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Nine out of 10 people are paying too much for the wrong mobile phone contract, but there are ways to save money

Mobile phone users in the UK are wasting about 160 a year by being on the wrong contract, according to a new report. Furthermore, 90% of those with a mobile are losing out this way.

Overpaying subscribers tend to either be on contracts that give them more minutes and data than they use, or on contracts with limits they regularly exceed, which means they rack up extra charges each month. The latter group tend to be the biggest overspenders.