellular bill.

Pay as you go. Pay as you go plan ensure that you don’t pay for more minutes than you need and also keep you from having to worry about those dreaded overage charges. Check out our comparison of the top pay as you go services.

Examine your bill. Service providers love to sneak extra charges into your bill. Make sure you look it over, especially if your account is setup to pay automatically each month.

Shop around. Don’t be loyal to your phone company. Shop around for the best deal each time your contract is up. The cellular service industry is very competitive so there are bound to be some good deals out there if you take the time to search.

Correctly estimate your usage. If you’re a big time minutes user, make sure you get a plan with enough minutes, even an unlimited plan if needed. Paying a little more up-front for extra minutes or texts will save you money down the road if you can avoid the costly overage fees for overusing.

Text Alerts. Many carriers will send you text alerts when you are getting close to running over your minutes. If you don’t like to countdown your minutes an easy reminder like this can save you from going over your allotment.

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Peter at 8:10am 30th November 2010 A great way to save money on your cell phone bill is by switching to a prepaid plan. With prepaid you know excalty what your bill will be each month. I switched to Tracfone where phone prices start around $10 and my service averages less than $7 a month when I buy a $20 airtime card, which provides me 60 minutes of airtime and three months of service. Plus, tracfone gives me the safety and security of a wireless phone without the problems of a contract and monthly fees.
dragos_ionut2004 at 9:26pm 27th May 2010 Very good advices! I use the cell all day long and these things would help you a lot, but there's no use if you will go with an easy saver program. I know I use it and I can speak as much as I want to and still have money for other things.
Sam Soong at 7:32pm 29th April 2010 Great post!

I've been looking for ways to economize and when my cell contract was up, I got a Net10 phone. I pay 10¢ a minute and 3¢ for texts. It's a terrific value and there's no contract or overages.

Check it out! You can get 'em online at net10.com or at Target, Walmart, Best Buy etc.
Jonny at 7:10am 28th February 2010 A great way to save money on your cell phone bill is to find a phone you can afford. I did. I switched to straight talk where I have UNLIMITED texting and calls for only $45 a month. They are on the Verizon network so the service is great and I did not have to sign a contract. Straight talk solved all my high cell phone bill problems.
cydonia16 at 1:23am 2nd January 2010 Nice guide. Text alerts are great when they work, I accidentally topped my phone up with an extra $20 the other day because I didn’t receive notification that I had already topped unsuccessfully, luckily I have a friend working for easy saver complaints who helped to fix the problem and get me a refund.
stealdude at 2:10pm 10th December 2009 Another Way to cut on your cell phone bill is to have a dedicated landline connection. One can get the free home phone service from google voice and gizmo5. If you use that along with an ATA hardware unit, then you can get a free voip phone at home.

After that use your voip phone at home and start using your cell phone when you go out. In this way you wont go beyond your allotment.

I set up my free home phone service using the instructions from www.exoticpages.info website. I am sure it is worth giving a shot.