SAFELY SPOTLIGHT
Safely Introduces Phone Controls Service
by December 6, 2011 • 1:21 am
Today we introduced the newest offering in our suite of mobile and location-based security services, Safely Phone Controls. We are first launching the service with our partner, Sprint (NYSE: S), under the name “Mobile Controls”.
Safely Phone Controls is the most innovative of our Mobile Security services. The service is unparalleled in the market and gives parents a new way to protect their kids with mobile phones.
By the end of 2011 in the US, over 160 million phones will be on family plans. Parents give mobile phones to family members for safety and security, but worry about how these devices are used. According to Pew Internet, for example, 64% of teens with cell phones have texted in class. Safely Phone Controls gives parents an unprecedented level of awareness and control over mobile phone usage on their accounts.
Key benefits allow parents to:
- Eliminate the phone as a distraction – automatically set phones to lock during school and late night hours to prevent texting and app usage
- Enhance family time – instantly lock phones on demand with the push of a button
- Gain insight and understanding – capture all usage information on phones and get regular, simple reports showing new contacts and who is calling and texting by time of day
- Add Convenience – set up alerts and watchlists for new contacts, or for activity during school and late night hours
Safely Phone Controls on Sprint is built on Location Labs’ mobile platform which uses patent-pending, consent-based mobile technology pre-installed on millions of Sprint phones. This makes signup easy and means parents don’t have to worry about kids disabling the service.
Sprint now offers the entire Safely suite of services to its subscriber base including Sprint Family Locator, Sprint DriveFirst, Safely Social Monitor, and now Sprint Mobile Controls. Sprint Mobile Controls represents the first partner launch of Safely Phone Controls and is now available for $4.99 per month per phone. Sprint customers can register for a 30 day free trial at www.sprint.com/mobilecontrols.
- Tasso
