http://smstextnews.disqus.com/Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanaticsenMon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:52 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/jonathan_jensen_on_thursday_the_curse_of_consumerism.html#comment-3019678Good plan. Puts you in control!sevendotzeroMon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:52 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/jonathan_jensen_on_thursday_the_curse_of_consumerism.html#comment-2416876Agreed, Ed!<br><br>2008/9/18 Disqus &lt;&gt;smstextnewsThu, 18 Sep 2008 06:04:08 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/jonathan_jensen_on_thursday_the_curse_of_consumerism.html#comment-2416598Great post and I fully agree. For those exact reasons I 'downgraded' to an o2 simplicity tariff to get a month by month contract with a great mix of minutes, texts and unlimited mobile internet.<br><br>Handset wise I generally upgrade on my own terms every 6 months selling the old handset to part subsidise the new one. Works out as far better value to a heavy user in my opinion.Ed CaveThu, 18 Sep 2008 05:25:54 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/jonathan_jensen_on_thursday_the_curse_of_consumerism.html#comment-2416465Completely agree! I can never find the right combo of phone and billing plan and end up paying for more than I need to just make sure I get a decent phone. I'm definitely thinking of buying SIM-free next time and then finding a tariff but, as you point out, this doesn't necessarily result in the best contract terms either!MarkWThu, 18 Sep 2008 04:45:57 -0000