Most people do not like being tied down to one particular thing for a long time. People like variety and the freedom to choose and get whatever they wish to. With mobiles having formed such integral parts of urban lifestyle, the necessity to be able to choose from a variety of options is important for customers. This is where pay as you go phones play a vital role. These are gadgets with a network service plan on them which can be changed as and when the user so wishes.
To avail of the pay as you go facility, most times it is necessary to buy the model of phone separately to be able to make maximum benefit of this plan. A person purchases the model of his choice whether on discount, monthly instalments or otherwise. Then he picks the network service provider of his choice be it Virgin, Vodafone, T-mobile, Three, Orange or O2. All these networks service providers offer the pay as you go plan to customers. Depending on the budget of a user, he picks the plan best suited to him.
The payment method of this plan is on an as and when basis. When a person runs out on validity or credit, he gets a recharge of the amount of time or credit he desires. The advantage of such a plan is that the user controls his expenditure as the credit amount depletes with every kind of usage like calling or messaging. This creates a scenario where the user keeps an eye on his credit amount so that he knows when he needs a recharge. This in turn makes him spend his credit carefully.
Another advantage of such a plan is that a user can change devices or network service providers without worry. There is no binding contract on him for continuous loyalty. So a user if dissatisfied can change the device or plan or service provider easily.