Paul Stevenson

A SIM card from Asda Mobile will be a Vodafone SIM card. Asda Mobile is an MVNO of Vodafone’s and re-sells Vodafones services, and so Asda Mobile uses the Vodafone network. Asda is now a Vodafone piggyback SIM Asda Mobile SIM cards used to be… Read More »Asda Child SIM Card

Customers can now request eSIM for a Child as an alternative to the traditional “physical SIM” card to use if their child’s device supports it. eSIM can be despatched via email and be active immediately – removing the worry and delay associated with the postal system and… Read More »ParentShield Launches eSIM

Here at ParentShield we supply loads of SIM cards for Kids Phone Watches. A watch-phone is a popular choice for a child’s first phone. Particularly so for younger children who may be considered likely to lose a regular mobile phone on the first day of… Read More »Best Kids Phone Watch

giffgaff is a large MVNO with revenues in the hundreds of millions per year. It is a subsidiary of O2 UK – legally incorporated as Telefónica UK Limited. What network does giffgaff use? giffgaff runs on its parent company, O2’s network. It is a lower… Read More »giffgaff Child SIM

Protecting their Childs phone from accessing websites with inappropriate, or potentially harmful content, when connecting to the internet via Wifi, Personal Hotspots, VPN’s etc, is something that is in the forefront of Parents and Carers minds when providing their first mobile phone. How do you… Read More »Parents guide to setting up phone parental controls

Setting up Google Family Link allows parents or carers to set permissions for their Child’s Android phone remotely to set parental controls for applications and internet browsing from their own Android phone. You can download this guide as a PDF Here How to set up… Read More »Ultimate guide to setting up Google Family Link for your Child

Setting up Apple Family Share allows one parent or carer to set permissions for their child’s iPhone remotely to approve spending and downloads, locate the phone, and set parental controls for applications and internet browsing from their own iPhone. You can download this guide as… Read More »The ultimate guide to Apple Family Share for your Childs phone

Following the recent spike in abusive videos of teachers being shared on TikTok, votesforschools approached ParentShield for comment as their voters looked at the “classic” debate of “Should students use smartphones in school?” through a 2021 lens. They explored the benefits and drawbacks of young… Read More »How to “school-proof” a mobile phone

Only ParentShield account holders ( Parents or legal guardians ) are able to access the recordings via your secure Parentshield Parent Portal login. Access to the Parent portal login is via the account details provided at sign-up time and can be additionally secured by 2-factor… Read More »Activating Two-Factor Auth (2FA) for a ParentShield login