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frontpage Posted by amorde • Jun 11, 2025
frontpage Posted by amorde • Jun 11, 2025

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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SlickDG1
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They dont track on the kids plan. In their T&C
SlickDG1
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Hard stop has been my experience.
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.

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Jun 13, 2025
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np1050
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Quote from famewolf :
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.

Promo price vs a regular non promo price. Hardly an apples to apples comparison. I typically stay away from promo deals because after it's done, you're under the gun to switch or stuck paying higher rates. I'm a big fan of set it and forget it.
Jun 13, 2025
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np1050
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from blamus :
What does it mean by "deployed multiple hotspots?"

Carrier offload. Helium has a network of hotspots that any carrier can use to help take load off of their cellular network for cheap. Hotspots run off wifi and the owner can be anyone, including you. You get paid in cryptocurrency to put up these hotspots (ideally deployed in businesses and high foot traffic areas). You'll get paid for providing good coverage and the amount of data your device transfers.
Jun 13, 2025
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BenC2620
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from ChristianMcC :
What I'm wondering, too. I'm on the zero plan, is that enough?

Also I'm wondering if there's slow down after the 3gb or just a hard cap.

Good2gomobile has $60/yr unlimited talk text w 1 gb, then slows to 256
Jun 13, 2025
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krunk619
Jun 13, 2025
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Anyone use this for a car headunit?
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kqian111
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Quote from krunk619 :
Anyone use this for a car headunit?
If you can pop in the SIM somewhere in the car, then it should work fine.
Jun 13, 2025
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herdon
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from schlack :
Whoa that tax is cray cray. If going the ultra cheap route, tempted to just put the kids on the free Helium plan since most calls are gonna be data anyways via FaceTime, FB, WhatsApp, etc. Don't care about anonymized location data.
I probably should've been clearer about the tax. The "tax" encompassed fees in this scenario. We have lots of things with regards to e911 and rural type fees allocated to wireless billing. I would imagine it has something to do with our terrain and how hard it is to provide service. Getting fiber up a mountain to the bottom of a tower to provide service to the valleys below can be quite cumbersome.
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np1050
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Quote from Rontron :
I get how they pay for their $0 plan, but I don't think $5 covers their actual cost of this service so I'm interested to see how long they offer this.

I agree. I would be amazed if they're making any money on this line at all. Might even be a loss leader. I'm also a little skeptical about this working well for kids. They're not exactly the most careful when it comes to data consumption. 3gb might not be enough for them. I kind of wish they didn't market towards kids at all. Just have it as a standalone plan

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Jun 13, 2025
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blamus
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from np1050 :
Carrier offload. Helium has a network of hotspots that any carrier can use to help take load off of their cellular network for cheap. Hotspots run off wifi and the owner can be anyone, including you. You get paid in cryptocurrency to put up these hotspots (ideally deployed in businesses and high foot traffic areas). You'll get paid for providing good coverage and the amount of data your device transfers.

I have the zero plan. How do I deploy hotspots?
Jun 13, 2025
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MBster
Jun 13, 2025
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Thinking about the free zero plan for an emergency backup phone, but it's physical SIM only. Can someone shed light on how much a physical SIM cost? I cannot find it on their website. Thanks!
Jun 13, 2025
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shadowgerm
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from MBster :
Thinking about the free zero plan for an emergency backup phone, but it's physical SIM only. Can someone shed light on how much a physical SIM cost? I cannot find it on their website. Thanks!
it's free, i ordered yesterday
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kqian111
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Quote from herdon :
I probably should've been clearer about the tax. The "tax" encompassed fees in this scenario. We have lots of things with regards to e911 and rural type fees allocated to wireless billing. I would imagine it has something to do with our terrain and how hard it is to provide service. Getting fiber up a mountain to the bottom of a tower to provide service to the valleys below can be quite cumbersome.
just change your billing address to somewhere in Idaho and you'll pay about 10% in fees/taxes instead of 90%
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Jun 13, 2025
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herdon
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from kqian111 :
just change your billing address to somewhere in Idaho and you'll pay about 10% in fees/taxes instead of 90%
This is why I love this community.
Jun 13, 2025
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BeigeKestrel1597
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from MBster :
Thinking about the free zero plan for an emergency backup phone, but it's physical SIM only. Can someone shed light on how much a physical SIM cost? I cannot find it on their website. Thanks!
When I signed up for the free plan about 5 weeks ago, they offered esim and physical sim at no additinal cost. https://support.hellohelium.com/e...g-your-sim
Jun 13, 2025
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greenhandle
Jun 13, 2025
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Quote from yeahok :
Do I need a parent account to get this?
Yes, you need a 'parent account' as part of the group plan. No way to get the Kid's Plan without someone to be the parent.

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greenhandle
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Quote from np1050 :
I agree. I would be amazed if they're making any money on this line at all. Might even be a loss leader. I'm also a little skeptical about this working well for kids. They're not exactly the most careful when it comes to data consumption. 3gb might not be enough for them. I kind of wish they didn't market towards kids at all. Just have it as a standalone plan
There is zero motivation for Helium to offer this plan as a standalone plan: as an addition to a Group plan, Helium benefits from the parent account. As a stand-alone plan, they'd lose money on each line, and gain nothing in return.

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