Buying your kid their first phone? Here are the best SIM only plans to suit children and teens along with advice on what to look out for when buying a SIM.
So your child is finally ready for their first phone, leaving you wondering how they grow up so fast – and what the best SIM deal for an eleven-year-old is anyway! Whether you’re buying a SIM for a child or teen, the number of providers and plans to choose from can make the whole decision a daunting task. Apart from pricing, there are a few things to think of before signing the dotted lines, like parental controls, social media usage and family discounts – all of which we’ll dive into here and more. So without further ado, here are the best deals on child-friendly SIMs, along with what to look out for when shopping for a child-friendly SIM. It’s also worth mentioning that Virgin has introduced two new offers for lockdown — one based for families who are taking on remote learning, and another for vulnerable customers. The former will grant Virgin mobile customers with families up to 20GB of additional mobile data per month to help with home-schooling. The offer will also a service in which kids can access educational resources without using up any of their mobile data — with Oak National Academy being the first to benefit. Finally, vulnerable customers who are on Pay As You Go can get a free contract which includes 500 minutes,500 text messages and 1GB of extra data every month, whilst vulnerable customers on contract can get unlimited minutes and 10GB of additional data every month. These offers will be in place until the end of March. Visit the Virgin Media website for more information. If you’re looking for a low budget low data SIM-deal consider carriers like iD Mobile, Tesco, Sky Mobile and Asda where you can find data plans for under £10. iD Mobile currently has a great rate in the UK for 2GB of data for £6 per month. The plans last for a month at a time and also include data rollover so any unused data carries over into the next month.
