Three Tips for Saving Money on Mobile Plans
It is a fact that no mobile operators really offer unlimited data plans, and let users share pools of megabytes of data as they do voice minutes. It is for this reason that every smart phone user needs to be vigilant.
- Watch your 3G/4G bandwidth consumption closely: Some form of application or website is offered by the mobile operators to help users monitor their usage. It is advisable to sign up for alerts that warn you when you approach your data limits, provided the carrier provides such sign ups. But take note of one thing, that is operators will use this chance to sell you more data to meet users one time coverage. You might get a decent deal luckily, but also is better to reevaluate your base package and upgrade as necessary.
- Be very aggressive using Wi-Fi versus 3G/4G: There are many people who use carrier mobile networks when they get their own Wi-Fi network in their home or office which is free to use. For some users managing Wi-Fi settings could be problematic, or leaving Wi-Fi on drains their phone batteries. But some phones could rectify this, for example, iPhone battery and Wi-Fi management is good, on Android, users can turn to the app like Locale or Juicedefender that automatically turns your Wi-Fi radio on and off depending on the location or other settings, which saves battery and also data usage.
- Re evaluate your Business model: Just like how there is an impact on the individuals, small business and start ups by the data, similarly there will be an effect on mobile businesses which rely on video or other high bandwidth content. There can only be a few businesses like Netflix in the world anyway, but if you’re counting on using a flashy video or high-bandwidth mobile app as your calling card to attract new mobile users, you may need to think again–for your would-be customers’ sake.
