I recently upgraded my ACL ( a data analysis tool widely used by IT auditors) to 10.5 and noticed there are a number of new functions introduced. EOMONTH( ): Returns the date of the last day of the month that
The new trend
There have been a lot of discussions/recommendations telco companies offer minute based billing instead of the current “$” capped plans. Unfortunately it’s never been offered, the reason is simple – they want to make plans appear attractive therefore keep profit
Further discussion about fleet plans
There are suggestions to further discuss fleet plans. Unfortunately there is not much information published on providers website so I can not do a plan-plan comparison like my previous post. What I will discuss below is based on plans offered by
Plans analysis
Further to my previous discussion, telco companies nowadays use increment and so-called cap plans to promote their margin. Regardless of what “included value” is, you should look at the rates carefully to avoid traps. Just for demonstration purpose, I analysed 4 low end
Data trick
Many telcos round up mobile sessions to the nearest megabyte instead of kilobyte, this is the same trick they played/play in voice. Below is an interesting article published on Sydney Morning Herald: Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/vodafone-ceo-hits-out-at-rivals-data-rip-off-20130408-2hgoa.html#ixzz2PsVxNY27
Fleet plans
Fleet plans offer you the freedom of splitting usage across several numbers. Unfortunately this brings in a lot of complexity on billing and reconciliation. Make sure you fully understand “Terms and Conditions” before signing a contract. Also do a bill
Is capping real capping?
If you are a mobile user and are on a “cap” plan, have you ever been charged more than the capped fee? You’re not alone! This happened to me and it happens to a lot of us. In fact, the
Do you check your bill?
From experience, most people don’t check their phone bills, or they may check by simple comparing this month’s bill against last month’s bill, if it’s within a certain amount, they assume everything is fine. However is the bill really fine?
Do you understand your phone bill?
Phone bill is probably the most complex bill you can find, it’s far more complicated than your electricity bill. One of the reasons is your service providers use a lot of words that you may not be familiar with. Here