There are many reasons you might want to consider switching to a family plan with your carrier.
For example, a carrier may charge $40 for an individual phone plan.
But with a family plan, you don’t have to.
Many of them offer parental controls.
Through these plans, you’ll be able to manage your kids' phone usage in various ways.
A family plan will give you this control from one easy place and let you modify them remotely.
It’s not the main reason to switch to a family plan, but it doesn’t hurt either.
This convenience also stretches out to customer support in most cases.
Most family plans offer unlimited or at least discounted talk and text between members of the plan.
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Of course, every family plan is different.
Even features that seem basic may not be included in some plans out there.
This is definitely something to look out for in the case of plans with shared minutes and data.
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For example, a popular incentive is a package deal with a streaming service.
It’s just something that many carriers do offer.
Be sure to shop around and compare your options.
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If a family plan from another carrier is good enough, it might even be worth switching over.
Ultimately, family plans are just more efficient than multiple individual phone plans.
Even if you’re consolidating as few as two individual plans, it can often work out cheaper.
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Even if it is a little more expensive, the benefits you get are often well worth it.
That said, each phone plan is different, and different providers will offer different value.
My best advice is to shop around.
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