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What Exactly SIM Only Plans Are And How You Can Gain Save With Them

By Trina Papadopolous


SIM Only Plans vary by company. Some require a contract, but they are different from conventional plans in that you don't get the phone. You have to provide your own phone. With other options, you get prepaid, or pay-as-you-go service. It is necessary to examine the options and choose what is best for you.

Some people find that this arrangement of a contract without a phone is good for them. Usually, the monthly costs are lower. Since that is not always the case, however, be sure to check it out. Some people have a favorite handset that they want to keep, so don't want a new one. And, still others do not want the style the company offers for the free phone, so opt to buy their own separately.

Plans without a contract attached are sometimes best, or may be all you can afford. For example, if a person has poor or no credit, they may not can get a contract without a huge deposit. In that case, pay-as-you-go is the best option. Also, if you just need the phone service for a short period of time, such as when traveling out of the country, you can use this option to avoid high roaming charges. You can put the new card into your old phone just for the amount of time when you need it.

Other reasons for choosing this no-contract plan is due to the lack of credit, or a bad credit history, and the desire to use a different phone for travel. If your credit is bad, you will be stuck with a huge down payment for a contract. With the no contract, you avoid that. For traveling, you can be stuck with high roaming charges with your own phone, especially if you go out of the country. With a prepaid phone, you will not have roaming, and will only pay for services used.

You can choose the features you want with either SIM plan. These features range from full service that you would get with any plan, including text, data, internet, and calling minutes. You can get them individually, or get a combination of any of these. Some charge by the minute or megabytes of data usage, and some offer unlimited usage with the package bought.

If you have good credit and could get a contract, you may wonder why you might need to use one of the no-contract plans. One possible reason is the fact you might not want to get locked into a contract in case of possible future changes in you life situation. You might prefer the security of a prepaid plan where you know exactly how much you are paying, and can discontinue if needed. There will be no surprises with added charges, taxes, etc. With this plan.

If there are children in the family, or anyone person who might have difficulty with controlling the amount of usage, this is a means of controlling that. You can provide a phone without having to worry about their running up a huge bill by the end of the month. This is an ideal arrangement for children going away to college. Of, course, it won't guarantee they will call home.

With contract sims such as this, you can control how much either you or your family uses. It is a means of control where there is a possibility of no self-control. It is ideal for a college student who needs to be able to call home, but may not handle the amount of usage. The amount of usage is automatically controlled by the amount of usage paid for.




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