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Re: Lower Your AT&T Cell Phone Bill with VoIP iPhone Apps

dbb10001 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:39:38 -0000

The Voip apps will doubtlessly seriously cut costs for many iPhone subscribers. There is no reason to stop there, however, because various other complementing technologies exist that allow us to be proactive about reducing our wireless spending. At the risk of sounding like I'm blatantly plugging, check out the Houston-based company Validas, where I (admittedly) work in consumer advocacy. Looks like an ulterior motive here, I know, but I believe this is relevant. At Validas, we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by about 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com . From regular people to top corporations to huge entities like the State of California, an incredibly varied group of wireless customers uses Validas to slash their wireless bills. In other words, Validas works, and it can probably work for you too.

Check out Validas in the media, recently on Fox News at http://www.youtube.com/watc... .

Good luck to everyone reading at retaking control over your wireless expenses through apps like Google Voice and technology like Validas.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, FixMyCellBill.com

Re: Why so few paid apps on Android? Blame Google Checkout

dbb10001 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:55:07 -0000

If this new ability to purchase apps through your T-Mobile bill creates an influx of inflated cell bills, as some blog comments have suggested elsewhere, I wanted to add a tip for seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by about 22 percent, or around $450 annually, through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com .

You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your plan to better suit your individual needs by going to the website. Check out Validas in the media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season. Happy New Year!

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: U.S. Goes Text Messaging Crazy

dbb10001 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:17:37 -0000

Wolfgang, nice article. The rapid and virtual universal dependency on text messaging that you discuss raises a number of points, including potential cost for consumers not on the ideal texting plan for their usage. To that point, I wanted to add a tip for seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by about 22 percent, or around $450 annually, through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com .

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season. Happy New Year!

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: California teen racks up $22,000 phone bill

dbb10001 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:00 -0000

Aharon, like many of us, I've been hearing about this story again and again and personally, it's so hard to imagine how Estarija felt upon receiving that $21,000-plus Verizon Wireless bill. It's such a nightmare of epic proportions, only augmented by the fact that he is apparently recently out of work. And the human factor continues here with Estarija’s son, who apparently is taking the predicament very hard. But from a practical perspective, I wanted to respond with a strategy for eliminating those large bills before they even happen by effectively "right sizing" your plan. I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22% through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com.

Check us out in the media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... . By ensuring that Americans' wireless plans are optimally compatible with their wireless usage, we can work together to prevent situations like Estarija's from reoccurring.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: Easy Ways to Reduce Expenses

dbb10001 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:45:10 -0000

Jim, nice suggestions for some simple ways to save some extra cash. If I could, I actually wanted to augment your tips by mentioning another strategy for seriously saving around the house: cutting cell bills. I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: T-Mobile Announces Carrier Billing for Android? Windows Marketplace already does that!

dbb10001 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:56:13 -0000

Steve, thanks for the response. FixMyCellBill.com, powered by the company Validas, takes a unique approach to wireless bill auditing for consumer, corporate, and municipal clients in its speed, accuracy, and fundamental principle that a current wireless plan can often be modified into an ideal wireless plan through close analysis. FixMyCellBill.com turns your "off-the-rack" cell plan into a custom-tailored suit that is ideally consistent with your individual needs.

While FixMyCellBill.com is a paid service, at $5 for the results of single bill audit, the audit itself is free and so the dollar amount of subsequent savings possible through FixMyCellBill's modifications to your plan are provided free of charge and, importantly, without any commitment of purchase. If you won't save at least $5 through FixMyCellBill.com, don't use the service. Again, I'll mention that the average user saves $450 annually through FixMyCellBill.com.

Finally, FixMyCellBill.com directly contacts your carrier to implement the suggested changes to your plan should you buy an audit. This eliminates the often confusing process of dealing with the carriers yourself or waiting for hours on hold.

It's also important to stress that FixMyCellBill.com is an independent company that is not affiliated with any wireless provider.

I hope this cleared things up for you, Steve. Thanks again for your interest.

Dylan

Re: New bill challenges mobile early-termination fees

dbb10001 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:51:48 -0000

Tom, nice article. I wanted to respond by addressing, in particular, those people who are facing ETFs because their wireless service was too expensive so they had to end their contracts prematurely. For these people, avoid both the ETFs and the expensive plans by seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: T-Mobile Announces Carrier Billing for Android? Windows Marketplace already does that!

dbb10001 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:48:35 -0000

Chris, if this new ability to purchase apps through your T-Mobile bill creates an influx of inflated cell bills, as some blog comments have suggested elsewhere, I wanted to add a tip for seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: Verizon Could Avoid FCC Woes with Honest Billing

dbb10001 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:06:40 -0000

I wanted to respond by addressing, in particular, those people who are facing ETFs because their wireless service was too expensive so they had to end their contracts prematurely. For these people, avoid both the ETFs and the expensive plans by seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fees

dbb10001 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:25 -0000

Wally, nice post. Avoid both the ETFs and the expensive plans by seriously cutting your wireless costs; an intuitive but often realistically tough proposition. However, I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

You can find out for free if can modify your plan to better suit your individual needs by going to the website. Check out report most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/consumer/conla... .

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses and potentially freeing up some extra cash this holiday season.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy,

Re: Average US Annual Cell Bill $635.85 - Average Annual Bill in Finland $131.44 - Ouch - mediabistro.com: MobileContentToday

dbb10001 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:12:46 -0000

As Americans, we shouldn't have to pay absurdly high wireless bills; there are some key strategies for optimizing our costs. I know this firsthand because I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone reading on retaking control over your wireless expenses.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, Fixmycellbill.com

Re: T-Mobile Unveils $49 Per Month “Even More Plus” Unlimited Phone Service.

dbb10001 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:47 -0000

Regardless of the reduced rates potentially possible via the "Even More" and "Even More Plus" plans, if you're still feeling like the pricing here is rather steep in general, I thought I'd add a tip for minimizing the monthly bills. We tend to think of wireless costs as fixed, but you can tinker with your plan to optimize its features to best suit your usage and often generate significant savings in the process. I know this firsthand because I work in the consumer advocacy division of the Houston-based company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com (and I'll add that 22 percent equates to over $450 per year for the average user).

Good luck to everyone on retaking control over your wireless expenses.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: Wal-Mart, Cell Phones & Mobile Marketplace Pricing Competition

dbb10001 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:15:59 -0000

Adam, nice article. If we can score some serious savings through Wal-Mart plans, more power to us. But for those of us already on other plans and who want to save, however, I wanted to mention the next step--how to significantly lower your current rates. I actually work for the consumer advocacy website http://www.fixmycellbill.com (powered by a company called Validas) where we slash the average cell bill by 22 percent. Validas acts as the wireless bodyguard protecting you against frivolous charges that over-inflate 8 out of 10 cell bills. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your wireless plan to better suit your usage by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your wireless costs, especially in this tough economy.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: Cut Your Cellphone Bill: Walmart Cellphone Service

dbb10001 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:00:17 -0000

Wolfgang, nice article. If we can score some serious savings through Wal-Mart plans, more power to us. But for those of us already on other plans and who want to save, however, I wanted to mention the next step--how to significantly lower your current rates. I actually work for the consumer advocacy website http://www.fixmycellbill.com (powered by a company called Validas) where we slash the average cell bill by 22 percent. Validas acts as the wireless bodyguard protecting you against frivolous charges that over-inflate 8 out of 10 cell bills. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your wireless plan to better suit your usage by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your wireless costs, especially in this tough economy.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: 5 Ways Wireless Carriers Gouge You--And How to Fight Back

dbb10001 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:13 -0000

Yardena, nice article and great suggestions for keeping down wireless costs. I thought I'd augment your points by adding another tip for reducing cell bills. I actually work for the consumer advocacy division of the company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. Put simply, Validas guards against frivolous and unnecessary charges that inflate your cell bill more than it should be for your usage. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your plan to better suit your needs by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas in the media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on lowering your cell bills.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: T-Mobile Offers $100 Gift Card To Users For Sidekick Data Problems

dbb10001 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:57:54 -0000

You're right on regarding the outage outrage among Sidekick-ers. I wanted to add a strategy to reduce your cell bill by around 20 percent for those T-Mobile customers (or even people with other carriers, for that matter) who want aren't satisfied and want to go farther than the discounts, coupons and freebies. I'll cut to the chase: I work in the consumer advocacy division of the company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. Put simply, Validas guards against frivolous and unnecessary charges that inflate your cell bill more than it should be for your usage. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your plan to better suit your needs by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas in the national news media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone on further reducing those wireless costs.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: Verity Mom - Blog - Moms and Money Part 1

dbb10001 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:43:38 -0000

Allison, great blog and terrific tips for paying your way out of debt. I wanted to augment your suggestions by mentioning a specific method for saving on cell bills. I work for the consumer advocacy division of the company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. In other words, Validas is the wireless bodyguard protecting against frivolous charges that over-inflate 8 out of 10 cell bills. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your wireless plan to better suit your usage by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas in the national news media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your wireless expenses, especially in light of this tough economy.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, FixMyCellBill.com

Re: AT&T Smartphones Will Require Data Plan Starting Sept. 6

dbb10001 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:52:44 -0000

I wanted to respond by simply saying that for those people who are tired of constantly being overcharged by cell companies via surcharges and gimmicks, there can be relief. I work for the consumer advocacy division of the company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. Put simply, Validas guards against frivolous and unnecessary charges that inflate your cell bill more than it should be for your usage. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your plan to better suit your needs by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas in the media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your wireless costs.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: AT&T to force new Smartphone customers to get a data plan?

dbb10001 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:49:05 -0000

For more info, check out Validas in the media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co... .

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your wireless costs.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, fixmycellbill.com

Re: Tips on lowering a cell-phone bill

dbb10001 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:38:13 -0000

Nice post. To add to your cell phone savings tips, I wanted to suggest another key strategy. I work in the consumer advocacy division of the company Validas, where we electronically audit and subsequently reduce the average cell bill by 22 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. Put simply, Validas guards against the frivolous and unnecessary charges that over-inflate an estimated 80 percent of cell bills. You can find out for free if fixmycellbill.com can modify your plan to better suit your individual needs by going to the website.

For more info, check out Validas in the new media, most recently on Fox News at http://www.myfoxtampabay.co....

Good luck to everyone reading on further reducing wireless expenses in this tough economy.

Dylan
Consumer Advocacy, FixMyCellBill.com

Re: MyValidas.com - Save Money on your Wireless Bill | Visit myv

dbb10001 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:41:19 -0000

Hi, great article. I'm Dylan and I work for myValidas.com so I can answer those questions you asked. First, we audit cell bills from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, and US Cellular. Second, in terms of the quality of the service, I'd rather let our customers speak for us. You can see testimonials at http://www.myvalidas.com/qu... and I would add that thus far we've audited over 26,000 cell lines and saved consumers in excess of $5,000,000 and counting.

Thanks for the interest.

Dylan

Re: T-Mobile BillShrink - T-Mobile Helps You Spend Less

dbb10001 — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:45:18 -0000

I wanted to respond to your post by mentioning that I work for Validas, a truly independent wireless auditing company that slashes the average cell bill by 28 percent through our website, http://www.fixmycellbill.com. Unlike the competition, we do not work on a carrier commission-based business model. Instead, we charge five bucks per cell audit (although we'll analyze your bill first for free with no obligation to buy the service, just to let you know how much we could save you). This speaks to the key difference here: We fight for you rather than work with the cell companies. That's why you pay us.

You can see Validas in the national news media, most recently on Good Morning America at http://www.abcnews.go.com/G....

Good luck to everyone reading on achieving the best possible wireless rates.

Dylan

Re: 303,398 Text Messages A Month

dbb10001 — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:18:56 -0000

I'll leave the debating regarding the appropriateness of kids' texting habits to others. Instead, I wanted to mention to parents who are surprised by a huge cell bill (perhaps because they underestimated their child's propensity for massive texting) there are ways to use the internet to lower those hefty charges. One blog called http://www.fixmycellbill.bl... constantly tracks new ways to cut wireless costs and exposes shady billing practices utilized by the cell phone companies. Also, the consumer advocacy website where I (admittedly) work, http://www.fixmycellbill.com , directly slashes the average cell bill by 22 percent. Through the site, we have currently audited over 26,000 cell lines to save consumers in excess of $5 million off their wireless bills. You can see Validas in the national news media, most recently on Good Morning America at http://www.abcnews.go.com/G....

Good luck to everyone reading on cutting your expenses in the recession.

Dylan

Re: $62k Wireless Roaming Mobile Data: $62k For Wireless Roaming Mobile Data

dbb10001 — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:05:56 -0000

That story is insane; I can't even begin to imagine what it was like to get a $62K phone bill, especially when that guy probably thought his downloading plan was somehow unlimited. Terrible! I wonder why he believed the plan was good to go--misrepresentation perhaps, or just a mistake? If there was any funny business going on, this particularly riles me because I work for the consumer advocacy website http://www.fixmycellbill.com, powered by a company called Validas, where we slash the average cell bill by 22 percent. I could go on and on about how shifty these cell companies can be in their attempts to make you overpay. We stop them and have currently put over $5,000,000 back in the pockets of consumers. You can check out Validas’s fixmycellbill.com in the national news media, most recently on Good Morning America at http://www.abcnews.go.com/G....

Good luck to everyone in keeping your wireless expenses down in this rough economy.

Dylan

Re: Daughter’s texting cost family $4,756.25 – Damn!

dbb10001 — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:25:49 -0000

I can't begin to imagine what it was like for the parents to get a $5K phone bill, especially if they thought that they had a texting plan that, while not unlimited, was at least comprehensive. Talk about shock! Without debating the appropriateness of the volume of the rampant texting, I get particularly riled when parents are stuck with huge bills; I hear about this all the time because I work for the consumer advocacy website http://www.fixmycellbill.com, powered by a company called Validas, where we slash the average cell bill by 22 percent. People like the Christoffersons may not have been actively misled by their providers, but they were clearly unaware of the vulnerability of their cell plans to their kids’ texting habits. I could go on and on about how shifty these cell companies can be in their attempts to make you overpay. I'll mention that at Validas, we stop them and have currently put over $5,000,000 back in the pockets of consumers. You can check out Validas’s fixmycellbill.com in the national news media, most recently on Good Morning America at http://www.abcnews.go.com/G....

Good luck to everyone trying to cut your wireless expenses in this rough economy.

Dylan