Reduce Your Phone Costs

• Do you need both a home phone and cell phone?
• Shop around for the best deal on cell phone service.
• If you want to switch service providers, wait until your current contract has expired.
• Make sure your cell phone plan is appropriate for your usage patterns. Ask your service provider to analyze your usage and report back to you with recommendations on saving you money.
• Buy your cell phone instead of renting it.
• Take advantage of the free calling hours that may come with your plan.
• Find out if unused minutes can be rolled over to the next month.
• Check with your phone provider to see if you have features you don't really need or use such as Caller ID or Call Blocking. Each feature you cancel could possibly save you hundreds of dollars annually.
• Make your long distance calls during non-peak periods.
• Check with your employer, union or any association you are a member of for group discounts.