I've decided to go ahead and try and get a decent one. If I go for another 2 year Sprint contract I can get my new price locked in, (either $50 or $60 cheaper a month, I'm not sure which), and all 4 of our phones will be and are eligible for upgrade. So I will be able to get either a Samsung Galaxy S5 or an HTC One E8 for $100, either of which should be good enough for me for the next two years and my kids will be able to upgrade soon also.
Gotta talk to the wife about it, but I'm pretty sure it is a no-brainer. I kind of bluffed 'em down by shopping around at T-mobile where they offered me a $180/mos 4 line unlimited everything contract that Sprint quickly offered to match for us, but I wasn't sure if we committed to a 2 year family plan if that meant everyone gets to upgrade. Found out tonight it did, started checking out their lower cost options and narrowed it down to the two mentioned.
If anyone has any input on those two it would be really appreciated. I've read a bunch of reviews on a bunch of phones I could get and decided on the HTC One E8, but just now noticed the S5 is available for the same price and I gotta do some homework and compare the two before I pull the trigger but I'm too bloody tired now and gotta go pass out.
Hugs and thanks!