While you’re packing the beach towels, cricket bats, and sunscreen, don’t forget one thing that could save your summer sanity: Data Gifting.

Whether your teenager is streaming cricket highlights with their mates or your youngest is Face Timing from the back seat on a long road trip, mobile data disappears faster than a Zooper Dooper on a 40-degree day. But here’s the good news: with Data Gifting, you can share your monthly unused data with family members who also have a More mobile SIM-only plan.* No top-ups or extra charges, just good old-fashioned generosity - what a way to keep that Christmas spirit alive all throughout those looooonggg summer holidays.

Here’s 5 reasons to get all over our Data Gifting feature

1. Kids are holidays. Devices are on. Data is vanishing.

With Data Gifting, you can share up to 50% of your monthly data allowance (rounded up to the nearest GB) each billing period with your child’s More SIM-only plan, without paying for one-off top-ups or upgrading plans.

So while the kids are gaming, streaming, or video-calling from the caravan park, you’re still in control of how much extra data they get*. Who knows, with them happily occupied, you might even get a chance to finish (or start) that book you got for Christmas.

2. No extra cost, no fuss

Data Gifting is free to use. You don’t need to call support or fill out forms. Just log into the Self Care Portal or the CommBank app, choose who gets the data, and hit send. It’s like handing out icy poles, quick, easy, and guaranteed to make you the favourite parent, uncle or aunt.

3. It’s backyard cricket season

Sun’s out, stumps are in, and TikTok content is plentiful! Whether they’re perfecting that screamer of a catch or you’re streaming the Test during a tea break (in the pantry – no judgement), don’t let data woes spoil your summer fun vibes. Like the 3rd batsman, Data Gifting is always ready to keep the game (and the scroll) going.

4. It’s a handy summer bribe

Let’s be honest. Sometimes a little incentive goes a long way. “Want more data? Clean your room.” “Need to stream the latest tennis, cricket or football, match? Help with the washing.” Data Gifting turns your spare data into a powerful parenting tool. Use it wisely.

5. It can help keep everyone in the loop

Whether your kids are at surf camp or staying with grandparents, Data Gifting can help keep everyone in the loop, (as long as they actually reply to those texts and calls!). Plus, with More’s latest Double Data offer on 5G plans^, you can keep the whole crew online and pocket the savings. Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone😉

Ready to gift data? Here’s how:

🖤 In the More Self Care Portal

💛 In the CommBank app

To gift data, your More mobile service must be linked in the CommBank app.

1. Open the CommBank app

2. Go to Accounts > scroll down to find Services > click on More

3. Select the mobile service you would like to gift data from

4. Tap the 'Gift data' link in blue

5. Enter the amount of data you want to gift

6. Enter the recipient's More mobile number

7. Confirm and send – it's that easy!

Final Thoughts:

As I type this in the comfort of the More HQ office, I can’t help but think about the six (or, is it seven? See what I did there), weeks of school holidays ahead. While yes, it’s going to be great! Very wholesome, full of family bonding moments and a car full of sand, but on the flip side, after a long day out or towards week 4-5 of the school holidays, I know I’ll be craving a few more ‘mummy-time-out’ moments. If modern-day technology can help facilitate some ‘me time’ and potentially quell those drama-dramas (you know the ones), then I’m absolutely tapping into that – guilt free. And I give you permission to do so too.

Yours in solidarity and those messy-but-solvable-tech-parenting moments in-between.