Mobile for a Teenager

sooty&sweep

Thanks
I had briefly looked & wondered if its worth it but I've not looked at them in any detail to see what they cover. We're contracted to £13.50 per month for the phone & calls etc so not just the phone to consider.

On the whole he's not too bad but acidents do happen & I think part of teaching him to be responsible is also about forward planning, considering the worst case scenario & what can he do to protect himself & is it necessary / worth it.

Cheers
Jen

grumbler

sooty&sweep wrote: »

We're contracted to £13.50 per month for the phone & calls etc so not just the phone to consider.

This doesn't matter and doesn't have anything to do with the insurance. You pay mainly for the airtime, not for the phone.

What only matters is that, if needed, a new phone can be bought for ~£110, a second-hand one for peanuts.

Collabora

with https://secure.covercloud.co.uk for a Moto G value £250 it is

Standard
£3.01 per month
Annual Price £30.10 (save £6.02)
Accidental damage
Mechanical breakdown
Water damage
Cracked screen
90 days Worldwide cover
Unauthorised Calls
£50 Excess

Premier
£3.75 per month
Annual Price £37.50 (save £7.50)
Accidental damage
Mechanical breakdown
Water damage
Cracked screen
90 days Worldwide cover
Unauthorised Calls
Theft
£50 Excess

£4.49 per month
Annual Price £44.90 (save £8.98)
Accidental damage
Mechanical breakdown
Water damage
Cracked screen
90 days Worldwide cover
Unauthorised Calls
Theft
Loss
£50 Excess

sooty&sweep

So what would happen if he lost the phone & I bought another handset ?

Would I be able to get another sim so that he could access the calls, texts etc we'd be paying for as part of the contract ?

Sorry if this is a daft question but I've never done much with mobiles. I'm on a £7.50 per month contract which I took out because it seemed a better deal for me than a payg. I've never bothered with insurance because I realised the replacement cost would be less than the insurance.
Thanks
Jen

Collabora

sooty&sweep wrote: »

So what would happen if he lost the phone & I bought another handset ?

Would I be able to get another sim so that he could access the calls, texts etc we'd be paying for as part of the contract ?

Sorry if this is a daft question but I've never done much with mobiles. I'm on a £7.50 per month contract which I took out because it seemed a better deal for me than a payg. I've never bothered with insurance because I realised the replacement cost would be less than the insurance.
Thanks
Jen

Not sure this is something only the network could answer. Never claimed on my insurance

grumbler

sooty&sweep wrote: »

So what would happen if he lost the phone & I bought another handset ?

Would I be able to get another sim so that he could access the calls, texts etc we'd be paying for as part of the contract ?

http://www.tescomobile.com/help-and-support/1083-device-help/1104-lost-and-stolen/lost-or-stolen-phone

mobilejunkie

sooty&sweep wrote: »

So what would happen if he lost the phone & I bought another handset ?

Would I be able to get another sim so that he could access the calls, texts etc we'd be paying for as part of the contract ?

Sorry if this is a daft question but I've never done much with mobiles. I'm on a £7.50 per month contract which I took out because it seemed a better deal for me than a payg. I've never bothered with insurance because I realised the replacement cost would be less than the insurance.
Thanks
Jen

Almost certainly - but whatever you did the insurance wouldn't pay your line rental.