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30th August 2023

Student Mobile Discounts

Get money off smartphones, SIM plans, mobile broadband, and tablets

Student discounts are one of the major perks of studying, and all of the UK's major mobile networks offer student discounts, as do some of the smaller ones.

You can enjoy up to 20% off the life of the contract when you buy a new smartphone, SIM only deal, mobile broadband device, or tablet, or up to 50% off the first month. But the amount of student discount, how to claim, and what freebies you can get as a student vary from network to network, so we've summarised all these details in the table below.

Student Discounts 2023

Network

Discount

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  • Free 200GB data boost

Requires a Student Beans account

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EE Logo
  • 20% off most plans

Requires a Student Beans account

Claim discount

GiffGaff Mobile

  • 40GB of data for £10

Requires a student email address

Claim Discount

iD Mobile
  • Exclusive discounted plans

Requires a Student Beans, UNiDAYS or Totum account

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Lebara Mobile
  • 50% off first month with a SIM plan

Enter promo code "STUDENT22"

Claim Discount

Lyca Mobile

  • Exclusive discounted plans

Requires a Student Beans account

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O2 Logo
  • 20% off Airtime plan

Requires a UNiDAYS, UNiDAYS Gradlife, or Totum account

Claim discount

Smarty Mobile

  • Exclusive discounted plans

Requires a UNiDAYS or Student Beans account

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Three Logo
  • Exclusive discounted plans

Requires a Student Beans, UNiDAYS, or Totum account

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Virgin Mobile

  • Exclusive discounted plans

Requires a UNiDAYS account

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Vodafone
  • 10% off selected plans

Requires a student email and ID Number

Claim Discount

VOXI Mobile
  • First month free and other exclusive discounted plans

Requires a Student Beans, UNiDAYS, or Totum account

Claim Discount

If you don't already have an account for UNiDAYS, Totum or Student Beans it's quick and easy to sign up.

None of the other UK networks currently offer student discounts at the time of writing, including Sky Mobile, Talkmobile, Asda Mobile, and Tesco Mobile.

Company director for our 4 websites as follows: 

3G.co.uk
4G.co.uk 
5G.co.uk 
SIMOnly.co.uk

Simon has a first class honours degree in business management and has worked for our companies since 2008. He is responsible for the upkeep of the website, including the price comparison tools and for some editorial content across the site.

He has joint responsibility for 3G.co.uk and SIMOnly.co.uk and is lead Director for 4G.co.uk.

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