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6 Ways To Save On Your Cell Phone Bill
How did we ever live without cell phones, texting and mobile web? Back in the day, if you were late for a meeting, the other person was left waiting and wondering. On vacation, most people were incommunicado.
Even until fairly recently, most of us couldn’t look up things on the internet away from home or office. In far less than a lifetime, mobile phones have become essential. Unfortunately, that also means an essential and costly expense in your budget each month – and you may be spending more than you need to. Here are six great ways to save money on your mobile service.
1. Are you getting the most for your money?
Check out MyRatePlan. First, have your current wireless bill in front of you. Then, enter the number of texts messages you send/receive monthly, the number of minutes you need, and other features you may want such as data plans. You’ll see a chart so you can quickly compare your savings with different plans and carriers. Or try Bill Shrink.
Again, enter your info and you will get recommendations right away, along with seeing exactly how much you’ll save over your current plan.
2. Analyze this! Maybe you’d like to have someone else do a more thorough job of figuring out what kind of cell phone plan you need. For a small fee, a company called Validas will analyze your actual wireless bill and show you savings based on your usage. You may be able to switch to a cheaper plan with your current carrier, or in some cases it might pay you to switch to a different company when your contract expires.
Validas says 80 percent of wireless customers pay too much because they’re on the wrong plan. In many cases people are paying a premium for unlimited usage plans when they don’t need them. It costs $5 for a Validas report, but most people will easily save more than that each month by changing their plan. Check out MyValidas.com to have them analyze your bill.
3. Go prepaid. This used to be an option only for light users, but now, you can get prepaid plans with unlimited minutes for under $50 a month. Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile are two examples of carriers that specialize in prepaid phones, but you also can get prepaid phones from the major companies such as Verizon. You’ll save money because with prepaid service, you can’t go over your budget. And you really think carefully about how much you’re spending when you have to pay those bills upfront.
4. Save on texting. If you don’t want to spend extra cash on message plans, you could trying messaging from your computer. Sites such as TxtDrop. If you have an iPhone
allow you to send text messages complete free this way. The downside is, you have to be at a computer to use the service.
5. Speak up. Saving on your cell phone bill could be as easy as just calling up your provider. Ask about their current promotions. Have them analyze your usage and recommend a cheaper plan. Find out if they have loyalty programs that bonus you for being a long-term customer.
6. Get rewarded. If you’re a government employee, a student, or work for certain companies, you can get discounts of up to 20% on your monthly wireless bills. Most of the major carriers can check your eligibility by verifying your work or school email address.
Here are the links to check if you can get discounts:
Verizon
T-Mobile: New customers can call (866) 464-8662 or visit a local store, and existing customers can call (877) 453-8824.
Even if you don’t qualify for those discounts, there could be other savings for you. Organizations such as AARP or AAA offer discounts and deals on mobile services, so check with the organizations you belong to.
Dean contributes:
Here are some tips I would like to add to save money on your cell phone bill.
1. Prepaid + Internet Phone Service. Going with a combination of a prepaid phone along with a free or cheap Internet phone service at home is one of the best ways to save on your cell phone bill.
2. Disable texting and other features online. Try checking out your phone carriers website to see what features you can disable.
3. Give the cheapest plan a try. Many people don’t come close to using all the minutes on their plan and could switch to a cheaper plan. Check out your plan and they minutes you currently use.
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Cheap Photo Gifts From Shutterfly.com
Save 30% on calendars and up to 30% on prints at Shutterfly. You can also get up to 30 free prints for creating a share site. Offer ends 7/13/09. Use coupon code: saveprints at checkout.
Shutterfly.com allows you to create affordable and personal gifts for just about any occasion. So many people have hundreds of great photos saved on their computer, but never print them out. Shutterfly.com allows you to easily print and share your photos with family and friends at a great price. Their calendars and poster prints are a great way to fill those empty walls or bare tables at your home or office.
Expiration Date: 7/13/09
Snapfish 50 Free Prints
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Snapfish.com is offering 50 free prints to new customers. They are also offering 9 cents a print. This is a great way to cherish your favorite holiday memories. I ordered prints from snapfish and love the high quality prints that I got. Hurry, this offer expires 1/3/08.
Expired but they are still offering 20 Free Prints.
Top 5 Online Photo Printing Sites
Top 5 Online Photo Printing Sites
It is a shame that most people don't print out and share a lot of their great photos. With very little time you can create some amazing and memorable photos that make great gifts and house decorations. Plus the merchants below are offering 135 free photos when you sign up for their services.
Most Popular Current Photo Deals
1. 50 Free Photo Prints from Snapfish.com – Most Popular!
2. Free Shipping on $30+ Orders at Snapfish.com
3. Free Custom 5×7 Photo Book – Snapfish.com
Here are some great photo printing gift ideas:
- Large Poster Prints
- Custom Thank You Photo Cards
- Special Invitation Photo Cards
- Photo Books – Tell a story with your photos
- Mugs, Calendars and Apparel
Overview
PhotoWorks.com was a surprising best buy with the cheapest cost per photos. While the other more popular photo sites had a larger selection of different photo products. Wal-Mart Photo was also enticing because of their 1 hour in-store pick-up.
SmugMug.com is tailored for photo enthusiasts and professional photographers. If your looking to backup your photos them SmugMug.com is the place offering unlimited high resolution photo uploads. There is no need to worry about losing your priceless photos anymore.
1. SnapFish.com
SnapFish.com is operated by HP. Like Shutterfly.com is offer a huge selection of photo gifts. Snapfish.com has some very unique photo gifts which include dog collars, baby bid, decorative pillow, diaper bag, puzzles and wall clocks. If your looking for gifts for babies then you'll find many cute gifts at SnapFish.com.
Recent SnapFish.com Coupons and Promotions
20 Free SnapFish Prints
$2 Off $10 Orders – limited time
$5 Off $25 Orders – limited time
Free Shipping at SnapFish.com
$0.12/Photo Print
Shutterfly.com is one of the most popular online photo printing services. They offer a huge selection of products including custom calendars, mugs, posters, photo cards and canvas prints. Their products make great personal gifts for any occasion. I especially like their photo cards for Christmas, thank you cards and photo books. They are also offering 15 free photo prints for new customers.
Recent Shutterfly.com Coupons and Promotions
15 Free 4×6 Photo Prints
Free 8×10 Poster with $20 orders, limited time offer
20% Off Calendars, limited time offer
$0.12/Photo Print
View All Shutterfly Promotions
Photoworks.com was the best value out of the bunch. They also are offering 25 free photo cards and 55 free photos when you sign up. They have the lowest prices 4×6 photos at only $0.09 a picture. You may have never heard of Photowork.com but be sure to check them out and compare. If your worried about quality Photoworks prints their photos using Kodak Perfect Touch Processing.
Recent PhotoWorks.com Promotions and Coupons
25 Free Photos Cards – $18 Value
30 Free 4×6 Photos, Plus extra 25 when you sign up (55 total)
$0.09/Photo
4. Walmart.com Online Photo
Walmart.com provides a unique online printing service. They give you the option to upload your photos and pick them up within an hour. They also allow you to have your photo delivered in-store so you don't have to pay for shipping. I'm assuming they give you this option so you spend more money at their store, still if you plan on going there anyway it is a nice option. You can upload your photos in-store also but it is nice to do it from home where you can crop and fix up photos.
Walmart.com Photo Coupons and Promotions
$0.12/Photo Print – One Hour Pick Up
Cheap Walmart Photo Prints
Recent Kodak Easy Share Gallery Promotions and Coupons
20 Free 4×6 Photo Prints
20% Off Photo Cards
10% Off Calendars
Added #6. SmugMug.com
If your a professional photographer or serious shutterbug then SmugMug is for you. They have become very popular because of their unlimited photo storage which means you never have to worry about taking too much pictures. SmugMug claims to store 4 copies of each photo in 3 different states so you know your photos will be secure and safe.
While other sites offer free online photo storage no one compares to SmugMug's features plus you never have to worry about ads or spam. You can store all your photos in high resolution plus it has all the Web 2.0 tags, RSS feeds, API and AJax. If your a professional photographer you can even price your photos online and sell them at whatever price you choose. Plus you can even have your own URL. No doubt this is where the serious photographers store their photos.
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