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frontpage Posted by amorde • 5d ago

Helium Mobile Kids Add-On Phone Plan: Unlimited Talk/Text + 3GB/Month Data

(BYOD Required)

$5/Month

$5.00

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Helium Mobile is offering their Helium Mobile Kids Phone Plan (must add to a existing plan) with Unlimited Talk, Text and 3GB of Data per Month for $5 per Month when you Bring your Own Unlocked Device and add a new plan to your Group [See here for plan details and here for setup information].

Thanks to Community Member amorde for sharing this deal.

Note, must login to your account and add the available plan of your choice to your account.

About this Plan:
  • Nationwide 5G coverage. So kids can stay connected wherever life (or school trips) take them.
  • 3GB of data + unlimited talk and text. Enough to stay in touch without the stress of overages.
  • Parental oversight. Parents or guardians manage the account and monitor usage directly from their own Helium Mobile App.
  • Privacy-first. While Helium Mobile's standard plans use anonymized location data to help strengthen our community-powered network, all Kids Plans take a different approach. For added safety and compliance, we will never ask subscribers on kids' accounts to share location data—period.
  • Important: Helium Mobile Kids' plans are available through a Group Plan. As a Group Administrator (must be over the age of 18), you can add someone to a Kids Plan by following the steps here.

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Helium Mobile uses the T-Mobile network.
  • A compatible Unlocked Smartphone is required for join a plan.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Written by amorde
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Helium Mobile is offering their Helium Mobile Kids Phone Plan (must add to a existing plan) with Unlimited Talk, Text and 3GB of Data per Month for $5 per Month when you Bring your Own Unlocked Device and add a new plan to your Group [See here for plan details and here for setup information].

Thanks to Community Member amorde for sharing this deal.

Note, must login to your account and add the available plan of your choice to your account.

About this Plan:
  • Nationwide 5G coverage. So kids can stay connected wherever life (or school trips) take them.
  • 3GB of data + unlimited talk and text. Enough to stay in touch without the stress of overages.
  • Parental oversight. Parents or guardians manage the account and monitor usage directly from their own Helium Mobile App.
  • Privacy-first. While Helium Mobile's standard plans use anonymized location data to help strengthen our community-powered network, all Kids Plans take a different approach. For added safety and compliance, we will never ask subscribers on kids' accounts to share location data—period.
  • Important: Helium Mobile Kids' plans are available through a Group Plan. As a Group Administrator (must be over the age of 18), you can add someone to a Kids Plan by following the steps here.

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Helium Mobile uses the T-Mobile network.
  • A compatible Unlocked Smartphone is required for join a plan.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Written by amorde

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They dont track on the kids plan. In their T&C
Hard stop has been my experience.
Seems like the infinimobile 12 month 5gb plan for $60 that keeps popping up occasionally would be a better deal...that however is 2500 minutes and texts a month. I'd certainly consider the free plan for the free 3GB of data a month as additional data since I do have a dual sim phone and it can auto switch based on availability.

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famewolf
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Seems like the infinimobile 12 month 5gb plan for $60 that keeps popping up occasionally would be a better deal...that however is 2500 minutes and texts a month. I'd certainly consider the free plan for the free 3GB of data a month as additional data since I do have a dual sim phone and it can auto switch based on availability.
Last edited by famewolf June 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM.
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Quote from Timless :
huh? how would they stop your gps/location tracking?
They (Helium Mobile) does not track location on the kids account through their app. However, of course GPS will still work and will provide location data to apps you use, maps, retail, etc.
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Quote from gibsonbass :
How much is tax in ca?
CA is a big state, so it varies depending on your local county. However, it probably ranges from $2-5 but this is only a guess.
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Quote from gibsonbass :
How much is tax in ca?

It depends on your city tax too. In Los Angeles if it's like T-Mobile . It's around $4.50 but unsure
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Quote from bluefossil :
"No GPS tracking or location sharing". Hmmm, isn't this the whole point of getting a child a phone? lol
From the carrier. Helium requires you to have that turned on for their free service. You can still use find my etc on the actual phone with this plan.
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What am I missing? I go to sign-up, install app, create account, etc. There is no Kids Plan as an option. Do we select plan Zero and then go from there?

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Can we take this plan and later downgrade to free plan?
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If you look at the setup instructions from this link,

https://support.hellohelium.com/e...obile-kids

you will see that Helium is making a distinction between Kids Plans and Standard Plans. The $5 plan is considered a Kids Plan only available for those 17 or under. The $0 plan is considered a Standard Plan only available for those 18 and over. So according to their terms, a switch from the $5 plan to the $0 plan can only happen when somebody 17 turns 18.

As I said in the other Helium thread, it is anybody's guess on how they can enforce age restrictions on their plans.
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This one requires parents active line on helium network , kids plan can't be activated as a single independent line . I'm not sure about taxes but if it taxable then the total with be around $10 per month.
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$5 + $4.05tx for me in WV.
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How do I get a free line?
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Quote from brestbry :
Been using Helium for well over a year now on their $5 unltd plan and it's been great. No issues. If they still have this plan next January I'll move my daughter to it once her current tracfone plan ends.
first time hearing about this MNVO, what $5 unlimited plan are you on? My free year with Spectrum Mobile is almost up, and need to find a paid plan.

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Quote from shadowgerm :
first time hearing about this MNVO, what $5 unlimited plan are you on? My free year with Spectrum Mobile is almost up, and need to find a paid plan.

It was a launch promo for the Miami area and no longer offered.

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