Unfortunately, there's no calculator that can find the best mobile phone plan for your business. Everyone has different preferences, and the first thing you need to do is analyse your company's needs. Only once you've identified the needs of all your employees can you start getting quotes. With X number of suppliers in the enterprise market, this is often a far more extensive process than many first realise.
To make it a little easier, here are a few points that are important to consider in order to make the best possible purchase of a business mobile subscription.
How many employees does your company have?
Or, more importantly, how many subscriptions should your organisation have? If you have a large number of subscriptions, it is of course possible to achieve discounts. But the biggest discounts are still achieved by obtaining and comparing offers from each individual supplier, based on your needs.
How much data should employees have?
And what are the costs of extra data packages if you use more than what is included in the subscription? Or what does it cost if you travel abroad a lot? Data is perhaps the first thing that comes to mind, and for many it's the most important thing when it comes to mobile phone use. Subscription prices are primarily governed by the amount of data. That's why there's a lot to be saved by choosing the right amount of data, and not least the right provider.
Is data rollover important?
Many people have the impression that most people offer this, because many do so in the consumer market. But this is not the case in the business market. On the contrary, very few offer data rollover for businesses. Many argue that it's not absolutely necessary, but just "nice to have". Which is understandable. Although it's nice to be able to utilise all the data you've paid for, even if it's a new month.
How long is the lock-in period?
Many people want to keep a supplier for a long time. That way, it's not necessary to spend time and money on renegotiations and purchases as often. The downside of this is that prices fall so often that you'll miss out on significant savings.
If you've entered into a long agreement, it's also possible that the agreement involves a cancellation fee. In that case, it's unlikely to be on the first page in large print. So whether it's difficult to get out of the agreement is one of the things that can affect the price the most.
Is it necessary to have dealers all over the country?
Both Telia and Telenor have retailers all over the country. The smaller providers, on the other hand, do not, which makes a good self-service portal all the more important. One disadvantage of not having retailers is if you lose a SIM card, for example. For many people, waiting a week to receive a new one in the post can be out of the question. A retailer will then be ready with a new one, right in your neighbourhood. Naturally, this availability is something you pay for.
Coverage
Many people have the perception that one coverage network is better than the other. This is completely understandable. In fact, Telenor and Telia can have major local differences. Therefore, the coverage largely depends on where the company's employees are travelling. In the coverage tests, the two competitors generally perform very similarly. It is therefore natural for companies to want to stay with the same supplier for a longer period of time.
Operators utilise frequency bands to produce calls. Different operators use different frequency bands in different geographical locations. In addition, phones have different technology that utilises the frequencies differently. In other words, it is not easy to say which provider will provide the best coverage.
Price
Of course, price is a necessary consideration. What determines whether the price is high or low is first and foremost the amount of data, as well as the availability of the supplier with resellers and customer service.
Service
Customer service may not be the first thing you think of when signing a contract. However, not getting the help you need to solve a problem can be really annoying. The best thing is undoubtedly to get someone else's honest experience with the supplier in question.
One conclusion is that choosing the best mobile phone plan for businesses is not easy. In fact, it's possible for about 40% of Norwegian businesses to cut costs with the same provider. So you may not need to switch providers at all. Most others can cut costs by switching provider, and very few have the best possible mobile plan for their business.
Adite looks at all of the above points during the needs analysis and then the tendering process. Our job is to find the best supplier for your business, saving you both time and money. We are happy to conduct a free, no-obligation analysis of your agreement so that we can uncover your potential savings.
In a matter of months alone, the Telenor Changed price structure for business mobile subscriptions, Nortel have entered the field and Chilimobile also offers the mobile subscription topic to the business market.
For you, this means that a good deal today is not necessarily a good deal in six months' time. So it's important to constantly optimise your telecom agreements.
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