Family Mobile Plans in Switzerland

Businesses in many sectors run special product lines for families. From music streaming services like Spotify to Swiss banks, products or discounts for families are a key fixture on the Swiss retail landscape.

Swiss mobile service providers have held back somewhat in terms of special discounts for families. Here, we list the few family discounts available in Switzerland.

In every case, it is important that you take the time to compare mobile plans based on your specific needs. In most cases, it makes more financial sense for you and your kids to use separate mobile plans or prepaid services than to use a family plan.

1. We are Family from Swisscom

Switzerland’s largest telecom service provider Swisscom lets families and other households take advantage of a combined discount called We are Family. This discount applies to all plans from individuals sharing the same household regardless of whether or not they are related. Roommates, for example, can benefit from the discount.

However, in order to benefit from the combined discount, you as a Swisscom customer must meet a few requirements. The only eligible Swisscom plans are Blue Mobile S, Blue Mobile M and Blue Mobile L. Cheaper plans do not count towards this multiple-plan discount.

Further conditions:

• You must resolve your issues via the app or website instead of via the hotline or the Swisscom store. Exception: This does not apply to the first mobile subscription.
• Existing customers commit to a contract extension with a minimum term of 24 months.
• Mobile plans whose minimum contract terms have not yet expired cannot benefit from family discounts.

The discount is 50 percent off the basic monthly fee for the second, third, fourth and fifth plans. If you also have your Internet subscription at home with Swisscom, you will receive a discount of 20 francs on your first mobile plan. But even with the We are Family discount, these plans are still more expensive than many other mobile plans.

2. Family Benefit from Sunrise

Sunrise offers mobiler plans with which each additional plan on top of the main plan benefits from a 50-percent discount. That discount makes this offer appealing for families.

People who do not live in the same household can also share the subscription. That means the offer is not limited to families, households or shared flats, but can also be used by groups of friends or acquaintances.

3. Family Plus from Migros Mobile

Migros Mobile – a collaboration between Migros and Swisscom – also has family discounts.

You get a one-franc discount off the monthly fee per combined mobile plan. A maximum of five plans can be combined in a group, with the discount applying to each of the plans. In a group made up of five people, each plan would benefit from a five-franc discount.

The requirement for getting the family discount is that all of the mobile plan users share the same household. The benefit also applies to flatmates.

4. Family + Friends from Galaxus Mobile

With its Family + Friends offer, digitec connect is among the few mobile service providers to offer family perks. Unlike other family discounts, plans holders do not have to live together in order to benefit.

All users receive a discount of 1 franc per month per combined mobile plan. For example, if a family were to combine a total of five mobile plans under a family plan, you would pay four francs less per month for each of the five mobile plans. By default, all of the combined plans are billed to just one person, who must pay the entire phone bill for all combined plans by credit card. However, individual family members have the option of getting billed separately, if they choose to. You can change the billing settings online.

More mobile phone tips for families

There are many useful tips which families can follow to save money and get the most out of their mobile plans and prepaid services. Get informed with these useful guides:

Guide to choosing the right mobile plans for teenagers
Guide to choosing the right mobile plans for children
Tips for optimizing mobile Internet
Guide to call roaming outside of Switzerland
Guide to data roaming
How to choose the right mobile plan

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