Group: Many cell phone users paying too much
– Don't pay for theme messages you don't send. Unless you send an outrageously high number of messages, you may be punter off paying for each text communiqu separately than getting a arrangement that covers lots of messages.
– Don't buy handset indemnity. It's often so limited that it's useless.
– Don't buy roadside support features, especially if you're already covered by AAA.
– Don't dial 411 on a stall phone. Instead, get directory relief by calling toll-gratis numbers, such as 1-800-Unrestrained-411 or 1-800-INFO Expeditious.
About 9.3 percent of the cubicle phone bills analyzed had penalties for prosperous over the plan's allotted minutes, and those penalties averaged $40 per bill, the coterie said.
The average bill examined by CUB CellphoneSaver was $130 a month. The general customer paid for 956 minutes a month, but never habituated to 439, or 46 percent, of those minutes.
The common customer also paid for 598 primer messages a month, but didn't use 386, or 65 percent, of that amount.