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Mobile Phones for Your Business
Mobile phone service is a convenient and relatively inexpensive way of keeping in touch with your customers, suppliers and co-workers. There are four main wireless networks in the UK: BT Cellnet, One2One, Orange and Vodaphone. All operate primarily digital GSM networks although some offer GPRS for high speed data transfer. If you already subscribe to one of these networks you can switch providers and keep your number but this can be a time-consuming process although can frequently save money long term . Providers also tend to have minimum subscription terms of normally 12 months.
There are some questions you should consider and take into account before selecting a suitable mobile package for your company:
Why do the four networks offer so many plans with free minutes?
It's a marketing gimmick. Up to 40 percent of free minutes are never used. Unless you make most of your mobile calls during peak hours, you are almost always better off choosing the plan with the least number of free minutes included.
Why use a mobile telephone service reseller instead of dealing with one of the networks themselves?
Most sophisticated business customers in the UK buy their mobile phone service from resellers. A reseller buys large blocks of airtime from the networks at a discount. Not only can the reseller often pass on some of these savings, some maintain better customer service levels than the networks themselves. Resellers offer business customers a better value proposition, particularly if you have multiple mobile phone lines.
Are discounts available from the four networks' published packages?
If you are willing to sign a contact for a large number of lines, you can work with a reseller to create a customised package for you. Such packages can include discounts from the published tariffs. To speak with such a reseller, click here and find out which wireless packages are most suitable for you, and pursue one of the quotes. One of our mobile phone service resellers will contact you to discuss creating such a customised package for you.
My business already has handsets that we want to continue using. Can I get a better deal?
Maybe. Resellers generally "buy down" the cost of handsets in order to make their up-front cost to you less expensive. This cost is normally included in the overall cost of your contract. If the reseller doesn't have to "buy down" the cost of new handsets, you are likely to negotiate more favourable terms when creating a customised package.
Click here to get a quote on mobile phone service for your business.
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