We will be visiting Wuhan in July and my 16-yr-old son has a Huawei Honor that has slots for 2 sims. Last year I visited good friends in Nanchang and assumed that getting a cheap cell phone for my son (who will stay with his aunts and uncles for 1 month) would be easy, but it was virtually impossible. The cell phone companies wanted something like a $1,000 deposit.

This year, I am hoping I can do one of 2 things. 1. Buy a sim for my son that would work. Or, 2. Pay his uncle to get a second phone and then give the phone to my son. I am wondering whether either of these two options are feasible or whether there is some other option. Also, want to make sure that if son's uncle buys a cheap phone that the uncle wouldn't get in trouble in China. Any help would be appreciated.