by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

As the first day of school looms closer, many parents are looking to buy a smart phone for their middle or grade schooler. If you're among them, you are probably looking for the right phone, as well as a family phone plan that won't bankrupt you.
If you're like most smart phone owners, you're probably already on a family plan of some type -- as a Pew research study found in 2015, 68 percent of phone owners use a group or family plan instead of an individual plan.
Family-plan members generally pay more monthly -- 57 percent of family plan holders pay $100 to $200 each month, while 77 percent of individual plan holders pay $00 or less, according to Pew -- but if you split a family plan between four or more people, you can often get the monthly per-phone price to as little as $25 to $35 per line (before taxes, device payment charges, and add-on fees) -- if you can find the right plan, that is. Sounds like a price you're willing to pay to be able to reach your child when you're away from her" Then read on to find out about these nicely priced family plan options.

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