{"id":116387,"date":"2021-03-08T21:33:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T02:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=116387"},"modified":"2021-06-15T19:48:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T23:48:19","slug":"8-hacks-to-reduce-your-cell-phone-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/8-hacks-to-reduce-your-cell-phone-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Hacks to Reduce Your Cell Phone Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"8<\/a>Are you spending too much on your cell phone bill? The average cell phone bill<\/strong> for a family of four on unlimited data can reach up to $2,670 a year<\/a><\/strong>. One of the reasons your cell phone bill is so high is the data plan. All those video chats, streaming services, and data-hungry apps mean you are using a lot of data on your cell phone. Statista<\/a><\/em> says that the average smartphone user will use almost 9GB of data per month<\/a> in 2021. All this cellular data usage comes with unexpected overages bills, too. No one likes sky-high cell phone bills. Here are some easy-to-follow tips to help you find ways to reduce your data use and reduce your cell phone bill.<\/p>\r\n

\"theThe first step to reduce your cellphone bill is to know what you really need. Research says that 66% of Americans<\/a> with unlimited cell phone plans consume less than 10 gigabytes of cell phone data<\/strong> monthly. These cell phone user could reduce their cell phone bill by an average of $268.44 a year<\/a> <\/strong>without running out of cell phone data.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Wi-Fi helps you reduce your cell phone bill<\/h3>\r\n

Consistently connecting to Wi-Fi networks<\/strong> will reduce the amount of cellular data you use, and reduce your cell phone bill. This is important because watching a Netflix movie while using cellular data will eat up anywhere between 1GB to 3GB per hour. Wireless carriers divert cellular traffic to Wi-Fi<\/a> to save money – so should you. Here are some tricks to reduce your cell phone bill.<\/p>\r\n

\"Turn<\/a>1 – Turn on Wi-Fi<\/strong> – Make sure your Wi-Fi settings are turned on, and you are connected to an available Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\r\n

2 – Turn off Wi-Fi Assist<\/strong> (iOS) and Smart Network Switch (some Android models). These built-in settings try to boost a spotty or slow Wi-Fi connection by using your cellular connection. These settings can use a lot of data.<\/p>\r\n