{"id":10532,"date":"2016-04-13T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolchecks.net\/blog\/?p=10532"},"modified":"2016-04-12T11:11:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:11:31","slug":"paying-much-mobile-phone-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coolchecks.net\/blog\/budgets\/saving-money\/paying-much-mobile-phone-service.html","title":{"rendered":"Paying Too Much For Mobile Phone Service?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Those staying current with the market find lower prices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Consumer Reports estimates that 50 to 70 percent of wireless customers pay too much for the service. There are better options, the price oversight publication says.<\/p>\n

Check For Promotions<\/h2>\n

They give the example of Michael McCormack, who has followed the wireless industry for years as part of his job. Since he also is a customer, he was able recently to take advantage of a T-Mobile US Inc. promotion offering four lines for $150 per month.<\/p>\n

Make Changes In Service According To Needs<\/h2>\n

Yeah, but what if your job doesn\u2019t include up-to-the-minute info on such things? The great majority of consumers don\u2019t pay much attention, so they go on paying too much. Some of them are \u201cloyal to a fault,\u201d failing to make changes in their service because they\u2019ve been with provider for a time.<\/p>\n

But some 6 percent of the 90,000 responders to a recent Consumer Reports survey said they had changed service in the past year. The savings amounted to about $20 per month, the survey found.<\/p>\n

Compare Prices With Other Carriers<\/h2>\n

The Consumer Reports experts said users should be paying no more than $50 per line, instead of about $100. The carriers aren\u2019t prone to let consumers know how they can save money, said Michael Gikas, senior editor for electronics and technology. T-Mobile started a price war in 2013 and the effects are still being felt. But it\u2019s up to the customer to check on the prices being offered by various carriers and switch when it\u2019s to their advantage. The carriers often offer special prices to customers threatening to make a change.<\/p>\n

Customer Satisfaction<\/h2>\n

Those who are happy with their service are the least likely to change. Others don\u2019t want to go through the hassle of swapping providers, even if they pay more to stay put.<\/p>\n

Verizon Communications Inc. has the lowest rate of \u201cchurn\u201d or customer defection, in the industry. Company officials say that is because of their focus on quality service and working with customers to guarantee satisfaction. Spokespersons for other carriers emphasized their features, which they believe to be as much as factor in retaining customers. The competition is fierce. T-Mobile has moved customers to lower-priced plans and AT&T has responded to industry price cuts by not only reducing their prices but increasing data allotments.<\/p>\n

With this kind of competition, consumers who are willing to stay current with the market are likely to find lower prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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