How to find the Best Mobile Phone Deals

A mobile phone contract is not exactly like marriage but get a bad phone and it can seem longer like a good relationship.

There are millions of phone deals on offer and with all the minutes, handsets and different bonuses; it can be a near impossibility to work which is the best one for you.

Essentially, every text unused, minute unutilised and megabyte of data unbrowsed is wasted money at the end of each month. The other side of the coin is when you use over your allowance and having to pay excessive extra costs because of it. So, how do you get your hands on the best deals?

Get what you need

So many of us have the latest phone for no reason other than we got magpie syndrome when we were looking for a phone. This can mean we are paying over the odds for our contract and don't nearly use up our allowances.

Before you buy a new handset, monitor your minutes for a month or two, get the average and then add 10% for emergencies. This should give you the amount of minutes you require. Then examine the needs you have from a phone and look at phones that meet those tech criteria.

Staying with your Current Provider

Ringing up and asking your current company for your PAC code is a sure fire way to be sent to the retentions department. This number allows you to change to another network and still keep your phone number. Network providers see it as the end of days and will offer you all sorts of deals. Ask for a doubling of your current minutes at the same price, or credit on your account. And remember the more you spend each month, the more they fight to keep you.

Moving Elsewhere? - Shop Around

There are four major networks and each offer different deals and want to outdo each other for your business. When looking for a contract, shop around the four and when you get the best deal from one of the four, use the deal to barter with the mobile phone company you most want to utilise. They're often desperate for business and the longer you've been with them, the more effort they'll put into keeping you. This simple tactic alone can save you hundreds of Euros over the length of a contract.

Bundles

If you're the sort of person who travels a lot outside of your country or the EU or if you need a lot of data as you use the Internet a lot - look for deals on this too. Providers will offer you lower costing bundles, or if they want to keep you will throw them in for free. Fight for these little extras, as they can make your phone a lot cheaper if you've specific requirements.

So, if you want to save on your phone deals - try the aforementioned tips.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

The Article is written by Cormac Reynolds at www. MobilePhoneDeals.ie which lists and compares mobile phone deals and mobile broadband deals in Ireland. Compare O2 Mobile Phones, Vodafone Mobile Deals, Meteor.ie Mobile Phones and Three.ie Deals. Visit http://www.MobilePhoneDeals.ie for more information. Copyright information. This article is free for reproduction but must be reproduced in its entirety, including live links & this copyright statement must be included.