Cellular companies are usually the last to offer insurance. However, as the market has demanded that they be protected from broken and stolen devices, cell companies are beginning to see the light. Companies like Sprint now offer $11/month insurance on the iPhone that protects against any type of lost or damaged phone with a $50 dollar replacement fee (That sounds awesome right?). However, was this insurance created to help the customer, or make money off of Companies’ risk aversion?

Let’s say that you have 25 company cell phones in your business. The average insurance cost per phone is $8/phone. So the average cost for your business for the month is $200. That means your company’s cell phone cost for 6 months is $1200 dollars!

Let’s do a little more math to see if this saves you money. The average cost of replacement (smart) phones $425. Average deductible for a replacement phone is $100. If you lose 3 of the 25 phones in a six month period you still lose money buying the insurance. That’s because $1200 plus $300 in deductible is $1500. The purchase of 3 new phones costs $1275. So, unless your employees are using their phones as golf balls for the driving range, cell insurance is not the way to go.

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Think about how significant this is. The telephone has beaten trains, plain and automobiles and even the light bulb! At first I kind of sounds crazy, but there are several reasons why the phone is the obvious money colossal of the last 50 years.  

1. Genius of the idea-

The phone was the first object able to transfer quickly transferable and understandable communication. The mail was understandable, but that could take weeks to be delivered. And the telegraph was timely, but it had to be deciphered. The time and understanding capability made the phone destined for success right from the start.

The phone was also the first communication device capable of transferring the emotion of language across the world. Mothers could hear their child’s happy voice telling them good news, or a could hear the disappointment of a friend telling another friend bad news.

1. 2.       Evolution of the model-
   1. a.       Have you ever thought of your iPhone as only a telephone? Of course not. That is because, unlike other major inventions, the phone is continually being revolutionized constantly. This development allows the phone to stay relatively expensive, unlike the light bulb. Also, unlike a car, a telephone is owned by a much larger world population and is usually replaced every one or two years.
2. 3.       Service-
   1. a.       With every phone, a phone service is also needed.  These phone service rates usually are based on a usage platform or a contractual platform for large companies.  Either way, it is a huge money maker for the phone service companies.

This is why the telephone is also one of the most important and influential inventions of our time. The telephone affects almost every person on the globe and connects us all.

Cell phones are complicated. Allot of the problem is, unless you go to the store and ask a tech to help you, no one is telling you your phone’s full potential. Well, let Limitless Technology CRS help you with that.

iPhone Users

Many iPhone Users don’t know that their iPhone battery is drained when you keep applications open. I bet you’re thinking “but I close my applications every time by clicking the center button when the application is open… the app disappears so it must be closed, right?” Unfortunately that just makes the app leave your screen view, it doesn’t close it. What you need to do is double click the center button. A list of application icons will pop up. Hold one of the icons until small red and white dashes appear on the left hand corner of the icons. Hit those and you will be fully closing your iPhone applications (for the first time).

Nokia Users

Need a little extra battery to get you through the day? Hit 3370# and your phone will gain 50% of its cell phone life back. That is because Nokia has a built in battery for emergencies.

Flip Phones

Okay so I’m speaking to a dying breed with this tip. Yet, I loved my flip phone and held onto it for 4 years after the iPhone became popular so I can only assume there are people that felt the way I did a year ago.  If you see and android or iPhone, do you admire that they can use Google and you can’t? If yes, than you don’t know the potential of your flip phone! All you have to do is types a text message to GOOGLE and you will get a response back in a minute or two.

These little tricks can make a big difference on your daily hassle. Remember, these tricks were brought to you by Limitless Technology CRS. Call us so we can remove hassle from your company’s telecom bills as well (866) 504-4050 or got to www.limitlesstechnology.com to find out more.