10 tips to mobile phones

1. Don't get a new phone until after your contract expires. Mobile companies will start to woo you (retain) as a customer and the discounts & free offers will start rolling in.

2. Always go into a retail store at end of month when they have promotions & quota's to meet

3. Never use 411. They charge over $1. Use 800-FREE411 or 800-CALL411

4. Never forget to mail in the rebates on new phones & contracts. It is lost money if you don't follow up

5. Leaving phone near steam is as bad as dropping it in a bucket of water

6. If you are way over on minutes, call and upgrade your plan. It will be alot cheaper than $.25/$.35 a minute

7. check your memberships; many offer mobile phone company group discounts

8. Want to cancel a contract without penalty? Tell company your moving where they don't have service. They might not check.

9. Watch your bill. If they add taxes & fees you were not advised of, they have to remove them. Federal law states you must be advised.

10. Never buy accessories at the story. Go to the flea market or buy on internet for the same items at more than 50% discount

11. If your call quality degrades, don't hang up! Phone companies track dropped calls to identify & fix those spots.

12. NEVER, NEVER text something to a number you see in an advertisement. Just say now to free ring tones, horoscopes, tips or jokes of day, etc. It will likely register you for a monthly service and those fees can be extraordinary. The phone company can not help you get them removed as they are a third party provider.

Are you still reading? Yes, I said 10 tips and gave you twelve. A bakers dozen. :)