| Understanding how your cellular minutes work is | | | | bank". For this calling period however there will be |
| one of the most confusing and least understood | | | | no overage charges. |
| aspects of any wireless communications plan. It's | | | | Lets look at another example. During the first |
| not surprising that this lack of understanding is | | | | three weeks of the month you make 200 |
| what leads to shockingly high phone bill surprises. | | | | minutes worth of calls at night during the free |
| So if you want to prevent getting one it's | | | | calling period. The the last week in the month you |
| important to have a basic understanding of how | | | | make 120 minutes of calls during the day or peak |
| they work. | | | | hours. You made 320 minutes worth of calls but |
| You basic cell phone plans come with a monthly | | | | the 200 were at night and were free and the 120 |
| allotment of anytime minutes, and usually free or | | | | is less than the 200 so there will be no overage |
| night and/or weekend minutes. When you make a | | | | charges right? Well if you thought like that you'll |
| call the thing to understand is the phone company | | | | be pretty surprised with the overage charges |
| is going to use the most expensive minutes first. | | | | that came on your next bill. Your wireless |
| For example let's say your plan has 200 minutes | | | | provider used your 200 anytime minutes during |
| per month. During the first week of the month all | | | | the first three weeks when you were calling at |
| of your calls are made during the day using what | | | | night. So when you made the 120 minutes of calls |
| are known as peak minutes. You make 120 | | | | the last week of the month they were all peak |
| minutes worth of calls. For the remainder of the | | | | overage minutes. Overage minutes are always |
| month you make 200 minutes worth of calls but | | | | billed at higher cost than regular minutes which |
| they are all at night during the time when your | | | | makes the problem worse. |
| carrier offers free calling. You've used 320 | | | | The key point to understand is the wireless |
| minutes worth of calling time for the month. | | | | provider is always going to use the most |
| However to your wireless provider you used 200 | | | | expensive minutes first. In fact it's impossible to |
| of your anytime minutes, and they gave you 120 | | | | use "free night and weekend minutes" until you |
| minutes of free night time calling. Many people | | | | have gone through all of your anytime minutes |
| make the assumption they only used 120 minutes | | | | first. Understanding exactly how your wireless |
| of calling time and have 80 minutes left unused, | | | | minutes work can help you plan out how to avoid |
| which is incorrect. This incorrect assumption can | | | | overage charges at the end of the month |
| compound itself if the customers has a rollover | | | | © Copyright Cellular-Advisor.com, All Rights |
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