Providing for the Kids’ Cell Phones? Family Plans are the Wisest Choice

If you are looking for a way to keep everyone in your family connected at little cost, you might want to provide your kids’ cell phones.  Family plans attached to these phones are your wisest choice.  Sometimes, these plans are called “shared plans” – it is perfect if you have a household with multiple cell phone users.

Family Plan Defined

A family plan is similar to an individual plan.  You still have the freedom to choose the number of minutes – whether you spend hours chatting with friends, or your children use it only in emergencies, there’s always an appropriate plan for you.

With family plans, each person has their own cell phone with a unique phone number.  However, everybody receives only one monthly bill.  The minutes coming into the plan (monthly airtime allowance) is pooled.  Therefore, family members can split it in any way they want.

Advantages of Family Plans

For kids’ cell phones, family plans are the practical choice.  Its main advantage is huge savings for your phone bill cost per month.  For example, a cell phone plan is $40 a month.  When you add an additional line, you will pay only $10 more.  So instead of paying $80, you will pay only $50 on a shared plan.

Another bonus is the free, unlimited airtime between family members – they’re probably the ones you call most of the time anyway.

Posted in Kids Cell Phones Family Plans  on March 2, 2009 - 12:54 am by admin  |