How to Lower Your Telephone Bills

2008-10-16 15:00:32

( Financial )



Telephone Bills are Inevitable

Unless you don't have a land line or mobile telephone, telephone bills are an inevitable part of your household expenses. Like electricity or gas bills, telephone bills have to be paid on or before deadlines, or you will cause a dent in your credit record.

Telephone bills can be very expensive as well. Every call you make outside of a specified zone will cost you. A seemingly short long distance call can still translate to a few dollars depending on the time and duration.

Fortunately, you can take control of the situation by following some simple strategies for lowering telephone bills.

Limit Phone Use

This is by far the most effective strategy. Limit the time you spend in a phone conversation. You not only save on telephone bills but also precious time that would otherwise be wasted in useless telephone chatter. Hanging up as soon as you can will also free the other party, who may have been busy doing something else when you called.

You can lower your bills for your mobile phone by using text messaging instead of calling. It may sometimes be a little inconvenient and more time consuming, but it's also useful if you want to make your message completely understood.

Having an Internet connection can also help save on telephone bills. Instead of making a phone or sending a text message, you can use the chat feature of various e-mail sites to have a conversation.

Know the Best Times to Make a Phone Call

Some telephone service providers specify the hours that have the lowest per-minute charges. Knowing which are the best hours to make your calls will help you maximize phone usage. Just make sure that your called party is also amenable to the time of your call, and that he will be available to answer the phone.

Be Familiar with Your Service Package

Phone companies also specify other terms and conditions for their customers. You can find out if there are other perks aside from preferential calling hours. For instance, most mobile service providers give you a monthly allotment of free minutes and text messages. As long as your total hours don't exceed the allotted free minutes, you will not be charged for the calls.

Watch out for loyalty rewards in the form of rebates or points that your phone company may provide, so that you can use these to your advantage. The company would usually inform customers either by mail, e-mail, phone call, or print ads about any special promotions, so be very keen on catching these perks.


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