There are several services that we find in the Internet, landline and mobile rates. However, some of them will be unnecessary depending on the needs of each user, since not everyone needs the same ones. The downside is that you could be paying more each month than you really should or want to.
For this reason, we are going to see each of the services that you could deactivate, which could lead you to change your operator or rate, in case you cannot disable them. In this way, you will not have to pay as much money as before. To do this, take a look at the following 5 things your phone company charges you for:
Mega bonuses and extra minutes
One of the first services that are usually unnecessary is the fact of having contracted a bonus of megabytes or extra minutes for every month. In addition, the price of these will depend on the telephone company that we have contracted. But, in any of the options, the truth is that it is not usually profitable.
In these cases, it is better to disable this service for our fee. Or, even, if we are a user who consumes many gigabytes browsing the Internet or makes many calls, the truth is that it will be better for us to choose to switch to a mobile rate that offers us unlimited calls and gigabytes.
Caller ID for landline
There is a good majority of operators that could be charging you 2 euros more per month to have caller ID for your home landline. Not all companies charge for this service, as is the case with MásMóvil, Yoigo or O2. However, operators such as Vodafone, Orange, Jazztel or Movistar may be charging you 24 euros more per year for your bill.
For many it will be an essential service, but the truth is that fewer and fewer people use the landline or receive calls. Therefore, if you are one of those who do not have a landline at home, but your rate includes a landline, check that you are not paying for this service.
Security service to surf the Internet
Another important point is to review those services related to increasing the security of users when browsing. In this case, we are referring specifically to Vodafone’s Secure Net. A service that promises to give us one more layer of security when we are browsing the Internet through the operator’s mobile and fixed network.
For three months this service of the red operator will be totally free. However, when those initial three months pass, we will have to pay one more euro per month to enjoy it. The good thing is that you have no commitment to permanence. Therefore, you can unsubscribe whenever you want. That is why it will be good for you to take a look if your operator has a similar service.
The premium SMS subscription
One of the biggest enemies that has been with us for a long time is premium SMS. Although this service is not enabled by the operator itself, the truth is that it is very easy to fall into the trap and that we end up subscribed to this type of text messages without realizing it. Or, also, as it happens with Movistar Emoción for which we can pay from 0.50 euros to 24 euros.
Therefore, it is better to take a look at the telephone, Internet and landline bill and check that we have not contracted any type of subscription of this style, as is the case with Orange web subscriptions. In this way, we will achieve a significant reduction in the bill.
TV channels or streaming platforms
In the latter case it will depend more than anything on the user. If you are one of those who use the channels to which your fiber rate gives you access, the truth is that, even if you pay for this extra service, it will be worth it. However, for all those who have contracted a rate that includes a subscription to Netflix, television channels or similar, but do not consume this type of content, the truth is that they will be paying more.
The bad side of these rates is that they cannot be customized. Therefore, to pay less, your thing will be to look for another offer in which you do not pay for this type of service. And it is that, although we do not want to, the cost of this type of service is already included in the final price of the rate that we have.
