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I can safely say that my daughter's iPhone has ruined our lives. We've had it for five days. Yes, there are some built-in parental controls, but Apple has blocked anybody from offering a software program that will turn the dang thing off (I'm talking about texting and calling) at a certain time every night. I have a daughter who is addicted to her phone and the battles are humongous to get her to do anything but text.
There are plenty of good programs with good parental controls for the Android and Blackberry, but thanks Apple for not allowing us as parents to turn the phone off at night. I know about Mobicip, which is a great company, but they can only turn the internet off, not texting or calling. When you have a kid who can and will text 5,000 texts a month, we need something that eliminates the battles at home and can automatically turn the thing off when it's bedtime. We're all losing sleep. Most parents, when they get an iPhone for their kid, don't realize that Apple, unlike Android, has chosen to place more importance on children's privacy than parent's ability to place restrictions on their kids' phones. I plan to take the iPhone back and get her an Android.
Mobicip Support Mar 27, 2012
Re: Time block on iPhone
Thank you for your kinds words about Mobicip.
We totally understand your concern. You should certainly contact Apple and provide your feedback on this page: http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Mary Jul 22, 2012
Same problem. can not control time limits.
Tony Sep 2, 2017
Same problem. can not control time limits.
Hello.
You posted a comment saying, I have my daughters phone set to turn off at 10:30 but thanks to Apple. She gets around that with the different apps and I can't seem to stop it.How do you set the phone to turn off at a certain time? Please advise.
Struggling parent with iphone access.
Thank you.
Tony
Mobicip Support Sep 12, 2017
Re: Same problem. can not control time limits.
Autumn Apr 23, 2013
I'm about to turn 15 and
I'm about to turn 15 and really want an iPhone. The reason why my parents are not ok with this is because they don't want me having 24/7 access to the Internet not only because of the explicit content, but because of the fact that I could stay up watching funny videos all night if given the opportunity. I've been looking around for a couple good software a that they could put on an iphone that could allow them to feel more comfortable giving one to me for my birthday. Is mobicip a software that can restrict content and time on a iPhone?
Mobicip Support Apr 24, 2013
Re: I'm about to turn 15 and
Hello Autumn,
Thank you for your interest in Mobicip. Yes, Mobicip provides access to filtered internet content and can also restrict internet access on specific time slots of a day.
Mobicip Safe Browser is a clone to Safari and we have tried to mimic its functionality to the extent possible. This is to ensure that your child will have the same user experience as that of a Safari user when browsing the internet with the added benefit of filtered internet content. Please note that Mobicip's filter is dynamic and it filters each website based on the content on the page at the time of access. Our filter works on algorithm that gives weightage to each questionable word in a webpage and when the number of those inappropriate words exceed the limit, the filter will block the page. Please be assured that Mobicip has been used by thousands of users worldwide and our filtering algorithms are updated constantly to filter inappropriate content.
Reg time limits - Our Premium subscription allows you to set time limits for accessing internet using the Mobicip app. However, you can only restrict internet accessed through Mobicip app during specific time slots of a day.
This feature is explained well in the following webpage:
http://bit.ly/fnclgf
Please note that this feature requires the purchase of our Premium subscription priced at $9.99/year/device.
Please let us know if this answer your questions. Otherwise we will be happy to assist further.
Mobicip Support
Lucas Jan 6, 2015
Apple's fault?
I've read your comment and it certainly sounds like your daughter's iPhone and Apple's choice to place more importance on people's (including children, who have the same right to provacy) privacy than parent's hability to control their children has made your family life tough. But the question is, Is this your daughter's or Apple's fault? I don't think so, this is clearly your (as parents) fault.
1.- First of all it's your responsability to educate your daughter to be responsible enough to control her sleeping times.
2.- Secondly, if you knew that your daughter wasn't able to control herself then should't have bought her an iPhone.
3.- Lastly, if you know find out that she isn't able to control her sleeping times & isn't listening to what you tell her then the solution is simple, no iPhone for her. If someone isn't responsible enough to have an iPhone then he/she shouldn't have an iPhone, simple as that.
Blaming your daughter, her phone or the company that makes the phone for your inability to raise and educate your child is not the solution to any of the problems... Your job as a patrent isn't to control your child, but to teach your child to control himself/herself, that's the difference between a parent and a guard.
Chris Apr 27, 2016
Apple's fault?
Agree. Mostly. With a 14 yr old daughter, it's a game of whack-a-mole. She abuses the privilege of her iPhone, it gets taken away and she goes and gets her school issued iPad. We take the iPad away, she can't do her homework. We issue the iPad back at certain times for homework only and she's goes to a friend's house to use theirs. Keeping her under lock and key isn't making her a better person. She's a good kid. She's also 14 and knows every work-around. Easy to go to bed on time to please us and simply set an alarm for midnight to get up and check messages from all her friends who are doing the same. It's exhausting to chase. Her grades suffer. We spend too much energy policing, which isn't really turning out to be exemplary parenting and seems to only encourage more sneaking around. The draw of texting and social media is an immensely powerful force on today's tweens and teens. And it can have a place in growing and maturing a young adult. But reallly, a simple kill switch to restrict hours and still give some earned freedoms would be so, so incredibly helpful to all parties. Surely it couldn't be that difficult for Apple to provide.
Tsmomm Jan 11, 2015
Parental Controls
I was googling time restriction options for my son's Iphone and came across this article. I solely wanted to know so I could let him have his phone in his room at night to play Pandora. If this is not an option, then guess what, the phone stays with me. This is America's issue. As a parent, it is MY responsibility to manage how my child uses his phone. It doesn't fall on Apple's shoulders. You can NOT get angry at Apple for how many texts your child sends or how many videos your child watches. It isn't their responsibility. Simply put, it falls on your shoulders to teach them, guide them and ultimately(gasp) be a parent. Apple provides a service. But so do prostitutes. Whose fault is that when someone chooses to "use that service?" Maybe Apple should allow a blocking service for that too.
Alison May 19, 2015
Teens and the iphone
Agree with all of the above but what happens when they are teens? Harder to enforce as they know all the tricks... Some remote way of locking the phone down would be really useful that all the family doesn't have to be disadvantaged.
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