| With the changing mobile market, there are several | | | | need of a local, prepaid SIM card. A prepaid SIM card |
| new features and aspects that are available to the | | | | will normally have you buy the preloaded card and you |
| end user. Gone are the days when the person used to | | | | will be able to use only the number of minutes that you |
| have a reason not to own a cell phone. In fact, many | | | | have bought. |
| people have bought cell phones after the costs of the | | | | A Good Idea if you are a first time mobile user: |
| cell phones as well as the cost of the service have | | | | A prepaid mobile plan is a good idea if you are planning |
| come down. One such feature and service that | | | | to check out the services and usage value of the |
| caused many individuals to buy mobile phones was the | | | | various mobile service providers. You can buy these |
| pay as you go mobile plan. Here is a brief description | | | | cards and use them for a month or so, or till your |
| of the plan: | | | | minutes are exhausted, so that you get a better idea |
| In the pay as you go plan, you buy a number of | | | | about how the service provider works. Of course, |
| minutes from the mobile service provider, which are | | | | some service providers may have a different network |
| provided to you in the form of either a SIM card, or a | | | | for the prepaid and postpaid services, but you at least |
| pre activated cell phone. As and when the number of | | | | get a basic idea of how the company and its' service |
| minutes that you have bought is used up, you can | | | | works. |
| either buy more minutes, or you can opt for another | | | | Best for Budget Mobile Users: |
| mobile service provider. Because of the flexibility of this | | | | The prepaid mobile plan is also a very good idea if you |
| usage, this plan is also called the prepaid plan. This plan | | | | are a budget mobile user. If you like to know how |
| has several advantages over the Post Paid plans, and | | | | much you would be paying exactly for your mobile |
| is specifically beneficial to particular people. Here are | | | | service even before you use it, you should opt for this |
| just some of the people for him this is a great plan: | | | | plan. With this plan, you will have a clearer picture of |
| A Good Idea if you are a Traveler: | | | | the amount of money that you would be paying. Also, |
| The prepaid plan is a good idea if you are travelling | | | | a prepaid plan does not have the various add on |
| frequently and are not on a network that covers all | | | | services and charges, so it also works out as a |
| the states and even countries that you are traveling to. | | | | cheaper alternative post paid plan, as long as you take |
| Also, in some cases the network charges for a | | | | care of your outgoing calls and keep a tab on the |
| roaming call is quite expensive, giving the rise to the | | | | number of outgoing calls that you make. |