Compare Cell Phone Family Plans

If you haven't already, you should refer to our family plan reviews for details on each provider. All providers has their own unique benefits that are not comparable in terms of the actually amount of minutes, the price and/or value. Examples are free incoming minutes, rollover minutes and free roaming.

T-Mobile Family Plan	AT&T Family Plan	Cingular Family Plan
Verizon Family Plan	Nextel Family Plan	Sprint Family Plan

A general rule for cell phone family plans, is to have at least two frequent wireless users, as they would be an expensive option otherwise. To simplify matters, we have separated our data into categories according to the number of users in the family plan. We hope that the charts below would save you time, in the search of a plan that suits your family.

The first assumption is that all plans are signed under a 1-year contract. No upgrades costs and activation fees were added to the monthly fee, but it does include additional line fees. Lastly, we will be using national plans due to the fact that they are more popular and also offer better value.

Compare Cell Phone Family Plans - 2 Lines

*We Highly Recommend the T-Mobile Family Time 400 for $50 and the AT&T Shareable GSM America National 900 for $70

Compare Family Cell Phone Plans - 3 Lines

*We Highly Recommend the T-Mobile Family Time 800 for $80
(You can get a lot of minutes for a lot less and definitely the lower AT&T plans are not worth it, the AT&T 900 would be good if you sign a 2 year contract and take advantage of their unlimited mobile-to-mobile promo)

Compare Wireless Family Plans - 4 Lines

*We Highly Recommend the T-Mobile Family Time 800 for $90
(With 4 lines, unlimited mobile-to-mobile is a plus)