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Cut your mobile phone bill

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1) Change your plan
Are you nearing the end of your contract? If so, you're in a very strong position to negotiate a better deal with your existing provider.

Hunt down the best deal on the market and ask your provider to beat it. If it doesn't, threaten to leave. The chances are you'll be swiftly referred to someone whose sole purpose is to retain your business. Then haggle like mad!

2. Make your existing plan work for you
It's worth scrutinising your bills to make sure you're getting the most out of those free minutes and texts. If you regularly exceed your calls limit, but don't use all of your texts, why not start texting people instead of calling them!

3) Free talk on the internet
If you've got broadband, you can use Skype software to phone over the internet for free. In a nutshell, Skype users can call each other for nothing, and connect to 'normal' phones for a small charge.

For a clearer understanding of all the technological nitty-gritty, read Make Free Calls Through Your Computer.

4) Make money from your old mobile
Do you have several old mobiles lying around gathering dust? You could turn them into the cold hard cash you need to pay your phone bill.

There are now several online companies keen to pay you for your old phone. You could also swap it for shopping vouchers, or sell it yourself on Amazon or eBay.