Parents, did you know that there are parental controls available on all major carrier wireless phones? Not having children of my own, I was not familiar with this feature until I heard some other teachers talking about it just recently. 
 
Most carriers charge about $5.00 a month. The controls include blocking of certain numbers, blocking all photo sending & receiving, allowing only certain numbers to be called, time restraints (the phone is totally blocked at certain hours), plus various other features depending on the carrier. 
 
For Verizon phones go to https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/nos/uc/uc_home.jsp 
 
For AT&T phones go to http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/parental-controls/ 
 
For Sprint phones go to http://www.nextel.com/en/services/popups/phone_access_controls_popup.shtml 
 
http://www.mobile-spy.com/ works on smart phones such as BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android. 

Posted by: susanclark