Saravanan Sahadevan

Over the years there have been a vast increase on ways we communicate with each and other. But somehow we do not seem to keep our communication bills on the grip. 

We as well sometimes feel that we are using cheap services and we tend to forget the amount used and then end up paying a great amount as well. Well I hope this article may open up your mind on ways we could split between options at the right time and reduce our cost. 

Text-Messages are cheap yet a killer. 

Don’t mind the heading, but that’s almost a fact. The cheaper a mobile operator provides on a text message rate, the more you are going to use it and it’s going to end up to the same amount you paid previously on your bill. 

Well, I wanted to keep this post brief as I wanted to stimulate a thought only, therefore get connected. 

Internet Connectivity, its so vital these days until it may be assumed as a need of a human being besides food, water, cloths & shelter. It’s nearly everywhere today that you have WiFi. First of all, if you are getting a new mobile phone, get one with WiFi built in it. Why? Because that’s your cost saver to text-messaging.

If you are going to use a data plan, its going to burn you down unless you are on a affordable unlimited data plan. But then again, its not the speed we like. I would always prefer hanging around at places that has a WiFi connectivity. 

So now, you have the connection, What next. 

The answer is direct. Learn how to persuade your friends to start emailing more as well. E-mails could be made at the speed of text messaging with today’s technology such as Push technology. Eventually, you would be texting at no cost. Accept for your connectivity bills. I’m not against texting. Trust me I love texting. Its just that we need alternatives at the time-being. 

Why I say this is because over here in most Asian countries, we do not have great offer plans like, 2000 sms’s a month that comes within a plan or so. It’s pretty limited. I do believe as well that things would change but it takes time. 

The next thing we have is instant messaging. Get your favorite IM’s hooked up to your mobile phones or your portables and save more. That’s about it. I’m sure I gave you a kick-off on how the internet could work for you somehow. You would need to test out your self and find out which way works the best for you. I would point all of you with another direction with the next post in the series on Twitter

This post was part of the Cutting Communication Cost Series

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