Parental Controls For iPhone

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You now pesky kids can be. If you don’t batten down the hatches of any information device, they’ll be going to places they shouldn’t be and seeing things you don’t want them see in no time. Plus, if parents aren’t careful, the kids can run a pricey phone bill in no time. Now AT&T has an offering to stop these problems.

AT&T’s Smart Limits for Wireless service is a web-based interface that lets parents control detailed aspects of their children’s cell phone plans, including service for Apple’s iPhone. The service costs $4.99 a month per line; besides the iPhone, it’s compatible with any AT&T GSM or 3G handset as well as any non-prepaid AT&T cell phone plan.

Users can set limits on how many minutes children can use and what time of day and days of the week the phone can be used, as well as blocking calls and text messages from specific telephone numbers. Callers covered by the service will get warnings when they approach the limits; service will be restricted once those limits are hit. Certain numbers can be set as Allowed Numbers, which exempts them from those restrictions and emergency numbers can be dialed, regardless of limits.

This won’t solve all of the problems parents face with their children’s iPhones, but it does look like a realistic start to gaining control.

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