AT&T Smart Limits
As our kids get older, they’ve begun to ask for cell phones. I guess one of the fallout items from my kids seeing me with so many phones. “When can I have one?” is a question I’ve been asked frequently all summer long. I’ve heard nightmare stories from some of my friends about the cost of providing their kids cell phones without the appropriate plan. I was talking to our AT&T rep about that and he mentioned AT&T Smart Limits. I’d never heard of it so I looked it up on line. For an extra $4.99 per month you can control pretty much everything the cell phone does.
AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless™
$4.99/month per subscriber
Benefits
AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless is a new online service that enables you to provide your children with the freedom and security of wireless service while setting sensible boundaries for its use. An easy online setup allows you to determine specifically how and when your child can use the phone.
Set limits for:
- Number of text and instant messages
- Dollar amount for downloadable purchases (ringtones, games and more)
- Amount of web browsing usage allowed per billing cycle
- Times of day the phone can be used for messaging, browsing and outbound calling
- Who the phone can call or text (incoming and outgoing) by blocking and allowing certain numbers
- Access to content inappropriate for children
Please Note: This product cannot currently be used to set specific monthly limits for minutes. All incoming calls are allowed at all times except from numbers you designate as “Blocked Numbers”.
AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless Terms of Use
As your child approaches the text and download limits, he/she will receive an advance warning. Once a limit is reached, there will be a notification the action is restricted and the service will be stopped until the next billing cycle begins.
Calls and text messages to and from phone numbers you designate as “Allowed Numbers” and calls to 911 will continue to be permitted regardless of the limits you set.
What’s most intriguing about the list of features above is who the phone can call or text (incoming and outgoing) by blocking and allowing certain numbers. It gives me a little more comfort in what my kids could potentially do with their cell phones if we give in and get them one. Check it out, including a demo.
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