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Compare mobile services for pro's in Belgium
I received several months a huge communication bill.
So I started to compare some services.
Which is quite difficult since they all have different advantages...
Since I am independent, I checked prices for companies.
I checked for small independents, with one number. (Well, that's what I am.)
I preferred Proximus or Base, since most people I know, have those numbers.
Base has BASE Pro +
Proximus has Business Package
Mobistar has a very bad website since it gives the home page all the time. I couldn't compare... (Tried most browsers on it, maybe because it is Mac over here...)
I based my usage on 375 minutes of calling in a month, and in a second scenario 500 minutes.
(At this moment the first would result in a bill of 75 euro in my current package. 500 minutes would result in a 100 euro bill.)
When calling 375 minutes, Base Pro + would turn my bill into 66 euro, while Proximus would result in 65,125 euro.
Not so much of a difference one will say.
Proximus is using a digressive system, so the 500 minutes scenario results in their advantage, with a bill of 77 euro compared to the 85 euro of Base (and compared to the 100 euro bill in the current plan!)
In this scenario Proximus is the winner.
But the results above aren't quite correct, because Proximus uses 1 pricing for all operators, while Base charges different rates (0.10 for Base and fixed land lines, and 0.15 to Proximus and Mobistar)
I decided to count using the most expensive rate, so in the end the bill isn't projecting reality.
To make an estimate with different rates: I probably call like 50% to Proximus and 50% to Base + landlines.
This would result in a bill of:
-for the 375 min: 56,875 euro
-for the 500 min: 72,5 euro
So in this estimation (when calling a lot to fixed lines and other Base numbers) the results change drastically: Base wins.
If I would switch to Base Pro +, I will save +-20 euro on my bill, or around 25%!
I already called to change my plan.
Maybe you should check your bill too...
(PS There is extra advantage in taking a 12 months/24 months package, but I hate to be stuck to a service.)
(PPS: you have to compare by yourself, since maybe your calling behavior is quite different from the one described above.)
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Posted on April 29, 2006
in Living in Belgium
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Ik maakte de vergelijking een tweetal jaar geleden. Op dat moment, voor het belgedrag van ons bedrijf, kwam Base er uit als de goedkoopste.
Posted by Bart | April 29, 2006 6:39 PMEn inderdaad: onze gsm-facturen daalden met gemiddeld 25%.
Mijn zus werkt bij base. Is daar webmaster…
Posted by Pixelman | April 30, 2006 11:49 PMMaar dat helpt je nog niet bij het overstappen ;)