If I have a Family Plan, Do I need a texting bundle?

If I have a family plan with my parent's. Do I really need to buy the $20/mo Unlimited Texting Plan? Since it says in the plan that Text, Pix & Flix are included in the plan. Is it absolutely neccasary? Thank you

What family plan are you currently on?  The "Talk" plans do not include text messaging, so if you want to text cheaply, you'll need to buy a package if you on the "Talk" plan.
On the other hand, a "Talk and Text" plan includes unlimited texting for every line on the family plan, so you would not need to buy the texting package.

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