Want Full Control of Your Child’s Mobile Use? Say Hello to Bemilo

Control your child's cellphone use with Bemilo

How would you want to:

1. Schedule when your child can use her cellphone
2. Block contacts or callers
3. Read text messages – even deleted ones
4. Put a cap on monthly mobile expenses
5. Disallow picture and video messages
6. Have access to these features through your computer or mobile phone

Why would you want to do this?

1. To prevent your child from using her phone while in class or late at night
2. To prevent unwanted calls
3. To prevent bullies for texting your child
4. To control monthly cellphone expenses
5. To prevent inappropriate pictures and videos from being accessed
6. Ease and convenience

If this is something you want, and you’re based in the UK, Bemilo is for you.

What is it? It’s a sim card that you pay for monthly which gives you full control over your child’s mobile use.

Not from the UK? Don’t go…

I know most of you are located outside the UK, but it doesn’t mean this service won’t impact you. Who knows? Perhaps in a year or two it will be available in other countries.

An important question is… do you think this service okay to use?

Sure it’s great to set a cap on mobile use and spending, as well as preventing access to inappropriate websites. The ability to block any contact is great too especially if you’re in a situation wherein you want to control who your child communicates with, for safety concerns.

What I can’t get over, though, is being able to access text messages.

While The Verge says here that the service is focused on preventing sexting and bullying, it feels like it’s a complete invasion of privacy. The question that keeps popping in my head is: Is this the new way of reading your child’s diary?

Question: Would you use this if it became available in your country?

Don’t keep the answer to yourself; please hit the comment button.

Photo:
Creative Commons Flickr via Small Metal Box