Chris

All 3 of my kids have* contract phones. They are secondary phones on an account in my name. Some phone providers actively encourage this by giving discounts for multiple phones on the same account. A ban on smartphones for under 18s is unworkable.

*I should say ‘had’, as 2 of them are now over 18 and one of them has now taken on paying for the phone himself. But they all started out on a single family account.