Add family member to my plan

[EMIMOS39]

Would it be less expensive to add my mother in law's phone to my account than for her to continue her plan?

[chris1060]

That depends on several factors. Her current plan, is her device paid off, is she currently under a contract. If she is not under contract and the phone is paid off, adding her to your account would add a monthly line access fee of $20.00 + taxes and fees, and she would share your data allowance. If she is currently under contract, then there would be an ETF. 

[tikibar1]

There wouldn't be an ETF if a Transfer of Service was done, i.e., from:

Transfer your service FAQs | Verizon Wireless

I want to transfer my line to a friend, but I have 10 months remaining on my contract. Will I be charged an Early Termination Fee?

No. When you transfer your service to another party, they take responsibility for any remaining account obligations.

[chris1060]

This must be from another post. The OP didn't mention anything about transferring, but adding a family member to their account.

[tikibar1]

The OP says "than for her to continue her plan" so I'm assuming (and I could be wrong, of course) that her mother-in-law's plan is also a VzW plan.  If it is, the OP may want to do a Transfer of Service.

[vzw_customer_support]

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