The 6 tips for saving on your telephone and internet bill

Do you find that you pay for your telecom bill too expensive?You are certainly not alone and in order to reduce this budget, several solutions are possible.No worries to have, we share in this news our 6 tips and tricks to save notable savings on your Internet and Mobile bill.

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Check your contract and its duration of engagement

The first step to reduce your mobile and internet bill is to take an interest in its mobile and internet contract and the duration of commitment to its contracts.Most Internet offers are subject to a one -year commitment, while most mobile contracts have no commitment time, or a 12 -month commitment period.

Are you not sure the duration of engagement of your fixed or mobile contract?A simple and effective method is to call 3179, this free number is accessible 24/7 and allows you to obtain your Rio code.The Rio code is to be provided during a change of operator if you want to keep your fixed or mobile line number.In addition to providing the Rio number, the service of 3179 also informs you of the duration of engagement of your contract and the end date of it.

If you are approaching the end of engagement date, it is then time to contact your operator and see if it is possible to negotiate a better offer.Operators often offer the best promotions to new customers and the price of mobile and internet contracts is higher in the second year.Operators are well aware of it and now most of them even have a dedicated service for end of contract negotiations.

Start by contacting the operator's customer service and explain your needs and the maximum price you are ready to pay.Do not hesitate to mention that you have spotted more interesting offers from competition and that, Code Rio in hand, you are ready to change.

How do I do if I am still committed?If you are still under contract, it can still be interesting to calculate the termination fees and compare this cost with the savings made by changing their offer.Most operators reimburse moreover is the termination fees up to € 100 during a change of operator. Calculate your termination costs

Compare the mobile and internet offers of operators

To reduce your telecom bill, it is essential to make a comparison of the price of your mobile and internet box package compared to the offers of competitors.It is not easy to find your way around, because in addition to the 4 pillars of France (Orange, Bouygues, SFR and Free), many smaller operators (MVNOs) now exist and often offer cheaper offers than conventional operators.

How then to compare all current mobile and internet offers quickly?The Selectra comparator lists all mobile and internet offers in France and is regularly updated.Another advantage of the comparator, filters specially thought of for mobile and internet offers.

Compare all Internet + Mobile offers

It is thus possible to delimit a maximum monthly budget as well as the desired services (internet, fixed and mobile telephony, television) and for each of them to specify the desired characteristics: unlimited calls to fixed and/or mobile for telephonyFixed, the TV channels that interest you or even the quantity of data and the duration of engagement for the mobile plan.

Combine mobile package and internet box with an operator

Do you have several mobile and internet contracts with different operators?It is not necessarily a bad thing but for families with children, it can be interesting to bring together all your contracts with a single operator.

The four main operators thus offer advantages and discounts on their prices when you combine internet box + mobile package:

1. Orange propose les packs Open et Open Up qui combinent internet/TV/fixe/forfait mobile et qui peuvent permettre d'économiser jusqu'à 14,99€/mois. Il est aussi possible de souscrire jusqu'à quatre forfaits par foyer au prix client Open, le forfait 2h 100Mo par exemple est gratuit la première année (puis 4,99€/mois)
2. Avec SFR, il est aussi possible d'économiser jusqu'à 15€/mois sur sa facture télécom en regroupant internet et forfait mobile. Avec SFR Family, il est possible de partager ses gigas entre les différents forfaits et d'ajouter jusqu'à trois forfaits 2h 100Mo à 0€ la première année (puis 5€/mois)
3. Les contrats box + mobile de Bouygues permettent d'économiser de 3€ à 6€ par mois en combinant une offre Bbox et un forfait Sensation.
4. Free propose aussi des réductions allant de 2€ à 10€ par mois pour la souscription d'une Freebox et d'un ou plusieurs forfaits mobile. Il est possible de profiter des réductions sur 4 forfaits mobile par foyer.

Do not let the periods of promotions spice up

The easiest way to save on your Internet and Mobile bill is certainly to find an interesting promotion.Thanks to the Selectra comparator, you have access to the best promotions in real time, but no current offer may meet your expectations.

Certain periods of the year are more conducive than others to find the best offers:

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Reduce its use of data to save on its mobile plan

Another solution that requires a little more effort to save on its mobile plan is to try to reduce its use of mobile data.The packages that have the most data are mathematically the most expensive.

How then to reduce your mobile data consumption?The first step is to make the most of Wi-Fi as soon as possible.It is thus possible to configure your smartphone so that the automatic applications updates only take place when you are connected to Wi-Fi.

Another parameter to modify is the use of data in the background for your applications.Many applications such as mail, social networks and GPS consume data even when they are not used.

For all those who use SVOD applications such as Netflix or Prime Video or even musical streaming services like Deezer or Spotify, it is possible to limit data consumption.For SVOD services, it is possible to reduce image quality directly from the application (for YouTube videos, it is the "data saving" function for example).For musical streaming services, it is also possible to reduce audio quality or even activate offline mode to only listen to your downloaded playlists and songs.

Also be aware that if you regularly use Google Maps, it is possible to define an area and download the card to have it later in offline mode, and no longer waste your data during your trips.

Do you have variable mobile internet consumption?If you do not consume the same amount of mobile data from one month on the other, know that Prixtel offers adjustable packages ranging from € 4.99/month to € 9.99/month for a data envelopefrom 20 to 200GB.

Reduce your internet speed to pay less

In the same way that it is possible to reduce its consumption of mobile data, it is good to remember that the cheapest fiber internet offers are those which offer the lowest speed.For those who are eligible for fiber (this trick does not work for ADSL), it may be interesting to know if you really need the fastest fiber connection on the market.

The basic internet offers of operators offer descending speeds ranging from 300MB/s to 500MB/s, which is more than enough for most households (a speed of 300MB/s already allows you to download a film of 1.6GB in 43 seconds...).Faster connections are mainly necessary for large families and multiple simultaneous connections, 4K image flows or for online game followers

The cheapest offers of operators offer fewer additional services and reduced internet flows but according to your needs, this is not necessarily a problem.Most of the operators' higher offers (in addition to better speeds) include unlimited calls to mobiles in France and a more complete TV offer.

If it is above all the internet connection that interests you for your fixed subscription, the basic fiber offers of operators will certainly be sufficient for your home.