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When it comes to subscriptions, it’s easy to lose track: New subscriptions have been added to classic Internet, TV or mobile phone subscriptions in recent years. These include, for example, streaming services, gaming or dating apps, and data clouds. If you’re not careful, you’ll easily pay a subscription fee of over 150 or even 200 francs each month.
Gaming or dating apps also need to be very careful: these providers often take money out of their customers’ pockets through expensive in-app sales.
The savings potential of digital subscriptions is huge for many. “Depending on the subscription, you can easily save over 100 francs per month without any major cuts to the offer,” says telecom expert Ralf Beyeler (44) of the Moneyland comparison service. He earns more than 1200 francs a year.
Beware of in-app purchases
For example, to save money, in-app purchases can be omitted altogether, according to Beyeler: They promise faster progress in games and greater chances of success in dating apps. But with such purchases, the overview is quickly lost. But if you want to stick with in-app purchases, you should at least “discipline yourself and set a monthly cap on purchases,” says Beyeler.
Expensive subscription packages
The telecom specialist recommends that you first get an overview of your digital subscription costs: “People often pay for services they never use or only partially use.” This is especially true for combination offers. Many households have seized their TV, mobile and landline subscriptions in one package. “But large providers are often more expensive with these types of packages than if you get individual subscriptions from cheap providers,” Beyeler says. Packages can also tempt you to keep your landline connection even if you hardly ever use it.
“People continue to pay 80 francs for a TV and internet subscription, while a 40 franc internet subscription will suffice them,” says Beyeler. Households have often subscribed to an Internet service that is valuable to only a few extreme users.
The biggest savings potential on mobile phones
The savings potential of mobile phones is even greater: “Many customers are being fooled here. There are large providers that charge their customers 80 CHF or even 100 CHF for a mobile phone subscription, but they can get a cheap flat rate from their competitors for less than 20 CHF for phone and internet,” says the telecom specialist.
With expensive subscriptions, customers would pay for maximum Internet speed, which is rarely achieved in urban areas due to the large number of users. As a result, some households can save up to 100 francs per month on TV, mobile phone and internet subscriptions alone.
However, for anyone who regularly travels abroad, caution is advised with many mobile phone subscriptions: It is important to purchase the necessary data packages for abroad!
Free alternatives to streaming services
Various streaming services for music, movies, and series also offer savings potential, but customers often have to compromise when it comes to offerings. “There are free, legit sites like Netzkino where you can easily watch movies and TV shows,” Beyeler says. The same is true for free music streaming services: however, they have the disadvantage of not working without internet. Potential for savings with a Spotify subscription: at least CHF 12.95 per month.
If you don’t want to give up streaming movies and TV shows completely, you can at least make sure you don’t subscribe to more than one provider at the same time. A standard Netflix subscription costs CHF 18.90. If you add Disney Plus (12.95 francs) and Amazon Prime (9.99 francs) to this, a total of more than 40 francs per month is spent. If you subscribe to only one provider at a time, you will quickly save 10 to 30 francs.
Source :Blick
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