Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Cellular Bill

By Kasia Fryklund, Special to The Epoch Times Jul 16, 2008 The following is a list of tips for Canadian cell users to keep costs down and help navigate the changes in the cellular industry from a consumer perspective. ♦ Avoid signing up for service contracts that will extend past early 2010. The emergence of new carriers in late 2009 and early 2010 will lead to much better market pricing from both the incumbents and new entrants. ♦ When shopping for a new plan, compare plans at a total bill level, including all options, fees, and charges. This is can potentially add up to twice the advertised local minutes plan charge so it only makes sense to compare plans based on the expected monthly bill versus just one plan component. ♦ Shop at independent dealers such as Wireless Wave instead of corporate stores. Sales people at... [read full story]