If you already have a family plan adding a line is an upgrade. If you're going from a single plan you'd be signing a new 2 year agreement to be on a family plan. Either way it works. I know many people who have added lines to their plans in the past just to get a contract price on a new phone they really want and just let a family member use their old phone on the new line.
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