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MSE News: Millions wasting money on mobiles
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"Pay monthly users are throwing away cash by not using their inclusive minutes, says research ..."
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Wasn't it 'news' a year ago?:
MSE News: Mobile phone users waste £200 a year
I think very little changed during a year and that news is far more related than
As the new "Findings from comparison site uSwitch.com" seem to say nothing about taking the cost of the 'free' handsets, other 'gifts' and cashback into account, they are likely to be flawed again. Also, I would guess that the majority of their "2,100 sample" simply couldn't switch even if they wanted.0 -
Pointless research as people often either choose their tariff by the phone they want "free" (in effect making the monhtly charge a HP system for buying the handset with the calls allowance somewhat incidental), and/or are restricted by minimum tariffs which still provide more than occasional users need. Fresh used to do a tariff where you provided your own phone, and simply got billed for what you used, so if you only used 10 minutes one month, you only paid £3.00 etc rather than being stuck paying at least £5 each month (even that tariff is dead with the minimum now being £7.99 with yet more texts people won't use).
Its all well and good Uswitch saying people will save money if they switch, but not if there isn't any actual practical alternative!Adventure before Dementia!0 -
that will be me then,only pay £18 a month for Flex35 and get half price line rental for life from t-mobile and its not a loyalty added discount ,its an old company discount from years ago,when they gave discount to staff from different company's,
i know if i paid the full price i would not be with t-mobile on the flex plan ,because thier is better deals out thier but with it, ive not found anything to beat it
the deal
£180 to spend on calls,text,and picture messages ,and includes picture messages from abroad
with unlimited internet and its not got 500mb fup on it ,well if it has ive never hit it and my usage is 2GB a monththere or their,one day i might us the right one ,until then tuff0 -
im definately wasting my money with my phone. my husband done it all for me and got a nice htc phone on a 2 year contract at £45 a month. before that i was barely using £10 a month top up credit and probably still wouldnt use it.
vodafone wont budge 1 penny on the contract so will still be forking out for another year.0 -
banger9365 wrote: »that will be me then,only pay £18 a month for Flex35 and get half price line rental for life from t-mobile and its not a loyalty added discount ,its an old company discount from years ago,when they gave discount to staff from different company's,
i know if i paid the full price i would not be with t-mobile on the flex plan ,because thier is better deals out thier but with it, ive not found anything to beat it
the deal
£180 to spend on calls,text,and picture messages ,and includes picture messages from abroad
with unlimited internet and its not got 500mb fup on it ,well if it has ive never hit it and my usage is 2GB a month
I'm not wasting my money - got a cracking deal. Unlimtited calls/text/data and tethering for £30 a month with an iPhone 4S 64GB for £29. Bargain!I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂0 -
An important point that the research ignores is that the marginal cost of exceeding call/text allowances is much greater than what can be saved by opting for a cheaper tarriff with fewer inclusive calls/texts. For example the difference between the 600min tariff SIM only deal I took with Vodafone and a 300min tariff was £5 (before EAP discount). However for every minute over 300 used, the charge is 35p. Therefore you only have to exceed the allowance by 15mins to exceed the cost of the higher tariff. Since my usage fluctuates dramatically from month to month it made more sense to go with the higher tariff to insure against bill shock.Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0
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I get 400 minutes, some irrelevant large number of texts and 1gb data for free each month but buy my handsets seperately. No doubt without looking at the cashback it would look like I was overpaying...I think....0
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I'm not wasting my money - got a cracking deal. Unlimtited calls/text/data and tethering for £30 a month with an iPhone 4S 64GB for £29. Bargain!
Indeed that is a cracking deal so long as the term isn't longer than 2 years? That phone costs £699 direct from Apple so that's the equivalent of £29.12 over a 2 year deal. Hope the network coverage is up to scratch!Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0 -
I would rather stick with the contract I have, and miss reaching the quota every month, that have a lower tariff and have a point where I exceed it, it feels more comfortable having that cushion of what's included in the tarrif.0
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Exactly - the opposite of this blog entry would be:I would rather stick with the contract I have, and miss reaching the quota every month, that have a lower tariff and have a point where I exceed it, it feels more comfortable having that cushion of what's included in the tarrif.
Millions choose the cheapest tariff and get 'stung' by excessive per minute phone charges!0
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