| First Things First: What Kind of User Are You? | | | | were looking at with the prepaid options, but you |
| Before you jump in and sign up with any plan, you'll | | | | also need to be a little more savvy about what |
| need to sit down for a bit and decide on how much | | | | you're buying into. |
| you'll be using your new cell phone. Remember here | | | | Start by looking that the features you need. Some |
| most of the providers in any Canadian city where | | | | providers include items like voicemail and call waiting, |
| you live have a variety of plans starting with | | | | while many others charge you a monthly fee for |
| occasional users and the pay as you go model that | | | | these services. |
| usually involves some kind of prepaid option. | | | | Messaging And Data Services |
| All the companies that have a stake in the Canadian | | | | In this day and age you'll want to be sure to look at |
| market use this option for their cell phone customers | | | | the options that you've got available to you in the |
| who don't need to have all the features that a | | | | way of messaging and data services. Look for the |
| regular monthly plan affords. | | | | differences in things like: |
| For the most part, these plans work this way. | | | | SMS |
| You select a predetermined amount by looking at the | | | | MMS |
| rates charged per minute and the cost for using the | | | | Web browsing |
| Internet and other features like texting. You need to | | | | Email |
| decide how much time you need and with what | | | | Of course you'll need to take a careful look at the |
| features. Make sure here to look for the ones that | | | | coverage map for any of these plans so you make |
| have special additions like evening and weekend | | | | sure your needs are met. |
| minutes and free incoming calls as part of their cell | | | | The price and the amount of time you get is another |
| phone services. | | | | essential factor but you also need to look at items |
| Looking At The Convenience of The Monthly Plan | | | | like the activation fee and if there will be other |
| Most of us use our cell phones and smart phones | | | | additional charges like emergency access fees. |
| enough that we need to have the minutes and | | | | Remember that most people start out looking at the |
| features that come with a monthly plan. Because | | | | base fee and the number of minutes you get with |
| you're actually entering a contract here with the | | | | any cell phone services. |
| provider, you'll get more of the features that you | | | | |