| These days consumers are clearly feeling
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| | to India is typical, even if you pay the
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| the pinch of increasing costs. From the
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| | four to five dollars a month many
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| gas station to the grocery store, prices
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| | companies charge for the privilege of
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| are skyrocketing. But the telephone bill
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| | getting lower rates.
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| is an area where savvy consumers can
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| | In recent years, there has definitely
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| still save. For most people, phone
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| | been an explosion of superior offerings.
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| expenses are a substantial element in the
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| | Sometimes called "PINLESS" dialing plans,
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| typical household budget. Notwithstanding
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| | these offerings enable you to call
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| the fact that telecom prices have fallen
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| | anywhere in the world at rates forty to
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| considerably in recent years, this is
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| | seventy percent less from your landline
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| still a cost that can be cut through
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| | or cell phone without needing to remember
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| prudent planning. These strategies will
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| | a pin code. If you type the phrase "cheap
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| help you achieve this goal.
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| | international calling" into a search
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| Tip 1: Change to a shared-use cell phone
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| | engine you'll see a plethora of options.
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| plan
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| | The basic way these services work is that
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| According to the Kiplinger Letter, the
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| | you register one or more phone numbers
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| average cell phone bill in the US runs
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| | with the service and provide a credit
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| about $55 per month. You might ask how
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| | card number. They give you a toll-free
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| the average could be $55 with so many ads
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| | number and when you call this number from
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| for cellular companies promoting $29 or
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| | a registered phone, you can call any
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| $39 plans. This is partly because a few
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| | country without needing a PIN code. Using
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| power users spend $79, $89 or more
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| | the above example, you could cut the
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| monthly. Part of the reason is taxes and
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| | charge from 50 cents to 15 cents per
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| miscellaneous charges such as directory
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| | minute.
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| assistance. But a crucial reason is the
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| | Tip 3: Begin using a free teleconference
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| fact that cell phone companies hit you on
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| | service
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| "overage". Let's say you've got 1,000
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| | For many families, phone bills escalate
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| peak minutes and this month you reach
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| | because of the need to have multiple
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| 1,099. At thirty or forty cents per
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| | conversations between family members on
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| minute on overage, your cell-phone bill
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| | the same topics. It is inefficient but
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| suddenly rockets up twenty dollars. Sound
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| | this is the way most of us cope. In the
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| familiar? The next month you get to 900
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| | last few years, there have been literally
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| minutes but there is no corresponding
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| | dozens of companies that have launched
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| reduction on your bill. Some companies
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| | free teleconferencing services. All of
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| say they solve this problem by allowing
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| | them work on the same basic principle:
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| you to rollover your. And the rollover
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| | they give you a PIN and a toll number to
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| does help increase your peak minutes
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| | call. If all participants call the same
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| quota for the following. But even then,
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| | number and enter the same PIN, they are
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| you still get hit with overage if you
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| | put into a group call. Apart from regular
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| exceed the increased peak minutes quota.
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| | toll charges, there are no charges
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| Shared use plans are the best solution
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| | assessed by these companies. If you have
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| for this problem. Also called
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| | a large extended family, one 30 minute
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| "family-plans", these plans allow you to
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| | call could easily replace 5 to 10
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| aggregate the minutes of two or more
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| | one-to-one discussions for planning a
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| users into a collective bucket. Since
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| | trip or family event.
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| variability is typically a function of
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| | Unfortunately, it is usually somewhat of
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| individual usage patterns, these
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| | a hassle to arrange these calls in the
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| variability quotients tend to cancel each
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| | first place; consumers often are
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| other out. Think of it this way: if you
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| | reluctant to familiarize themselves with
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| and your spouse both have individual
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| | the mechanics of setting up a
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| plans for 1,000 minutes and one month you
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| | teleconference. Rondee is an example of a
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| get to 1,100 minutes and your spouse
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| | free conference calling service which is
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| reaches 900 minutes, you're in for
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| | working on addressing this issue. The
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| overage surcharges to the extent of 100
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| | service offers users a way to schedule
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| minutes. If you have a family plan, your
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| | the conference on the web, have the
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| total comes in at 2,000 minutes and there
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| | invites emailed and show the responses
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| would be no overage!
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| | tracked on the website. As with many
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| Tip 2: Try not to use your regular long
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| | corporate grade conference call
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| distance phone company to dial
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| | companies, Rondee enables calls to be
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| internationally
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| | recorded.
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| Most long distance phone companies offer
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| | With consumer prices escalating, there's
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| excellent rates for domestic long
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| | not a lot most of us can do to fight
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| distance. If you are a reasonably
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| | back. But telephone expense is an area
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| frequent user on a good plan you are
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| | where being smart can mean substantial
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| probably paying less than 5 cents per
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| | savings. Applying these 3 tips will save
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| minute. The difficulty is that
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| | the typical consumer 30% to 50% on a
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| international rates are still comparably
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| | monthly basis, or several hundred dollars
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| high. For example, fifty cents a minute
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| | a year.
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