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also often promotions during the holidays; for example Christmas or some other holidays. It is useful to take advantage of these promotions and check when it is beneficial to call with a mobile instead of a landline telephone. Mostly rates of landline telephones are better but if you have a mobile phone with a plan which includes free minutes; you can best take advantage of these free minutes.

Sometimes you just want to give a message to some of your friends, family or your children. If you both have a mobile phone, you can best send an SMS because it is much cheaper than a phone call. If your children have a mobile phone and you want keep an eye they don't spend too much, it is best you give them a prepaid card. This way you will be sure they don't spend more than the amount of their prepaid card. It happens often that children call too much to their friends and without a prepaid card; telephone expenses can be extremely high.

There are several ways to reduce your big telephone calls and it is wise to call not more than necessary. Look how long you are already calling and try to finish the call when it takes too long. Make good agreements with friends that you are not always the one who calls and pays the expenses. If you avoid downloading ring tones and you don't use Internet services on your mobile phone, you can reduce your expenses. It is cheaper to use your computer for these services. Also taking pictures with a mobile phone is more expensive than with a digital camera.

Reducing big telephone bills doesn't need to be a difficult task, it is often easier than you imagine. If you compare providers and search a plan which fits your needs you can easily save some money. Automatic bill payment will also help to lower you bill; most companies will give you a deduction if you pay by direct debit. If you pay attention to all these issues and you don't call more than necessary your big phone bills will easily be reduced.

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