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Best calling plans: small fees add up.(cellular telephone)

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| February 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Finding the right calling plan is easier than ever. That's because the plans are becoming simpler. Long-distance, roaming, and calls on nights and weekends--important features that used to add significantly to overall costs--are now almost always folded into the basic monthly fee.

Still, it is possible to get trapped in the wrong calling plan and spend many times more than the $49 monthly average.

To understand how various factors can affect the bottom line on your cell-phone bill, see Dollars & Sense, page 19. The table on that page was developed with the help of TeleBright Corp., a Maryland-based phone-rate tracking company that provides data for ...

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