Phone Contract for teenager

seanshare

Hi, my 15 year old uses his mobile alot on a PAYG but I think that this would be much better financially on a contract in my name.

I have a contract with Orange, with my wife as an additional user.

The problem I have is how to limit the calls. His hormones are up and needs to spend endless hours on the bl***y phone.

Ideally I would have a contract of a set number of minutes a day with a few texts. Is there anything that would be suitable on the market. Happy with £20 - £25 per month.

Many thanks

Sean

MoneySavingSpender

tmobile ufix fixed contract or virgin payg bundles the only product that seems to match what you want.

Neither coming close to matching a good cashback deal.

I have several contracts in my name for my girlfriend and family members, I check each one I don't use every few days and tell them to calm it down a bit or be wary they might go past inclusive minutes etc, and they do cos more importantly, they listen to me.

Now as a parent u have the threat of cancelling their contract sim card, them losing their number and hence the contract they have, a mature 15year old would take that ace up your sleeve seriously

jnm21

Consider P&G bolt ons of some sort - two examples:

o2 - top up £15 per month & get him 5-600 texts, then look at call packages (http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/tariffs/paygo/paygoboltons0153)

voda - family - if his regular numbers are voda, free calls for up to 60 mins at £5 for 4 or £7 for 6 members.

I know exactly your problem - my 23 going on 14 brother-in-law means that I can't give my in-laws a normal contract phone, but have to go for u-fix - for the same price or less, I could have flext35 (900 mins or 1800 texts or 600 of each instead of 750 o/p + 75 texts, which we can't mention are cross net for fear of them being wasted).