business mobile phones

Getting the best contracts for your business mobile phones whether you are a small business owner or are part of a large commercial corporation is something that can be easily achieved online.

All the major operators such as t-mobile, o2, oranage and vodafone offer business the chance to not only keep costs as low as possible but also get contracts and tariffs that have thousands of inclusive minutes and texts each month but also allow data access for internet and broadband browsing.

You may also be able to get a better deal for business phones by talking with your current provider for your landline business telephones as they may be able to offer you a package as an add on element as discount prices. Certainly you can get cheap mobile rates as part of an overall business telecommunications package which can also be grouped together with your office broadband as well.





Saving money for your business mobile phones

Switching business mobile providers

If you have found a better deal or simply want to switch your current provider because you want to change for customer service reasons or perhaps better handsets are offered then switching is easy. For home mobiles a porting authority code (PAC) code is required which is valid for 30 days although for business customers it's a little easier because whoever you go with will generally handle all the paperwork and switching process on your behalf. If you do need to obtain a pac code then simply contact your current provider.

Finding the cheapest deals

Generally you have a great range of options and just like if you were getting a mobile for personal use for business use there are dedicated price comparison websites that can do all the leg work for you. It's probably best to start out this way just to see what is on offer then go to the phone provider you want to be with at their website and see if the deal can be beaten. Unless you really want to leave your current provider (perhaps for network coverage reasons or something else) it's also good practice to contact your current account manager to see what deals they can offer your business before moving onto another supplier.

What else should you know about business mobile ?

It can be difficult to know where to start if you are searching for new deals as the tariffs and content of the tariffs and rates change so often. If you can get a short term contract for around 12 months rather than what is more common place for 18, 24 or even 36 months. If your contract is short this means you can change again in one years time as rates are still falling or if tariffs stabilise then the amount of free minutes, texts and internet browsing will certainly continue to increase and the cost of the latest handsets fall. Here are some of the things to consider when searching for a new provider or deal :

  • Consider the network coverage in the places where you and your employees are most likely to be
  • Ask yourself what are the most important elements of a mobile tariff - is it inclusive minutes, texts, mobile internet browsing or the type of phone (for example, will your employees need a standard phone or perhaps one that integrates a diary and schedule ?)
  • Currently internet browsing limits are quite small
  • See if wireless dongles are included
  • Some tariffs offer free laptop computers if you sign up for a longer term contract
  • Some sites offer certain cashback rewards
  • The orange network offers orange wednesdays for 2 for 1 at Pizza Express and cinemas
  • Other networks may offer similar incentives

Our advice is to speak with a specialist if you need more than 10 mobile phones for your business to get the best deals but if you are a small business owner then just check out some of the mobile phone comparison services.