How I Saved A Thousand Dollars By Cancelling My Cellphone (While Keeping My Number)

I finally took the plunge and cancelled my cellphone. I’ve been using internet based telephone systems for years now, and started using my cellphone less and less. Here’s my story of how I saved over a thousand dollars every year, while still keeping my number for now – just in case.

That’ll be one thousand dollars, please

First – here’s the math: for years I’ve had a cellphone with Canadian provider Rogers. Canadians pay amongst the highest amounts of money for many things, including (but not limited to) their cellphone. I know one guy who has a US based cellphone in Canada since his US roaming charges are cheaper than getting an actual Canadian cellphone. Admitted, that might be due to the fact nobody wanted to phone him anymore since he now has a long-distance, US based number. Nonetheless, it begs the question why we spend so much on our beloved cellphones. My plan costed me about 80$ a month, plus taxes and some random fees for “911 access” (no joke). The total comes out to just ov…