AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless™

AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless is an online service that enables you to provide your children with the freedom and security of a cell phone while setting sensible boundaries for its use.

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Features and Benefits

With AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless, you start with an easy online setup that allows you to determine specifically how and when your child can use the phone. You can set limits for:

Number of text and instant messages
Dollar amount of downloadable purchases (ringtones, games and more)
Amount of Web browsing/data usage allowed per billing cycle
Times of day the phone can be used for messaging, browsing, and outbound calling.
Who the phone can call or text (incoming and outgoing) by blocking or allowing certain numbers
The access of content inappropriate for children

As your child approaches the text and download limits, he/she will receive an advance warning. Once a limit is reached, there will be a notification that the action is restricted and that the service will be stopped until the next billing cycle begins.

Calls and text messages to and from phone numbers you designate as “Allowed Numbers” and calls to and from 911 will continue to be permitted regardless of the limits you set.

Please Note Important Limitations:

This product cannot currently be used to set specific monthly limits for minutes. All incoming calls are allowed at all times except from numbers you designate as “Blocked Numbers.”
AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless does not block or restrict Push to Talk, Video Share, Visual Voicemail (VVM), BlackBerry email or BlackBerry Connect services.
See chart below to be sure Smart Limits for Wireless is compatible with the browsing/data services and features your child uses in their wireless world.

Services/Features		Browsing Limits	Time of Day Restrictions
Web Browsing/Data	MEdia™ Net browser -- available on most AT&T handsets/devices	√*	√*
	iPhone 2.2.1 software or earlier	√*	√*
	iPhone 3.0 software or later
	BlackBerry® browser - available on BlackBerry devices when subscribed to select BlackBerry plans
	Browsing while in Wi-Fi mode - requires Wi-Fi capable handset
Email	iPhone 2.2.1 software or earlier	√*	√*
	iPhone 3.0 software or later
	BlackBerry® email
	Blackberry® Connect™ email
	XPress Mail	√**	√**
	Good	√**	√**
	Microsoft Direct Push	√**	√**
Data/SmartPhone Connect	DataConnect
	PDA plans	√**	√**
	LaptopConnect
	Tethering
GPS	AT&T Navigator^SM	√**	√**
GPS	TeleNav GPS Navigator	√**	√**

*Web browsing Limits and Time of Day Restrictions for data will not work while user is in Wi-Fi mode.

**Web browsing Limits and Time of Day Restrictions will not block or restrict a user's data usage if the user is also subscribed to DataConnect, LaptopConnect, tethering (connecting a wireless device to a laptop), BlackBerry services, while user is in Wi-Fi mode, or while using iPhone software version 3.0 or later.

Reference AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless Service Terms of Use for a more complete list of service limitations.

Additional information and pricing

Q. How much does AT&T Smart Limits cost?
A. $4.99/month per line

Q. Can I set a limit for the number of minutes my child can talk on his/her cell phone?
A. Not at this time. However, the Time of Day Restrictions and Block All Outgoing Calls features can be used to reduce outgoing calls. And the Blocked Numbers feature allows you to specify up to 15 specific numbers that you can block for incoming and outgoing calls.

Q. When I purchase AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless on my FamilyTalk plan, does it work for all of the lines on my account?
A. No. You can only use AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless on the specific lines that are subscribed to the service.