Verizon Wireless Usage Controls
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I also have to say that as the consumer you are also responsible for reading about the products and services that you are buying.
I am sick of seeing people post here and take no responsibility for there actions. That is such BS. People need to own up to there mistakes and quit trying to push the blame onto someone else.
Phonefool I am not saying that you were not owning up to your own actions, it is just a little rant about people in general. I am so tired of people coming into my store and thinking that they should get a credit for something that was there fault. You went over the minutes, your kid used 10,000 text last month, your wife traveled to Canada and u...
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The service is flawed too. You can add a blocked # on your list to prevent your daughter from calling her boyfriend forever, but she could just dial the 7 digit number or call 411 to call connect her to call him. Eventually they will perfect it but again... the design is not a hard cut off like T-mobile on the minutes... just a warning. I think the more viable option is Prepaid. Out of cash, no more calls/text.
The reason they stopped BT transfers is because of copyrigted songs, tones, etc. being transferred to others at not cost. It's the same reason pirating music using Limewire or Ares is illegal.
Similar to Metallica being a big part of shutting down Napster, but it's not gred, it's their properby being given to others for free (granted Metallica is a much smaller group than VZW).
And with usage controls you can set time frames that do limit if the phone can make calls. So set up your time frame where you kid will make the 300 minutes of calls.
http://support.vzw.com/faqs/Features%20and%20Optiona ... »
1. Does Usage Controls offer a way to restrict phone usage during school hours or other times I do not want my child to use cell phone?
Yes, you can set up to 10 restricted time periods for each child on Usage Controls. It will restrict the user from sending or receiving messages (including Mobile IM), downloading content such as ringtones or games or using applications including Chaperone and Backup Assistant. Text messages sent between the child on Usage Controls and designated Trusted Numbers within your account will work during time restrictions.
Voice calls are not stopped during time re...
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jhmlbrgr said:
No vzman23 is not wrong, you set up certain time periods where the phone can only make and receive calls from "trusted" numbers, those numbers that are on your family share plan. Please read the literature about the services before you go an spout off any more misinformation.
You might want to take your own advice and read the literature because you cannot stop the calls from being placed or coming in with Usage Controls...Usage Controls, that's funny.