"AT&T's Smart Limits service will be offered as an add-on for $4.99 per month per line... The functions, ranging from call blocking and hour limits to text message and download allowances, will be set through a Web site. Calls to or from a parent's number can be made to override the restrictions, and calls to 911 can be made anytime.
The AT&T service also allows filtering of Web sites parents don't want their children accessing from their phones, but that function will not work on Apple Inc.'s iPhone because of the browser, said AT&T spokesman Fletcher Cook.
The Web site filter will also be inoperable when a phone is using a Wi-Fi network because AT&T can only block content delivered over its wireless networks."
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"With AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless online service, customers can:
* Limit the number of minutes that their children can use a wireless phone.
* Set limits on text and instant messages.
* Establish a dollar amount for download purchases, such as ringtones and games.
* Control the time of day and days of the week that the phone can be used.
* Block calls and text messages to/from numbers they don't approve.
* Filter access to Internet content that is inappropriate for children.
Calls and text messages to and from numbers designated as 'Allowed Numbers' and calls to 9-1-1 are permitted regardless of restrictions to allow families to keep in touch."
