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Monitor your application downloads

Some of the latest news working its way through the telecom blogosphere revolves around T-Mobile’s new Android application downloading policy taking effect December 30. Rather than needing a credit card number in order to purchase and download an app, T-Mobile Android customers can now charge applications directly to their wireless bill; no card necessary. This new process ostensibly enables easier access to the applications, and without the added risk of paying credit card interest on those purchases. For app-hungry T-Mobile users without a credit card and for customers heavily using and constantly expanding their phone’s features through apps, these changes may signal a step forward in terms of the ergonomics of their wireless plans.

However, the potential for unintentional overcharging should not be discounted. Whether due to an overzealous teen on a family plan downloading a slew of apps without realizing the full extent of the cost involved, or whether due to the accidental downloading of an app while exploring a phone’s features, larger cell bills may inevitably result. Although one source reported that T-Mobile would provide a 24 hour grace period in which a downloaded app could be deleted and incur no subsequent charges on that user’s bill, it stands to reason that an accidently downloaded app may go unnoticed. So, for those consumers with T-Mobile wireless plans, navigate your phone carefully so as to not accidentally download an app and scrutinize your wireless bills themselves for extra expenses attributable to application downloading. At Validas, our cell bill audits return an average $450 annually into the each consumer’s pocket who uses our service. If you’re facing wireless bills bloated with gimmicky charges, let us have a look and we might be able to straighten things out for you.