Shopping & Style1 min ago
New Mobile Phone For 11 Year Old
10 Answers
Anyone know of any good mobile phones for kids. 11 year old girl. If it is contract, then I would want it capped. She likes listening to music, swopping ringtones, Whats app, but not facebook. Any ideas, dont want it costing too much.
Answers
1 to 10 of 10
Don't buy a Blackberry, they could go bankrupt at any minute. A relative got a Samsung Galaxy Ace (with contract) for £10 a month from Argos of all places (phone was free) Plenty to choose from Argos here http://www.a
16:59 Fri 01st Nov 2013
-- answer removed --
I am sure she wants one rather than needs one. Most 11 year old kids seem to have them these days (i know that doesn't make it right!). Blackberry models seem to be popular with kids at the moment and as othes have suggested, get it in payg so you can keep tabs on the cost. I am sure you can pick a second hand model for a fraction of the price of a new one.
Don't buy a Blackberry, they could go bankrupt at any minute.
A relative got a Samsung Galaxy Ace (with contract) for £10 a month from Argos of all places (phone was free)
Plenty to choose from Argos here
http://
Sainsburys also now do contract phones.
A relative got a Samsung Galaxy Ace (with contract) for £10 a month from Argos of all places (phone was free)
Plenty to choose from Argos here
http://
Sainsburys also now do contract phones.
why does everyone think their opinions on the matter of an 11 yo having a phone are important?
Kassee, you need to work out what you want her to have from the phone - do you want her to have a contract and "budget" the minutes/texts etc? do you want her to be able to spend her pocket money on topping up?
If you do want her to have a contract, you can get a HTC desire on tesco for 7.50 a month. Tesco will cap the contract (so she can't go over) and you get 500mb, 5000 texts and 100 mins. Of course, if she has a capped contract and she's at the end of her minutes, she wont be able to call you even in an emergency. You can use home wifi when you are in range.
The phone itself is pretty cheap as far as smartphones go, so if it does have to be replaced, not so bad, but it's free if you take the contract. Tesco uses the o2 network, so if you get good o2 signal near you, it'll be ok
Kassee, you need to work out what you want her to have from the phone - do you want her to have a contract and "budget" the minutes/texts etc? do you want her to be able to spend her pocket money on topping up?
If you do want her to have a contract, you can get a HTC desire on tesco for 7.50 a month. Tesco will cap the contract (so she can't go over) and you get 500mb, 5000 texts and 100 mins. Of course, if she has a capped contract and she's at the end of her minutes, she wont be able to call you even in an emergency. You can use home wifi when you are in range.
The phone itself is pretty cheap as far as smartphones go, so if it does have to be replaced, not so bad, but it's free if you take the contract. Tesco uses the o2 network, so if you get good o2 signal near you, it'll be ok
Thank you bednobs, thats helpful. My mobile, is always my older daughters cast offs, and I have Pay As You Go, so I am not an expert of mobiles or contracts. But for my 11 year old, I want cheap and cheerful, but she does want the internet (more's the pity) and they do like the Whats App for chatting with friends. I just want it, so I can contact her when she is out anywhere. What happens if she looses it or its stolen, and it is on a capped contract, (or worse still a non-capped contract) do I have to keep paying till end of contract ?
1 to 10 of 10
