The adverse effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the global economy has made it more difficult for some people to pay their telephone bills. Despite this, making and receiving phone calls is a necessity that cannot be ignored, and as such provisions have to be made to enable subscribers to pay their phone bills during times of financial difficulty. In this article, we will see about ‘How To Pay Your Phone Bills When Without Money?’.
Most telephone service providers offer a variety of flexible prepaid and postpaid tariff plans that allows subscribers to pay their phone bills when they are without money and continue to use the services. The subscriber is expected to return value for this service when he or she becomes financially buoyant. We will treat this comprehensively below.
Ways to Pay For Phone Bills When Without Money
- Contract Extension – This option is good if you are a subscriber that uses a contract plan. You can negotiate with your service provider for an extension of the contract when it expires and you don’t have money to renew it. This option enables you to pay your phone bills throughout the extension.
- Borrow Now and Pay Later – The ‘borrow now and pay later’ service offers you the option of borrowing airtime credit from your service provider to pay for phone bills and payback later. Although its flexibility makes it attractive to subscribers, most phone service providers make it available only on selected tariff plans.
- Scheduled Repayment Plan – A scheduled repayment plan gives you the option of paying for your phone bills at designated times. Its flexibility allows you to pay for your phone bills when financially convenient while at the same time using phone services.
- Prepaid Payment Package – This package is another way you can pay for phone bills when without money. Once you purchase the prepaid airtime credit, you will continue to enjoy the services of your phone network even when you are financially unstable because you have already paid for it upfront at the initial time.
- Bonus Credit – This package gives you a bonus credit when you purchase airtime credit on the pay-as-you-go tariff plan. You can use the bonus credit to pay for your phone bills even when the main airtime credit you purchased has finished so long it is still valid. The validity of the bonus credit is determined by phone service providers. The higher the airtime credit purchased the higher the bonus credit.
- Subscription To Low Tariff Plan – Telephone service providers offer both high and low tariff plans that are tailored to suit the needs of diverse people. If you are not a high-income earner, you should subscribe to a low tariff plan to increase the possibility of having airtime credit to pay for your phone bills. Most telephone service providers bill per second for calls to make it very affordable. This is very helpful.
- Call Preference – Prioritizing your calls screens off unneeded calls which enables you to save airtime credit and thereby limits the possibility of not having money to pay for your phone bills.
Conclusion:
Making and receiving phone calls is a necessity that one can’t almost do without. Daily exigencies of life may limit your capacity to pay for phone bills when due. Knowing this helps you to choose a telephone service with a flexible plan that will enable you to pay for phone bills when you don’t have money to continue enjoying the services.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What will happen if I did not pay for my phone bills?
If you did not pay your phone bills your service will be suspended except if you approach your service provider and reach an agreement on how to make payments.
- How long can I use my bonus credit to make calls?
Bonus credit can be used as long as its validity permits. Notification of the validity period of a bonus credit is sent to the subscriber upon the purchase of the call credit.
- What will happen if I borrow airtime credit and refuse to pay it back?
The ‘borrow now and pay later option is offered under the pay-as-you-go tariff plan as such is deducted by default in your next recharge.
- If I am unable to pay for my phone bills after the expiry of the contract extension will my line be cut off?
Your phone line will be deactivated if payment is not made after the expiry of the contract extension and you will be required to pay a reactivation fee to reconnect it back.
- How does a low tariff plan help me pay my phone bills when without money?
Subscribing to a low tariff plan increases the chances of availability of money on your phone because calls are charged per second.
