First phone for 11 year old

united4ever

My son is extremely keen to get an iphone 7. Looking for something refurbished...hopefully for less than £100. Is ebay the best place. Obviously would want unlocked and in terms of contract what is the cheapest way to do this since he will be using wifi most of the time. We have a CEX and a couple of other mobile shops near to us but they seem more expensive. Any links welcome.

J_B

united4ever said:

and in terms of contract what is the cheapest way to do this since he will be using wifi most of the time.

Pay as you go is the best way for juniors.

It avoids unnecessary high bills because they 'didn't realise' it cost to do that

Also teaches them budgeting.

Peter999_2

I got my daughter a sim-only deal with three mobile.   She can't go above her limits and spend any money as there's a cap of 0p on it.    She gets quite a lot of data, minutes and texts and has to budget so as not to use all her data.

Bogof_OAP

Worth paying a bit more for a phone from a recognised outlet like CEX that comes with a warranty.  There was a thread on here not long ago about someone who bought an iPhone at a car boot sale only to find it was password locked and there was no way it could be used.  

Farway

Bogof_OAP said:

Worth paying a bit more for a phone from a recognised outlet like CEX that comes with a warranty.  There was a thread on here not long ago about someone who bought an iPhone at a car boot sale only to find it was password locked and there was no way it could be used.  

This, may cost a bit more but avoids pitfalls & scams