Graham is the CEO of ParentShield Mobile network for children and its parent Company Engine Mobile Ltd. With a career-long involvement in Internet Communication protocols - ParentShield was conceived from a personal search for the perfect Children's Mobile Phone Network.
At ParentShield, we have always believed that a child’s mobile network should do more than just connect calls. It should actively work to keep children safe, and do so in a way that respects the privacy of every family we serve. Today, we are proud… Read More »How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping ParentShield Protect Children
From today you might spot a new button in the ParentShield Portal at the bottom of the page: This is currently only available on the new single-network Safe Stage SIM cards and Pro Stage SIM cards. When pressed it’ll display – if possible – the… Read More »Cell Tower Tracking
We’ve had our first Christmas order for Christmas 2025 already – so the season has officially started – and here is everything you need to know if you are buying a phone for a child for Christmas! On the face of it, buying a mobile… Read More »Buying a Mobile Phone for a Child for Christmas 2025
— Update 9th May 2023 — We’ve been monitoring this particular situation over the weekend and things are back to normal as far as we can see. Obviously we’re keeping an eye on it while our supplier increases capacity for us.—— Many of our customers… Read More »A bit of congestion
At ParentShield we deal with phones, sometimes at the messy end of life. We regularly get calls for help getting a SIM card and phone contract where things are possibly slightly unusual – often where families are complicated or spread apart for whatever reason. Normal… Read More »It’s Complicated
The voicemail system that’s attached to every other mobile network isn’t suitable for a phone used by small children. The system used by all four of the big mobile networks was designed over 40 years ago for use on mobile phones that were primarily there… Read More »Why ParentShield removed Voicemail
We thought we’d ask the now ubiquitous Artificial Intelligence Chat GPT a question: Write a 1000 word essay on the topic of: “Is it safe for an 11 year old to have their own mobile contract.“ The use of mobile phones has become an essential… Read More »Mobile Phone Safety according to AI
ParentShield has switched from the old app to a more modern ‘PWA’ – Progressive Web App that will be far easier and nicer to use. It will also provide real-time push alerts about calls and texts. Here is our QuickStart guide with the steps you… Read More »ParentShield App Quickstart guide
ParentShield has become First Mobile Network to Instantly Notify Parents of New Mobile Phone Correspondents their children may have. Derby-headquartered UK-wide Mobile Network ParentShield, has become the first mobile network to instantly notify parents if their child starts communicating with a new correspondent on their… Read More »New-correspondent Alerts
Occasionally we get a question about data time controls. It’s sometimes asked if we can customise SchoolBlock times from 3pm to 3:10 which is an individual school finishing time. Or start the blocking at 8:50 rather than 9am. It’s something we’ve experimented with a little… Read More »Time Controls on ParentShield – things you might need to know
