Cairns Post: The easiest ways to reduce your mobile phone costs
Cairns Post quoted Kenny McGilvary in their article on how to reduce your mobile phone costs:
While it’s easy to get sucked into wanting the newest and shiniest device, WhistleOut spokesman Kenny McGilvary said consumers should “bend the idea of ‘latest handsets.’”
“Look at recent models from Oppo, Motorola or Realme,” he said.
“With Apple and Samsung you pay a big premium for the brand and there are savings for those who avoid the lure of the big brands.”
He said for mobile phone lovers wanting to get their hands on the latest iPhone 11 Pro, buying the handset outright and then signing up to a SIM-only deal was a great option.
“The cheapest iPhone 11 Pro plan with a minimum of 10GB data we have on site now is Vodafone’s $45 Red Plus plan with 36m handset repayments, costing $3368 over 36 months,” Mr McGilvary said.
“Or you can buy outright from Apple for $1749 and get the Circles. Life 20GB plan and save $971.88 over 36 months.
“Then you also have the flexibility to take advantage of other SIM plans whenever they come onto the market.”
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