Parental Controls on iPhone 4S?
I recently received an iPhone 4S for my birthday. Because of some past experiences, my mother doesn't trust me with having full access to the internet anymore so she said she apparently paid extra for AT&T to monitor absolutely everything that I do. She added that when my statement came, she would be able to see the full body of each text/picture that I send and the date and time. Also, she said that AT&T will record my facetime conversations and send her the recordings through email each time I do it. Last but not least, she added that at a certain time, they will turn off my IP address so I can't use the phone at night… I told a friend about this and she said that all of this was highly impossible but i'm not so sure. My friend said that it's easy to just pop the SIM card out at night and as long as I have Wi-Fi in the house, I will be able to use my phone and AT&T will not be able to track my phone or even find anything out. If I take my SIM card out will it show up on my statement that it has been removed? And, is anything else that she mentioned remotely possible? I need answers, I feel like I have no privacy…
I think your mom is exaggerating a little, but she has installed "AT&T Parental controls" for $4.99 a month. I know she can set what hours you can use the internet, that is true. She can get a list of EVERY number you call & TEXT plus the times… No no more late night texting.
I doubt removing the SIM will over ride parental controls, you can hope & try.
I don't believe she can read the actual texts, you don't need privacy, your a child.sorry… LOL
You will understand in a decade or two when your older, really. Sad more parental don't know about this… Cheers.
I also doubt whether what you mother said is true. It seems to be impossible for AT&T to do all the things as you mother described. But it is possible for your mother to put a parental control software like iKeyMonitor on your phone instead to monitor your online activities. You should also be more careful.
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Hope it helps.
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