<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609718194547188490</id><updated>2012-02-16T00:52:32.847-08:00</updated><category term='family cell phones'/><category term='unlimited wireless'/><category term='unlimited family plans'/><title type='text'>Best Cell Phone Family Plans</title><subtitle type='html'>Best Cell Phone Plans available for multiple lines. Search and compare wireless phones available on family plans with 2 or more phones. Family Share plans often include up to 5 phones on one wireless plan. Share minutes and save money with a family plan.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2609718194547188490/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>John</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609718194547188490.post-4160549667040265309</id><published>2008-08-30T11:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T21:25:08.585-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unlimited wireless'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unlimited family plans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family cell phones'/><title type='text'>New Unlimited Family Wireless Plans</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sNBBIIsnBUc/SLmZ7oGVxKI/AAAAAAAAAGM/pVk6U1z7okU/s1600-h/familyplan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sNBBIIsnBUc/SLmZ7oGVxKI/AAAAAAAAAGM/pVk6U1z7okU/s320/familyplan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240388891077624994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the major cell phone carriers are now pushing &lt;a href="http://unlimitedwirelessphoneplans.com/"&gt;unlimited wireless calling plans&lt;/a&gt;. These can include Unlimited Minutes or Unlimited Minutes AND Messaging or in Verizon's case unlimited Minutes, Messaging, and with VCAST.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am highly skeptical that most people would need an unlimited plan, especially in the case of a family plan. Let's take a look at what you can get with a traditional family plan with allowance minutes versus an unlimited plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For comparison purposes we will use the Unlimited calling plan without messaging. This because either plan is going to charge you extra for text message packages. Adding into into the unlimited plan has a similar extra charge as purchasing a la carte and really provides no benefit. Take a look at Verizon Wireless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The traditional family plan for Verizon is the nationwide Family SharePlan. For example  the 1400 provides 1400 shared minutes for 89.99. Keep in mind this includes unlimited IN Calling. This means you can call anyone with Verizon without using any minutes. Of course this applies to others in your family plan. Call each other with no charges for minutes. The standard Free Nights and Weekends applies. Call anyone then for free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Unlimited Family Plan is $199.98 per month. So you are paying $110 more per month to call numbers that are not in Verizon's network. At 40 cents per additional minutes there is a 275 minute break even point. The only way this unlimited plan makes sense is if someone is going to use over 1675 minutes a month with NON-Verizon calling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition there is a 2100 minute plan for $109 and a 3000 minute plan for $149. Evaluating the 3000 minute plan, this tells us someone could use over 3100 minutes while still paying less.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there you have it. Looking at Verizon Family Plans, does it make sense to purchase an Unlimited plan? The answer is Maybe, IF you use over 3100 minutes per month. Keep in mind this is not including Nights, Weekends, and IN Network usage.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2609718194547188490-4160549667040265309?l=bestcellphonefamilyplans.info' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/feeds/4160549667040265309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2609718194547188490&amp;postID=4160549667040265309' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2609718194547188490/posts/default/4160549667040265309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2609718194547188490/posts/default/4160549667040265309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/2008/08/new-unlimited-family-wireless-plans.html' title='New Unlimited Family Wireless Plans'/><author><name>John</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sNBBIIsnBUc/SLmZ7oGVxKI/AAAAAAAAAGM/pVk6U1z7okU/s72-c/familyplan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609718194547188490.post-7980416889826048639</id><published>2008-04-20T21:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T21:23:32.115-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About Cell Phone Family Plans</title><content type='html'>What are "&lt;a href="http://comparecellphonefamilyplans.com/"&gt;cell phone family plans&lt;/a&gt;"? They are often referred to as family plans because they allow you to have multiple phones on a single calling plan, usually shared by families. For example, my wife and our kids all have phones on my Verizon Wireless plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Typically, a company that offers individual plans for $39.99 might allow you to add a second phone for a total of $69.99 per month plus data and other charges. You share the minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lot of good wireless providers allow Unlimited mobile to mobile or in network calling and text messaging. For example my wife and I have "IN" calling which means we can call anyone else on Verizon ( most importantly, each other) without being charged against our minutes. We can call and text each as much as we want. When unlimited Night&amp; Weekend promos are considered, we are only "charged" minutes when we call or text those who do not use Verizon Wireless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you have 3 or more phones on plan ( you, spouse, teenager- for example) the savings really kick-in. While the second phone usually costs $30 or more a month, a 3rd line might only be $9.99. The main thing to make sure of is that your family plan allows enough minutes for you all to share.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2609718194547188490-7980416889826048639?l=bestcellphonefamilyplans.info' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/feeds/7980416889826048639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2609718194547188490&amp;postID=7980416889826048639' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2609718194547188490/posts/default/7980416889826048639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2609718194547188490/posts/default/7980416889826048639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcellphonefamilyplans.info/2008/04/about-cell-phone-family-plans.html' title='About Cell Phone Family Plans'/><author><name>John</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
