Compare different offers!
Apart from the costs it’s wise to do some decent research before you get a subscription. Don’t pick the one that appears to be the cheapest, maybe the phone is older and you don’t want to be stuck with it for a couple of years. Are there any cool discounts like text message-doubler, is the internet connection fast and not too expensive? Make sure you know what you’re doing, instead of letting the sales person choose for you.
Changing providers
If you’ve got a subscription, you might encounter deals from other providers. Cheaper rates, better internet, a cool phone. Be aware of the costs when you want to switch providers. You’re paying per month, but if you switch providers you want to make sure you do it in time. Otherwise you’ll pay double costs and no one wants that. Right?
No silent renewal
Make sure you’re aware of the hidden secrets. You don’t want to be stuck with the same provider for years, while one cheap deal after the other from other providers come along. Right now it might be cheap tp pay an X amount of money, but maybe next year rates have changed and you’re overpaying. Don’t pay too much!
Free phone, cheap internet?
Of course it’s cool to get a free phone with your mobile subscription. Be aware of the fact that you are actually paying for this phone, each month when you pay for your subscription. For example via an internet subscription on your phone. If you’ve got internet on your phone, the monthly costs are higher. It might be just a few more bucks, but other providers might be cheaper. Make the right choice!
Costs abroad
You’ll only encounter this during holidays or work related trips, but it’s still worth mentioning. Aborad the costs of your hpine (especially the internet!) can fly through the roof. Some providers ask more money than other just for answering a call. And the internet can cost you over 2 euros just for visiting a page online. The total amount of money can count up to a whole new holiday.
Hidden costs
If you’ve got internet on your phone, make sure you know when the subscription starts. It’s common for providers to start the subscriptions a few days after you got your phone. Using internet outside your subscriptions costs big bucks. It can take over 48 hours before you fully use your internet, and that’s a lot of time to raise a huge amount of extra costs. Stay in touch with your customer service, they should be able to tell you when you can enjoy your internet for free!
Tricky discounts
It’s easy to fall for discounts and actions that sound too good to be true. For example providers who tell you you’ll only pay a certain of money for the rest of your life. But what if the rates change and you’re overpaying for something that’s cheaper with other providers? Then you’re stuck paying too much for something that could be cheaper. It’s cheap right now, but this might change next month, or next year. Read between the lines and make sure you know what the offer actually means.
Author Resource:
Each month, thousands of satisfied customers use the KPN-service that lowers the costs of a mobile subscription. Makes sense, because who doesn’t want to save money? There’s a deal for every phone and every one at KPN’s mobile section for gsm subscriptions or an abonnement mobiel !