Family Cell Phone plans

[2sunshines]

So....

I'm way behind the game. So help me. Cell phones. So far my kids have been way ahead of the curve than us on this and that's probably not a good thing. Our 20 and 18 year old both purchase their own phones and their own plans...

The 18 year old is at a change point in her life where she may be shopping for a new phone and plan and I'm starting to wonder if its' time that we jump on to some sort of family plan.

Up to now we've had apples. Mostly because that's what the kids bought so we'd get their hand me downs as they've upgraded. If we take this plunge we'll probably update 4 phones, so we would consider apple or android, though our oldest will remain on his own plan with his apple.

Looking at 4 lines.... Dh and I are minimalists phone users and don't require much data -- text is essential. Some talk. We connect on wifi and that solves most our needs but I guess some data might be nice.

18 yo is a heavier user so I'm guessing she'd want some sort of plan with more data.

And we'd add our 15 year old to a cell phone plan for the first time.... Makes me nervous.... But.... She's getting to the point where she's out more and being able to get a hold of her at all times would be helpful. Plus she'll be driving alone soon.

So.... where do I start? What family plans do you have? Love? Hate? What do I look for?

HELP?!