Comments on: Six Strategies To Reduce Your Technology Bills http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/ Promotional Codes, Coupons & Deals + Money Saving Insights Fri, 25 May 2012 07:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Top 7 Frugal Twitterers | chocolateword http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-13024 Top 7 Frugal Twitterers | chocolateword Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:59:31 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-13024 [...] Frugal Dad–now this is a Tweet I definitely would follow. This is such a great niche blog idea where a Dad instead of the popular Mom-blogs-about-saving-concept. His latest post on FrugalDad.com is something about Cyber Gifts over the Holidays. He has some great ideas too on saving on technology bills. [...] [...] Frugal Dad–now this is a Tweet I definitely would follow. This is such a great niche blog idea where a Dad instead of the popular Mom-blogs-about-saving-concept. His latest post on FrugalDad.com is something about Cyber Gifts over the Holidays. He has some great ideas too on saving on technology bills. [...]

]]> By: DavidK http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-13021 DavidK Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:28:18 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-13021 Typically there is a high-speed internet tier that is pretty inexpensive, you just have to specifically ask for it from the cable/phone company. Dial-up is a thing of the past, especially since there are no free ones anymore. I know that COX has an economy plan for $19.99 that is about 13x faster than dial-up and is always on. Besides, what's the point of tying up the phone line anymore? That is soo 1990's. :-) On the freebie software thing, make sure to not just scoop up whatever comes for free. It is usually not free as they have ad-based revenue or something like that, and many free software packages are just junk anyway. There are a number of exceptions though, like AVG Free which is a free anti-virus software package. Spam protection can easily be had with Mozilla's Thunderbird email client with a free add-on or two. Just make sure to look around and even get some suggestions from your local IT staff as to what free software would actually be beneficial in the long run. Also, make sure to follow #5 for all bills. Study every bill you get and make sure it is all correct. I can't tell you the number of times I've had to correct the billing company due to an inconsistency of what I order versus what I was billed for. It's just one of those things you have to deal with. Typically there is a high-speed internet tier that is pretty inexpensive, you just have to specifically ask for it from the cable/phone company. Dial-up is a thing of the past, especially since there are no free ones anymore. I know that COX has an economy plan for $19.99 that is about 13x faster than dial-up and is always on. Besides, what’s the point of tying up the phone line anymore? That is soo 1990′s. :-)

On the freebie software thing, make sure to not just scoop up whatever comes for free. It is usually not free as they have ad-based revenue or something like that, and many free software packages are just junk anyway. There are a number of exceptions though, like AVG Free which is a free anti-virus software package. Spam protection can easily be had with Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client with a free add-on or two. Just make sure to look around and even get some suggestions from your local IT staff as to what free software would actually be beneficial in the long run.

Also, make sure to follow #5 for all bills. Study every bill you get and make sure it is all correct. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had to correct the billing company due to an inconsistency of what I order versus what I was billed for. It’s just one of those things you have to deal with.

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]]> By: Charlie http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12957 Charlie Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:29:12 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12957 Great tips! Great tips!

]]> By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12938 Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:37:48 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12938 I cut out our digital cable thinking I would try it for one month. If I couldn't live without it then I would add it back. That was over a year ago. I still miss it some, but not even enough to prompt a phone call to the cable company. I cut out our digital cable thinking I would try it for one month. If I couldn’t live without it then I would add it back. That was over a year ago. I still miss it some, but not even enough to prompt a phone call to the cable company.

]]> By: Weekly Round Up — Green Panda Treehouse http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12928 Weekly Round Up — Green Panda Treehouse Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:27:52 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12928 [...] Six Strategies To Reduce Your Technology Bills [...] [...] Six Strategies To Reduce Your Technology Bills [...]

]]> By: Matt Caldwell http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12924 Matt Caldwell Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:03:30 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12924 Excellent, I've taken some of these steps myself with good results. Thanks! Excellent, I’ve taken some of these steps myself with good results. Thanks!

]]> By: Tracey http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12916 Tracey Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:32:36 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12916 Great tips and very useful! This is the type of thing that is not always in my knowledge base and very useful to know. Thanks for sharing. Warmly, Tracey Great tips and very useful! This is the type of thing that is not always in my knowledge base and very useful to know. Thanks for sharing.
Warmly,
Tracey

]]> By: Andy @ Retire at 40 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12915 Andy @ Retire at 40 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:17:57 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/11/29/reduce-your-technology-bills/#comment-12915 Recently I have also downgraded a number of these things. My online DVD subscription service was downgraded as was my telephone. I'm considering my cable internet (though I don't have TV with it). Recently I have also downgraded a number of these things. My online DVD subscription service was downgraded as was my telephone. I’m considering my cable internet (though I don’t have TV with it).

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