Long Distance Long Distance Residential Carrier InfoLong Distance Long Distance Residential Carrier: Here are five tips for you. Tip number one - the infamous check in the mail scam. This is where you get a check in the mail from a competitor of your long distance carrier and it says all you've got to do is get this check, you'll get money, we'll switch you from your actual provider to us, and you're going to save money. But, what they don't tell you is that when you switch to them they don't offer to you their lowest, least expensive plan; they put you on their most expensive one. So as soon as you cash the check, make sure you call your new company and make sure that you have the lowest price possible. The second thing is make sure you know what you're looking for. What is your average monthly bill? Is it $40, is it $100? It just takes a few minutes to know what you're really looking for and then it makes shopping for a long distance carrier a lot easier. The third thing is like anything else, depending on the country in which you live most of the time you have a 30 day guarantee. So if you have any problems you can ask for a refund. The fourth tip is what we call slamming. Slamming is basically when a company shadingly will switch you from one company to another one. And when I used to sell long distance call this is something we would do. Not that I approve of it, but you know when you're an employee. You will be mesmerized by some kind of marketing pitch or sales pitch. If it's not clear, if it's not simple, chances are you're going to be taken advantage of. Maybe it's going to be legal, but you're going to be taken advantage of anyway. So in summary, make sure you determine what you're really looking for and whenever it sounds too good to be true - you get a check in the mail, you've got some incredible offer and all you've got to do is say yeah, be on your guard.
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