{"id":34,"date":"2010-03-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-staged.consumercellular.com\/blog\/debunking-the-myth-of-savings-from-unlimited-wireless-plans\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T08:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:14:47","slug":"debunking-the-myth-of-savings-from-unlimited-wireless-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/debunking-the-myth-of-savings-from-unlimited-wireless-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking the Myth of Savings from “Unlimited” Wireless Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve spent time on this blog talking about the importance of matching your cell phone use with your wireless plan<\/a>, which is very important to reducing your cell phone bills.<\/p>\n

Recently, a company called Validas<\/a>, a wireless-bill analyst firm, found 80 percent of wireless customers pay too much because they’re on the wrong plan. Meanwhile, unlimited plans are appropriate for just 7 percent<\/strong> of all wireless customers.<\/p>\n

You can read the entire story here <\/a>for more tips on wireless bills, including avoiding the “Don’t Worry” syndrome, a reason many people sign up for unlimited wireless plans when they really don’t need to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve spent time on this blog talking about the importance of matching your cell phone use with your wireless plan, which is very important to reducing your cell phone bills. Recently, a company called Validas, a wireless-bill analyst firm, found 80 percent of wireless customers pay too much because they’re on the wrong plan. 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