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Eliminating wireless waste
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80 percent of Americans overspend on cell bill
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- Date Jan 24, 2013
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Do -- bond of course you do how about your kids well chances are you're all paying too much in fact.
80% of Americans overspend.
On their monthly cell phone bill by an average of 200 bucks a year that's 52 point eight billion dollars in wireless waste.
The good news is you can start getting some of that money back this morning Todd Dunn.
Co-founder.
-- -- believe this I think you've got to Haaretz.
That is a company that helps you eliminate.
Basically most of Americans are on the wrong plan they are oversubscribed so.
What wireless ways is it's the difference between what you're paying and what you're using -- here that your data it's your voice that your tax.
And nobody really knows what they have and so what saved -- give dot com does is it.
Takes your bill it analyzes it and it matches your usage in your charges for the plans that are available.
Let's talk about that because you have set -- a company you -- tired of hearing.
Customers call you and complain about their bill so you left Verizon -- you set up your own company you -- -- if you go to save love give dot com.
You.
And your partner will look through the bill and figure out where you can save and what's the F shot how much -- people -- in general.
So nom what was it that it's it's the wireless waste number I mean that 52 point eight billion dollars is the number that -- loved it is targeted OK so.
Last week alone.
We received consumers two million dollars -- your second suit first thing it your first tip is analyze your bill.
And you God's will help people do that if they go to the website next take advantage of discount slick watts so anyone that's works for a business whether it's small medium -- large.
The wireless carriers provide discounts so.
For example our company we have a six to 10% discount.
So it's not you don't have your phone paid for by your company to actually get the discount.
Seeking go to the carrier's web sites.
Do you hear you now and then you can get a discount on your -- some are 10% all the way up to 25% great stuff sudden -- third -- is cut out the extras like line.
So there's little tiny -- that -- about whether it's roadside assistance or.
-- insurance or a little kind of alerts like horoscope -- -- little tiny things that get on your bill that you're not aware of and over time that builds up they sneak on there.
And also some third party charges what are those you -- to be aware of them yes and -- term is cramming so what it is is it's basically.
You know some kind of alert or text message alert that gets on your bill Harsco it's a good example little games that somebody else signed you up for without you knowing.
And so out of nowhere you'll -- -- united nine -- 999 on your bill and we we show that and save it gives you can see that and get it fixed and you know the carriers are.
Are you know they're good they're good corporate citizens in that they know it's a problem so if you if you say something about it though they'll take it -- in the -- for more ways to save.
On your cell phone bill check out the free.
Thereof mobile app which you can get again -- save -- give dot com -- link is on Boston Red -- congress quickly -- -- -- did is because with your savings you can.
Also give to charity.
Yes so that ethos of the company is not.
Just to fix the problem okay so we've linked up with Michael finance.
Women's empowerment organization called the seven bar so that when you get your savings you can take some of that and you can put it to good use to make a difference to solve much much bigger problem that's beautiful -- -- -- experts planning and I'll -- outfit website as -- -- and it's really fit.