| A business contract phone is a mobile phone contract | | | | self employed people settle for private consumer |
| designed for small and medium size businesses and | | | | phone contract plans, the chief reason being |
| self-employed people. A business mobile contract can | | | | unawareness. 85 percent of our respondents admit |
| be taken out on a 'Single-user Plan' basis, involving a | | | | they were not aware major UK mobile phone |
| single mobile phone set with the calling bundle you | | | | operators have separate CHEAPER calling plans |
| desire as a sole proprietor, or on a 'Shared Plan' basis, | | | | targeted at sole proprietors and small businesses. |
| which involves multiple handsets/lines with huge calling | | | | Those who had a little knowledge of business contract |
| bundle to be shared amongst the users. A shared plan, | | | | phone plans thought they were not qualified to have |
| depending on the size of your business, can involve | | | | them - they believe the plans were only targeted at |
| between 2 and 250 mobile phone sets, and it is usual | | | | City workers, large companies and corporations alone. |
| that your chosen phone networks will allow free and | | | | We do not blame our respondents for this |
| unlimited calls between sharing phones. In the UK for | | | | misunderstanding - the truth is that mobile phone |
| instance, some mobile phone operators like T-Mobile, | | | | networks under-advertise, and in some cases leave a |
| Vodafone, Orange, and O2 allow free unlimited calls | | | | cloud around business contract phones and who is |
| between sharing phone lines. | | | | qualified to have them. Phone operators thrive on the |
| Business contract phone customers also enjoy a | | | | ignorance of some customers. They know mobile |
| variety of benefits which include, access to the best | | | | phones and the need to communicate while on the go |
| range of available phone sets withing the network, | | | | is essential especially for those in business, and one |
| dedicated and more efficient business customers | | | | may for the want of other reason interpret their |
| support centres, inclusive phone insurance, cheaper | | | | attitude to that of, 'why not let the sole proprietor pay |
| calling plans and out of bundle prices and roaming fees, | | | | more for less, if he/she doesn't know he/she can on |
| flexible contract terms with opportunity to upgrade mid | | | | the contrary, pay less for more?' |
| contract, and several other conditions which vary from | | | | Mobile phone networks know that the business |
| network to network. In all, suffice it to say that | | | | customers (small, medium or large size) communicate |
| business contract phone customers get better deals. | | | | more, therefore require higher calling plans - more |
| Why is it then that not a lot business owners and | | | | business. The business customers does not want any |
| self-employed people are signed up to business mobile | | | | gap in communication, so they are not easily willing to |
| phone contracts? That was the question that informed | | | | switch numbers or networks too - loyalty. The |
| a research we carried out in 2009 | | | | business customers don't want their lines barred for |
| Are You On The Right Mobile Phone Contract Plan? | | | | even a day, so they are likely to be consistent and |
| Results from a 2009 research poll carried out by my | | | | regular with their payments - low risk and sure income. |
| team show that 80 percent of small business owners | | | | The business customers are good news to phone |
| in the UK are on the wrong mobile phone plan - the | | | | networks, hence for those who are aware, the |
| more expensive personal or private user tariff. Of the | | | | networks will attract with their best handsets, offer the |
| 1000 small businesses polled around the Greater | | | | best deals and match it with their most efficient |
| London area in various fields - Estate Agents, | | | | customer service team. Every self-employed person |
| Plumbers, Electricians, Builders and Construction Work | | | | should take advantage of the offers |
| Contractors, Corner Shop Businesses, Traders, etc, | | | | Business contracts are not just limited to mobile |
| only 65 business owners in all were on the right cost | | | | phones alone, it includes mobile broadband dongles and |
| saving contract plans - the mobile phone contract | | | | data plans, laptop and netbook devices with mobile |
| plans for small businesses. | | | | broadband plans, and SIM only plans (SIM only plans will |
| There are lots of reasons small business owners and | | | | be dealt with in future articles). |