How can you tell if the latest cell phone rate plan is worth adopting?

Track your use. Cell phone users with wireless contracts paid, on average, for 791 minutes per month. But on average they used 477 minutes per month.

Did you sign up for a 1,000-minute-a-month plan because it seemed like a good deal? Track your use for a few months to determine if you’re really using 1,000 minutes. If not, you should consider dropping to a plan that offers fewer minutes for less money.

Ask your carrier if you will incur penalties for the change.

You should also find out whether you’ll be automatically rolled into a new one- or two-year contract. Some wireless companies will force you to start a new contract.

You might also consider going with a company such as Cingular Wireless, which offers “rollover'’ minutes.

Consider a company such as Virgin that offers no-contract options, which allow users to pay by the minute or month.

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