Polkadot JAM Slides - Token2049 - By Dr. Gavin Wood
The quest for the perfect prepaid mobile plan
1. The Quest For The Perfect Prepaid Mobile Plan
When you search for a prepaid mobile plan, you may be most interested in
cheap prepaid mobile. And for sure, it makes sense to compare prices and
to scope out bargains. But the bottom-line price should be only one factor
you look for in such a plan.
First, you should consider how often you make mobile calls. If you are the type of person
who is on her mobile almost constantly, you’ll most likely want an unlimited plan. On the
other hand, if you make relatively few calls per month, you should find it a better value to
prepay for a modest number of minutes or a small amount of mobile data. And if you
carry a mobile strictly in case of emergency – for example, you have one in your car were
you ever to break down – then your best bet may be to prepay for a mobile plan that
offers no minutes. These plans are the cheapest kinds of prepaid plans available, and
you’ll only have to pay for an emergency call when you make it. (For instance, that
emergency call will only cost you, say, 25 or 30 cents per minute, and many such calls
don’t even last one minute.)
Sound quality is hugely important for mobile plans. If you have a relative or a friend who
is currently on a certain plan that interests you, ask that person if you can make some
calls on his mobile phone from a few different locations. (Of course you should offer to
pay for those calls!) This experiment will give you a sense of how calls sound on that
plan. If you find your calls are full of static or are interrupted more than once, you might
elect to seek another plan.
If you tend to make numerous calls to landlines numbers as well as to mobile numbers,
make sure your mobile plan allows you to contact landlines without any additional
surcharge. Likewise, some plans represent great values for calling Australian numbers,
but become expensive whenever a person makes International Calls. If you make a lot of
international calls, therefore, seek out a plan specifically designed to make such calls
affordable.
Voice mail is another consideration. Any worthwhile
mobile plan for which you pay in advance will include voice mail messages, and will
make it affordable to receive those messages. Without voice mail, you’re likely to miss
important calls, maybe even life-or-death calls. Your plan should also make it easy to set
up your voice mail and to provide your own message.
Always prepay for more minutes than you tend to use. For instance, if you average an
hour on your phone a day, that’s 30 to 31 hours a month. However, in such a case it’s
2. wise to prepay for at least 2400 minutes – 40 hours – so that the extra time is there
should you end up needing it.
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