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It’s unmistakable that mobile phones are one of the most significant – and popular – inventions of recent years and nowadays you’d be hard pushed to find even a 12 year old that doesn’t have their own handset. What’s more, you’re even less likely to find two people with the same one, because there’s such a great wealth of diversity and breadth of choice that everybody has the chance to pick the phone that suits their own style.

The same goes for contracts, with a huge number being on offer to help mobile phone users make the most of their handsets. You can really get some fantastic deals on contract phones, which tend to include a certain amount of texts, minutes and myriad other benefits like web access and picture messages for free alongside the use of your phone – but is going on contract always the best idea?

For many people, contract phones are the ideal way to save money while getting the most out of their mobile – but this type of usage doesn’t suit everybody. Most mobile contracts require the user to commit to paying for the service for any time between 12 and 24 months – which is a fairly large commitment for some.

A lot of people don’t have to worry about signing up because they know they’re going to be happy to continue paying two years down the line. But for people who think they might want to switch networks, or people like working holidaymakers who may only be around for a few months, committing to a contract isn’t a very cost-effective way of using your phone.

What’s more, if you’re more of a sporadic mobile user – like you only use your handset to send the occasional text message or phone to find out where someone is before meeting them, then the cost of a contract doesn’t work out all that cheap as they tend to be designed to help people that use their phones a lot save money, whereas those who use them infrequently cannot justify getting the amount of texts and minutes a contract provides.

Going pay as you go can be a big cost saver for people who don’t use their phone very often and want to top up infrequently or are not around enough to make going on contract worthwhile. Don’t worry, though – plenty of network providers offer many good pay as you go offers too, so there’s still always something to benefit from.

Adam Singleton writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.