PhoneBeagle Blog

Distracting Driving from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

• 04/08/2013 19:22

  • It's hard to get people to put down cellphones while they drive, especially teens! A recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association spells out that despite 39 states having laws prohibiting texting or using hand held phones while driving, accidents keep rising. You need to educate your loved ones and monitor them to keep them honest.

  • Laws against cell phone use while driving can’t curb teen texters

Legislators Wake Up to the Need for Parental Monitoring

• 03/08/2013 20:22

  • Ohio legislator wants a law to allow parents to spy on their kids' texts, social media and other electronic communications. Kids are so technologically savvy now and most of them know how to use new devices and the Internet better than their parents.

  • Parent or guardian to be able to monitor the child or minor they are responsible for

Smartphone Tracking and Protection Enters the Mainstream!

• 01/16/2013 13:43

  • London's Economist explains the importance of using your smartphone to protect and monitor your children while they should be at school or are out with their friends.

  • Economist's Chips off the old block

No GPS, Are There Any Other Options?

• 07/04/2012 19:24

  • If satellite signals are not available, or accuracy is less important than battery life, using Cell-ID is a viable substitute to GPS mobile phone tracking. The position of the smartphone can be determined by the cellular network cell id, which identifies the cell tower the phone is connected to. By knowing the location of this tower, you can know approximately where the cell phone is. However, a tower can cover a large area, from a few hundred meters, in high density areas, to several miles in lower density areas. This is why location Cell-ID precision is less than than GPS accuracy. Nevertheless location from Cell-ID still presents a very good substitute.

Teenage SMS Texting Equals No More Time For Study

• 05/23/2012 21:33

  • According to a study from market researchers The Nielsen Company, American teenagers transmit an undreamed of average of 10 SMS texts every hour that they are not in school or sleeping, and probably a lot during class too!

  • Nielsen study of teenage SMS texting

Distracted Driving Legal Sanctions

• 04/14/2012 11:33

  • The US Department of Transportation recently proposed ban applies to drivers of passenger buses and commercial trucks operating vehicles weighing more than ten thousand pounds. As an indication of the scope of the issue, the drivers could be facing civil penalties and/or even criminal charges.

Supervising SMS Text Message Usage

• 03/04/2012 11:33

  • According to recent research by The Nielsen Company, the typical American teenager sends an average of over 100 SMS Text Messages every day. As a responsible parent you need to know what your children are doing in order that you can protect and supervise them properly.

New PhoneBeagle Feature - App Alerts

• 02/07/2012 12:33

  • We are starting the year just like we ended it with another great new feature. Hot on the heels of Remote Call & SMS Text Message Blocks, we have now added support for App Alerts. App Alerts allow a concerned parent to recognize Spyware and Malicious Apps that could be stealing your child's personal information or sending secret Text Messages that will cost you money.

New PhoneBeagle Feature - Remotely Block Calls & SMS Text Messages

• 12/04/2011 17:37

  • We are ending the year with a spurt of new features. Hot on the heels of SIM Change Notification we have added support for remotely blocking Calls & SMS Text Messages. PhoneBeagle now allows a concerned parent to protect their child by remotely blocking Calls and SMS Text Messages from particular phone numbers. PhoneBeagle now allows a responsible parent to remotely block Calls and SMS Text Messages from people listed in the Address Book of their child's phone. If you do not recognize a phone number that is making regular calls to your child's phone then you can remotely block that phone number. If you do not recognize a person in your child's phone Address Book then you can remotely block that person. If you are concerned about the content of SMS Text Messages from certain phone numbers then just block them. Maybe your child is mixing with bad company, if so block those phone numbers. Maybe your child is being targeted by predators or school bullies, if so block those phone numbers immediately.

New PhoneBeagle Feature - SIM Change Notification

• 11/12/2011 14:43

  • Many parents have asked if it is possible for PhoneBeagle to tell them if their child is changing SIM cards. PhoneBeagle will continue to monitor even if the SIM is changed. However to give parents peace of mind that this really is the case, PhoneBeagle now reports if a SIM card is changed in the System area of the Web App & Android phone App.

Parents Need PhoneBeagle

• 10/29/2011 17:34

  • Parents and guardians need PhoneBeagle mobile/cell phone software to get a handle on distracted driving, sexting, cyber-bullying, predators, and excessive use. A parent has a moral and legal responsibility to properly supervise their children.

PhoneBeagle Monitors App Usage & Allows Parents to Remotely Block Any App

• 10/16/2011 17:37

  • The PhoneBeagle engineering team have added support for monitoring the Apps your child uses during the day. PhoneBeagle also now allows you to remotely block any App so that it cannot be used. As a parent are you aware of the many Apps with sexual or violent content that are available for download, some even for free? You need to have the tools in order to properly supervise your child use of a mobile/cell phone and PhoneBeagle provides them.

Oprah
Department of Transportation
Triple A Insurance Companies
State & Federal Legislators

• 10/02/2011 14:17

  • What do Oprah, the Department of Transportation, Triple A insurance companies, State & Federal Legislators have in common? All want to see an end to 'Distracted Driving'. Without question there are numerous distractions interfering with a driver focusing on driving: changing the radio or music tracks, talking to passengers, rubber necking, and of course, using mobile phones and sending text messages. Navigational and other interactive devices also distract drivers. Legislation and technology are developing to address the problems but PhoneBeagle is available now and can help you protect your loves ones.

Industry Supports Distracted Driving Regulation

• 09/20/2011 09:36

  • The trucking and passenger bus industries support the texting ban, and many companies have explicit policies prohibiting texting while driving. The government, industry and safety organizations have found common ground that distracted drivers caused by sending text messages is a menace to society, and is worthy of action. Advocates for addressing the problem also include celebrity Oprah Winfrey.

Cyber-Bullying in the News

• 09/11/2011 16:24

  • At the end of the National Anti-Bullying Week in the UK a charity flags the growing worry of Cyber-Bullying with a call for specific laws to target this online child-on-child harassment. "For those most affected, there is no doubt that the issue can be seriously debilitating, with serious consequences for mental health and personal stability". Concerned parents need to know if their children are being bullied through their smart phones.

  • Anti-bullying charity demands more laws on cyber-bullying