topic Re: Best SIM for 10 year old in Sky Mobile

Best SIM for 10 year old

hellbell84 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:05:52 GMT

My son has just been given my old iphone 14 pro max, what is the cheapest sim to get him so that he can use the basics but at the same time, I want to be see his location?

He wants a phone number but im already speanding £50 on my phone, my oldest sons so want to get the cheapest version!! is it worth calling sky to see if i can get a free sim?

Re: Best SIM for 10 year old

caesarome — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:11:45 GMT

@hellbell84

All available sim packages are shown here:

https://www.sky.com/shop/mobile/plans

They all come with a 12 month contract.

Re: Best SIM for 10 year old

DaveDrizen — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:19:26 GMT

@hellbell84 wrote:
My son has just been given my old iphone 14 pro max, what is the cheapest sim to get him so that he can use the basics but at the same time, I want to be see his location?

He wants a phone number but im already speanding £50 on my phone, my oldest sons so want to get the cheapest version!! is it worth calling sky to see if i can get a free sim?

iPhone use a lot of data depending what apps they use. Many apps work in the back ground not just when you select them , even if the phone is just sitting in your sons pocket it sitll using data. Specially apps like the "Find me" app as you want to keep track of you son, this will use data all the time, as that is continually sending out the location of the phone, not just when that app is selected or when you look to see where he is. If you get the very cheapest sim deal it probably won't have much monthly data allowance and there if he runs out his allwannce and starts paying for extra data the bill will soon mount up. I presume your phone contract is with Sky. Most other networks offer a second sim contract at considerable discount, I am with Vodafone and have unlimited data sim for my iPhone for £28 a month and got a second unlimited data sim for just £16 month. I am also with BT for my broadband band and got unlimited data sim for my wifes iPhone with EE ( who are owned by BT) for just £17 a month. presume Sky don't do sim deals like this.

Re: Best SIM for 10 year old

hellbell84 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:44:57 GMT

Can I use my Piggybank data to top his up?

Re: Best SIM for 10 year old

caesarome — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:56:55 GMT

@hellbell84

You can but only if you order the sim on the same account that your other one(s) are on.