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Re:People are keeping their cell phones a lot longer by kobeya on Thursday November 02, 2017 @06:47AM (#15609225)
Family contracts are a huge savings over individual pay as you go plans.
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Re:People are keeping their cell phones a lot longer by metilda on Thursday November 02, 2017 @07:43AM (#15609467)
Not so much, at most you'll save $5 to $10 a line compared to an MVNO. Postpaid carriers primarily make their money by locking you in on plans mis-sized for your needs, does every family member use unlimited data? Rarely.

Equipment protection plans and other similar features are also another profit center to beware of.

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