jjboy1994

So I'm going off to be a freshman in college and I was wondering would it be better and cheaper if I stayed on my family's plan or if I broke off and considered taking part in the Share Everything plan? I get a student discount at Verizon and with the Share Everything plan, I can pay anywhere from $72 to $104 bucks? Is this too much to pay for a college student? What's the average amount of money a college student pays for his cell phone bill? (FYI, the Share Everything plan includes unlimited texting, messaging, and your choice of the amount of GBs of data, plus mobile hotspot). It seems like a great deal for me.

fluteloop

I think it would be better to stay on your parent's plan. I know I have Verizon and for unlimited texting and 2,000 minutes (without any data) it costs about 25 dollars for just my phone. I think it would be fair to figure out your share and pay your parents your portion of your phone. That is what I do!

swimcatsmom

Who would seriously think that $74+ a month would be cheaper than staying on the parent plan.

jjboy1994

Well, I was wondering that I could pay half and my parents pay half if I chose to break off.

emeraldkity4

It's better to stay on a family plan.
With each smartphone, we pay about $40 each including all the city, state, federal, neighborhood, household, township,village,barrio,hut,estate,ranch,...taxes.

fluteloop

I think it makes more sense to just pay them your part. It is cheaper that way.

Iron Maiden

The only reason for the OP to want his/her own plan is so that the parents don't see details in the bill about who is called or calling, who is texting, at what times, and how much data is used and at what times.

cptofthehouse

$30 a month from VIrgin for unlimited in a lot of things and a smart phone to boot for $100. That's what my kids have.

jjboy1994

Did I mention I had Federal Work Study and maybe some money left over in my credit card?

dentmom4

It certainly does not cost $100 to be on your family's plan and I am sure you can find something better to spend work study money on.

What would be better about being on your own plan other than your parents can't look at your usage?

fluteloop

Why wouldn't you take that money and start to pay off your credit card? Or save it for college or books.

Kdog044

Stay on your parents plan and pay them if you feel obligated. It costs me $40 a month for each of my kids to have a data plan with unlimited texting and sharing 1400 minutes/month with Verizon. My daughter has unlimited data and my son has a 2 GB limit with his iPhone. He pays me the $30/month for his data and I pay his $10/month line charge.

romanigypsyeyes

There is no plan that is going to be cheaper on your own.

And $72+ from just work study will leave you with not a ton left over. You don't want to be making credit card payments, too. Work study gives you very little spending money after books and other expenses.

Just stay with your family.

jjboy1994

When I mean credit card, I meant debit card. Sorry!

romanigypsyeyes

... save that money. No need to waste it.