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Recommended mobile phone PAYG for kids?

gillbee
gillbee Posts: 241 Forumite
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I'm on the look out for a mobile for an 11 year old. Must be PAYG and looking for camera, video, mp3 on there as well. Is this available around the £50 mark? Would ideally like something quite solid as I'm guessing it'll be dropped, thrown in the bottom of the school bag etc. I'd appreciate any advise - I know the SE phones usually have decent cameras on them, but I don't really know any other brands well. Also - will all networks put some kind of adult content block on web enabled phones or should I be looking at particular operators.
Thanks.

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  • lufcgirl
    lufcgirl Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    Orange do a content block for under 18's....

    ....I'd probably reccommend the SE W205 on PAYG, a slide phone with camera, video and MP3. I think its about £50, and if you get online or from an Orange store you get a free gift box with £35 Skullcandy headphones in, and loads of other small things!
  • greyster
    greyster Posts: 2,392 Forumite
    T-Mobile have content lock enabled by default on PAYG
  • gillbee
    gillbee Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Cheers for the tip on phone and the gift box. Gift box makes it worthwhle paying a little extra and ordering through the orange website. If anyone else is interested then quidco also do £12 on PAYG over £60. Having a think about the tocco lite or LG Cookie which is a little above our initial budget but would come in about £60 with cashback.

    Glad to see the content blocks can be applied - that takes the concern out of internet enabled phones.
  • xhming
    xhming Posts: 1 Newbie
    You really need change another phone, i recommend an online shop
    electronics-china.net/
    good luck
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    Got my 7 year old a lovely pink T mobile vibe phone through KGB deals for £5 instead of £39.99. It has a slide out keyboard, is touch screen, has camera, video, mp3, plays java games which I've managed to download for her for free, and is a lovely phone. Its also got apps preloaded for social networking such as FB and twitter (far too young :))there is a black version.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    xhming wrote: »
    You really need change another phone, i recommend an online shop
    electronics-china.net/
    good luck

    Is this an advert for your shop ?
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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    not that i agree with anyone under the age of 15 having a mobile but ahve your tried this samsung they have it in asda for 14.99 at the moment its got web access on a a semi decent camera dn they can listen to mp3's on it too
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