T-Mobile FamilyTime Ultra

The FamilyTime Ultra plan from T-Mobile is a plan that can be shared between 2 and 5 phone lines on a single account. The plan costs $129.99 for the first two lines and $9.99 for each additional line. It is the highest cost FamilyTime plan from T-Mobile You get 2000 minutes that can be used during daytime hours, which run from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Friday. The plan includes unlimited night and weekend minutes, unlimited calls to other T-Mobile customers, caller ID, conference calling, call waiting and voicemail. You also get free long distance and roaming. Additional minutes cost .35 cents each.

This plan's closest competitors are Sprint's Power Pack Family Plan with 2100 minutes, AT&T's Nation 2100 FamilyTalk with Rollover plan and Verizon's America's Choice Family SharePlan with 3000 minutes. The Sprint and AT&T plan come in at 5.2 cents per minute while the Verizon plan costs 5 cents per minute. This compared to T-Mobile's cost of 4.3 cents per minute. As you can see from the chart above T-Mobile plans tend to come in at a lower cost per minute than other carriers.

Amongst T-Mobile plans you can spend $30 per month less to get the FamilyTime Plus plan, which comes with 2000 minutes and costs 5 cents per minute. You shouldn't necessarily pay too much attention to cost per minute however, as total cost is just as important. It does you no good to pay more money for minutes you will never use.

You can also take a look at T-Mobile's myFaves for Families 3000 plan. For $10 more you get the same number of minutes and  the opportunity to make unlimited calls to 5 phone numbers. Each line can choose their own five. You give up unlimited calls to other T-Mobile customers. You may want to consider this plan if you find yourself making most of your calls to the same small circle of people most of whom are out of the T-Mobile network.

The FamilyTime Ultra plan from T-Mobile with 3000 minutes is a good choice for a family that has several moderate to high users.