When a new customer joins ParentShield we can be fairly sure the first ParentShield control they’ll try out is the Bedtime control. Children using mobile phones at night – resulting in lack of sleep and general tiredness – is a very common complaint we hear.… Read More »Turning a child’s phone off at night

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

Every mobile phone has the ability to “lock” a SIM card so that it can’t be used in any phone without first unlocking it. This is a different restriction to the phone screen unlock ( the one that you enter, or unlock with a fingerprint,… Read More »SIM PIN Locked

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

A SIM card from Tesco will be an O2 SIM card. Tesco is an MVNO of O2’s and allows them to re-sell O2’s facilities. As you would expect, it’s a cheaper option that going to O2 direct and, as a while Tesco’s service and Feedback… Read More »Tesco Child SIM Card

By ParentShield’s postage and packing department Getting a SIM for a birthday or Christmas or back to school can be a stressful affair. Here at ParentShield we are really conscious of this. We want to make everything as simple as possible, and get everything right… Read More »SIM Delivery Time and Options

What a Closed User Group is, and why you need one By ParentShield’s Telephony Experts A Closed User Group ( or CUG ) is a special type of mobile service that only works between a pre-selected group of subscribers. It means that mobile phones in… Read More »Closed User Group Mobile