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I know it’s really enticing to avail a postpaid plan. Aside from the load and unlimited internet, you can have the latest gadget. It sounds you’ll be saving a lot. But, really?
Before you finally fall to the postpaid promos, before you find yourself caught in debt, here are the things you should consider so that you can get the most out of your hard-earned money:
1. Know your average load consumption every month
Provide an estimate of how often you use your phone for text messaging and calling. In an average, how many text messages do you make in a day? How many calls do you make? From there, you’ll be able to get your monthly consumption.
2. How often do you use the internet?
Are you the type of person who wants to be socially-connected 24/7? Or are you just a type of person who just uses the internet for really important matters such as checking and sending emails? You must know if you are a heavy user or just a moderate one.
3. Your source of internet
Do you have wifi? Pocket wifi? You must determine if you have alternative source of internet aside from LTE or 3g that postpaid plans offer.
4. Determine if usual text and call receivers have messaging apps
Now, everything is almost free if you are connected to the internet. One of those is chat. You must determine if the people whom you usually send your text messages have messaging apps such as Viber, Wechat, Facetime, etc. With these apps, you’ll be able to send messages and make calls without consuming load.
5. Are there any current network promos which suit your monthly consumption?
Surely, there are many prepaid text, call and internet promos out there. You should check with your prepaid network provider their current promos. How much is the best promo for you? In a month, how much will you spend if you are going to subscribe to the promo? You must be able to answer these questions.
6. Know the market price of the gadget
You can go to mall stores and online shops to check the latest prices. If it’s okay with you to own secondhand phones, then you may check buy and sell sites such as Olx and AyosDito. Or you may go to Greenhills.
After considering the aforementioned things, here’s how you will know if you can save or not. Compare the chosen postpaid plan’s monthly cash out to the estimated cash payment using the info above.
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