'Tis the season when you might be thinking about buying your child their first phone -something practical, hard wearing and, crucially, easy on the pocket.
The idea of the kids running up a hefty bill has traditionally put many parents off getting them a pay monthly phone. But data gifting is a great way of keeping costs down, while still keeping your offspring happy.
Now you can share your data
My son started secondary school earlier this year and we've bought him a phone so that we feel a bit more comfortable with him making his own way to school and his sports activities. But my goodness, he really rips through the data!
As a parent whose nearly-teen is just starting to discover the joys of social media, and who never remembers to download content rather than streaming (sigh), I'm discovering just how important staying connected is to him (and how quickly it can drain his data). But now when you take out an additional pay monthly or SIM only line on your account, you can share any spare data you have with that number. So, if your child is a bit heavy on the Snapchat and you have at least 500 MB on your account to spare - you can gift them some of your data.
So how does it work?
It's as simple as the account holder logging into the My EE app and moving any spare data to the number of whoever needs it. And if you set up a family account, you can keep an eye on how much data everyone's using, as well as control who can buy data, use their phone abroad and make calls to international and premium rate numbers.
What's the best plan?
Whether your child already has their own phone or not, you can find a plan to suit your budget. Check out pay monthly plans from as little as £15 a month on no-frills phones such as the Nokia 3.1, Samsung Galaxy J3 and Hawk from EE. Or opt for SIM only.
And as a bonus, you'll get an extra 10% off your plan for adding another line to your account and an extra 1GB data boost to add to any number of your choice.
Data gifting is the answer
In summary, data gifting is a great way of saving you that little bit extra on your monthly bill, while keeping your children connected. Ensuring everyone in your household stays happy.
Find out more about how data gifting can work for you and your family >
