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Look at android tablet screen on my android phone??

I recently gave my son my Toshiba Thrive tablet and I'd like to be able to snoop on him to keep him honest. What Im looking for is like a vnc server for the tablet adn a viewer for my phone. I am not opposed to purchasing apps but I need to know what folks are having success with before I purchase. I tried droidvnc on the tablet and that was an immediate FC...Ive had good luck with androidvnc connecting to windows machines running realvnc server though...
Anyone mess around with this?
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I installed vnc_server on the tablet and installed androidvnc on my phone...and everything works fine. I did try all other options nd this is the only that seemed to work..and cross compatible as well. You also have control of th e remote device if needed.

Before anything else, how old is your son?
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He's 12 years old but Im not sure why that would matter

xavier6303 said:
I recently gave my son my Toshiba Thrive tablet and I'd like to be able to snoop on him to keep him honest. What Im looking for is like a vnc server for the tablet adn a viewer for my phone. I am not opposed to purchasing apps but I need to know what folks are having success with before I purchase. I tried droidvnc on the tablet and that was an immediate FC...Ive had good luck with androidvnc connecting to windows machines running realvnc server though...
Anyone mess around with this?
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So you want to spy your son on his tablet?
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In a nutshell, yes. There is no way (that I am aware of) to effectively block content and he also has a time limit with it. The tablet was a gift for a technical mobile development camp he is attending and I'd like him to get some interest in mobile development. I realize that he will also download a bunch of games (which he has) to play and thats fine but I also realize there are a number of unsavory apps that I would prefer him not get into. I'd also like to be able make sure he is abiding by our (my wife and I) time restrictions for game time.
So a simple yes or no to the question would suffice.

Just trust your son, talk to him and be honest to him. Tell him that he shouldn't misuse his new Toshiba, and that the fun is over when you find out that he does bad things on it. You can control the filtering under the settings in the Play Store. If you wouldn't be able to trust your own son, go find a life or something. Sorry for me being honest, but it is just what I think about it. This how it goes in the Netherlands by the way, your parents usually trust you. And I'm 15 years old if you would like to know, and my parents trust me as well, and my parents have the same rule for my iPad. If I misuse it, it's not mine anymore. Think about what I just wrote.
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xavier6303 said:
In a nutshell, yes. There is no way (that I am aware of) to effectively block content and he also has a time limit with it. The tablet was a gift for a technical mobile development camp he is attending and I'd like him to get some interest in mobile development. I realize that he will also download a bunch of games (which he has) to play and thats fine but I also realize there are a number of unsavory apps that I would prefer him not get into. I'd also like to be able make sure he is abiding by our (my wife and I) time restrictions for game time.
So a simple yes or no to the question would suffice.
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Just saying, if my dad bought me Android devices to learn mobile development I'd be the happiest kid ever.
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I understand your point and respect it, however, I have caught my son and his friends viewing inappropriate material on one of my computers before (viewing my windows machine with vnc on my T-Mob G1) and I'd like to try to prevent it in the future. I just don't know of any droid to droid server/viewers.
When you are a parent, you may understand my position a little better....or maybe not.
I will check into the content filtering in the play store as I didn't think of that though.

SavocaFTW said:
Just saying, if my dad bought me Android devices to learn mobile development I'd be the happiest kid ever.
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He is pretty stoked about it.

xavier6303 said:
I understand your point and respect it, however, I have caught my son and his friends viewing inappropriate material on one of my computers before (viewing my windows machine with vnc on my T-Mob G1) and I'd like to try to prevent it in the future. I just don't know of any droid to droid server/viewers.
When you are a parent, you may understand my position a little better....or maybe not.
I will check into the content filtering in the play store as I didn't think of that though.
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If you did have affairs with it I fully understand your point of view! Hope I helped for the res, and I'm really sorry that cant help you any further
Edit: in electronica sites, they are able to block certain websites.. I dont know how they do it, but maybe you are able to look into it!
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jojoost said:
If you did have affairs with it I fully understand your point of view! Hope I helped for the res, and I'm really sorry that cant help you any further
Edit: in electronica sites, they are able to block certain websites.. I dont know how they do it, but maybe you are able to look into it!
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No problem. Thanks for your insight with the matter though. Its not often I am able to see perspectives from my sons peer group and I respect them.
Appreciate the help!
Cheers!
*Edit* Maybe that can be our first project app, although it wouldn't be of any use to me at that point as he'd know how to disable it.

jojoost said:
If you did have affairs with it I fully understand your point of view! Hope I helped for the res, and I'm really sorry that cant help you any further
Edit: in electronica sites, they are able to block certain websites.. I dont know how they do it, but maybe you are able to look into it!
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I have been thinking of messing with the hosts file on the tablet but then I'd have to find a list of suspect/inappropriate domains to redirect to localhost. That with the content filtering in the play store, and maybe some blocking at the router might render vnc completely un-needed.

xavier6303 said:
I have been thinking of messing with the hosts file on the tablet but then I'd have to find a list of suspect/inappropriate domains to redirect to localhost. That with the content filtering in the play store, and maybe some blocking at the router might render vnc completely un-needed.
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I wish you luck!
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Tip:
1. Download fing on play store
2. Scan your network
3. You should be able to find an internet adress, copy it to your browser and browse to it.
4. You should be able to change some router settings, but don't know what exactly, as I don't know what kind of router you've got.
Hope it helped!
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why not block the sites on the router? or are you wanting to use them yourself?

derekwilkinson said:
why not block the sites on the router? or are you wanting to use them yourself?
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That's what I just instructed, not?
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Just wondering...
In my opinion, some thoughts should light your mind.
1) if you don't trust your son, why did you give the tablet to him?
No point for that since you don't trust what he may be doing with such thing.
2) if you trust him enought to give him the tablet, no reason for trying to spy and control what he does with it
3) if he did something wrong after you have given it to him, could simply ground him and take the tablet back to make him feel how wrong he did
4) as unnpropriate content i suppose that you caught him in some kind of porn (that is the first thought) sites or similar stuff. In that way, i would talk to him seriously and explain what we can call "facts of life" in clean and clear way. No fancy words, no fairy stories, just simple words (a pe**s is what it is) and so on, and end up by telling him he is taking a new chance with his previledges, such as the tablet, etc
5) i'm not a boy anymore. I was once (lol). I have adult sons and grand sons. Discipline is needed even more nowdays, but also keep the faulse puritans away because life is bich enough and no need for us to make it worse
Sorry, no lessons here, just a few thoughts.
By the way. Are you sure those are the reasons you want to spy him???

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That's what I just instructed, not?
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umm what? i said block the websites from being accessed by logging into your router most routers have a way to filter websites based on IP of the device

To give a bit more clarity to the situation, I trust my son to an extent. why did I give him a tablet? I am trying to get him interested in something constructive. He isn't into sports but he has expressed interest in psuedo programming via MIT's scratch and the like. I installed AIDE on the thrive so he's all set up. We have already explained the birds and the bees. We didn't catch him watching porn but rather collegehumor and funnyordie and 4chan so its a bit more mature than I feel a 12 year old is ready for.
None of this actually matters in answering the original question though.
Thanks for those that offered suggestions and I will look elsewhere for answers to my original question.
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xavier6303 said:
To give a bit more clarity to the situation, I trust my son to an extent. why did I give him a tablet? I am trying to get him interested in something constructive. He isn't into sports but he has expressed interest in psuedo programming via MIT's scratch and the like. I installed AIDE on the thrive so he's all set up. We have already explained the birds and the bees. We didn't catch him watching porn but rather collegehumor and funnyordie and 4chan so its a bit more mature than I feel a 12 year old is ready for.
None of this actually matters in answering the original question though.
Thanks for those that offered suggestions and I will look elsewhere for answers to my original question.
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You don't need to explain your parenting methods to anyone. You have the ultimate responsibility to raise him, and if holding him accountable by monitoring his tablet activity is what you deem necessary, then you do it.
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HELP! Lost my Infuse!

Ok, so this is my problem. Today when I came back from school (High School) I found out my infuse wasn't in the backpack slot it should be. I remember seeing it in my backpack at school in my locker, but then on the bus, I couldn't seem to find it.
I'm pretty sure rather one of the students busted into my locker using a key (teachers have keys that can open any locker) which they used to open my locker, or that the person with the locker next to me has found out me combination and has told it to a lot of students.
I am very concerned that they will screw with my phone, but I have an android pattern security on, so I doubt that.
What should I do? Should I call the school and tell them that I think someone stole my phone and give them a list of people who I think stole it? Or try to interogate them myself?
Please help! I love my infuse.
P.S. I've checked AT&T's website and I couldn't find the Infuse. So I'm thinking of ending my contract or terminating it so they can't text any of my contacts.

First tell your parents...and you can have ATT suspend your line...and they can kill that sim card...unless you have insurance...your at a loss....idk
But you can bring it to the school attention...
If you don't see your phone on you're acct when you log in...they prob took your Sim out...

I've already called the school but they didn't answer. I'm going to tell the dean of the school when I get to school tomorrow. I've already told my mom and she said to tell the school. I'm just trying to consider my options. If I can't find it or my friend has it and has reset everything, then I think my mom will be nice enough to get me a new phone.

Yeah...I wouldn't interrogate the people them selfs...if you don't know who did it for sure you could be questioning the wrong person...and if you do that then they probably won't like you...
Plus people may think you don't trust anyone...and if you do question the right person...what's gonna get him/her to admit it?
How ever I would defently inform the school...and give then a list of people you suspect...you should always let the authorities know (in this case the school) ...there are some crazy people out there...
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You could borrow someone else's phone and try dialing your number while you're in a group of fellow students. If you hear your ringtone, you know who has it.

Radiotsar said:
You could borrow someone else's phone and try dialing your number while you're in a group of fellow students. If you hear your ringtone, you know who has it.
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This will work as long as they haven't switched the sim card or turned it off which I'm sure they've done by now...
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Man. I feel real bad for you try going to Google play on PC and install lookout plan b to your phone.
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mg2195 said:
This will work as long as they haven't switched the sim card or turned it off which I'm sure they've done by now...
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Remember, these are high schoolers we're talking about.
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Thank you all! I've found the culprit (Long story prank) so the person who stole my phone's best friend spilled the beans. I have the text on my mom's go-phone (Very small and simple) and I will hopefully be getting the [email protected] suspended until school ends or at least get him grounded. Thank you for the options and I have suspended my AT&T account until further notice. I don't think that they can access my phone considering I have a pattern lock on it. Thank you for the support!

Your right, the 11th graders in my school aren't the smartest. But I'm Asian (Not to be stereotype or racist) and so are most of my friends and we know how to unlock phones without software (Hardware), pick- locks, and even create our own roms (I don't know how, but my friend ***** has created an HTC Vivid rom). I know they can't access anything for sure, considering I have the pattern lock (Like I've mentioned before). I hope it's still in 1 piece and still has that big ass crack right through the middle :/

B3tray3d said:
Your right, the 11th graders in my school aren't the smartest. But I'm Asian (Not to be stereotype or racist) and so are most of my friends and we know how to unlock phones without software (Hardware), pick- locks, and even create our own roms (I don't know how, but my friend ***** has created an HTC Vivid rom). I know they can't access anything for sure, considering I have the pattern lock (Like I've mentioned before). I hope it's still in 1 piece and still has that big ass crack right through the middle :/
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Radiotsar said:
Remember, these are high schoolers we're talking about.
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Idk what highschoolers you grew up with...but im a highschooler growing up in the golden age of technology...most highschool kids know the basics about phones...power off=stealth, no sim=no longer connected to original account/service provider...doesn't take much thinking to figure that out...and highschool is full of thieves...what have they got to lose? There under age so they suffer no legal consequences...only school consequences...sure highschooler do a lot of dumb things...but they are no stranger when it comes to basic tech skills...
Sooooo...that's why I never leave my phone in my back pack...its always in my pocket or in my hand....
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mg2195 said:
There under age so they suffer no legal consequences...only school consequences...
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I live about 5 miles north of a Juvy Detention Center. Looks like a prison to me. Double fenced with razor wire. Filled with the "under aged".

Radiotsar said:
I live about 5 miles north of a Juvy Detention Center. Looks like a prison to me. Double fenced with razor wire. Filled with the "under aged".
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Lol...this will be my last reply on this subject as I don't wanna argue...but you won't end up in juvy for stealing a phone at school...unless you commit a serious crime like assault with a weapon or something along those lines, no matter what you do at school you will not end up in juvy...school takes responsibilities and deals with consequences...trust me I've seen tons of kids steal stuff and get caught...do they go to juvy no-if its a first time the just get suspended for a few days...second time expelled...authorities are never involved so they never go to juvy...
Now if they were to steal from somewhere that wasn't a school like a store or a random guy on the street then sure they have the chance of going to juvy...but if its done in school there's pretty much nothing to worry about as long as your not afraid of suspension...trust me on this...although I never did any of this I did used to hang around the wrong people who constantly stole stuff...so I've seen first hand what happens...and even when they steal from a store...they typically contact the school not the authorities...I actually know someone who stole an iPad right from the apple store...caught him on survelance and they just contacted the school not the authorities...so he got suspended for stealing a $600 product...
And then they go to court before getting sent to juvy...and most times they just get a big fine instead of going to juvy...
Even if they do go to juvy...they don't care as it doesn't stay on your record like jail does...once your a certain age (can't remember it...but I think it may be 20) all juvy records of you are no longer kept...
Most of the kids who steal actually kinda wanna get in trouble...they use it as rep, like they don't want to get caught but if they do then its just rep for them and their proud of it...
Anyways...like I said that would be my last reply...I don't wanna argue, and both our reply are not contributing to the ops problem that sounds like he has solved as he knows who has his phone...
Sooo...I hope everyone has a nice day
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Lol it sure did get off topic in here.
Every school is different. I went to a bad school at the time. Authorities were always involved. A serious example, my friend stole the substitute teacher's laptop. He got suspended. Brought to the station for some reason. Fined. And had a court date. Taught him a lesson.
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Super funny galaxy s3 'next big thing commercial'

http://youtu.be/nf5-Prx19ZM
Looks like this just got put up two hours ago. Great stuff. I laughed pretty hard when that guy's parents showed up to buy an iPhone.

dunderball said:
http://youtu.be/nf5-Prx19ZM
Looks like this just got put up two hours ago. Great stuff. I laughed pretty hard when that guy's parents showed up to buy an iPhone.
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This one is funny as hell too! It is supposed to be for Apple I think but it is a must watch.... IMO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFUz6vHEQCM&feature=player_embedded

But iphone software doesn't get viruses or crashes like your wind... uhh android does.
Said every apple supporter ever.
lmao

I love samsungs new tactics

Nothing new really lol =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4VHzNEWIqA

shojus said:
This one is funny as hell too! It is supposed to be for Apple I think but it is a must watch.... IMO
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that one was funny
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Truth in advertising!
That was fresh. And brutal.
- ooofest

Here's another but start it at 1:55.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krrUnG3xBaY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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hypertek said:
Nothing new really lol =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4VHzNEWIqA
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Thank you. I was watching the one for the S3 wondering if I was going crazy because that was one of the most lucid deja vu moments I think I've ever had.
Kinda sad almost, they're practically the same commercial.

noingwhat said:
Kinda sad almost, they're practically the same commercial.
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I thought it was kind of sad that they were both equally relevant.
- ooofest

It's supposed to be practically the same commercial to make fun of the practically same iphone.
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squiggie said:
It's supposed to be practically the same commercial to make fun of the practically same iphone.
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Haha, I like that explanation a lot better. I was looking at it from an iFan's POV I guess, thinking about how the same commercial shows lack of creativity = copying apple.
Which leads me to the question, if apple's supposed to be all about innovation, creativity, and new ideas, what's up with republishing the same device every year with only like three new features?

noingwhat said:
Haha, I like that explanation a lot better. I was looking at it from an iFan's POV I guess, thinking about how the same commercial shows lack of creativity = copying apple.
Which leads me to the question, if apple's supposed to be all about innovation, creativity, and new ideas, what's up with republishing the same device every year with only like three new features?
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Dude, if you had the following that Apple does, that is all they need to release to get most of the people to upgrade. Their stock went thru the roof due to this phone coming out on Friday. Besides, only including a couple of features make it easy on them. I would be willing to bet my last dollar that there is an iPhone 6 already being tested with a few new features.
I wouldn't have one of their iPhones personally, but, I do own a MacBook Pro. It is a great machine but still overpriced IMHO.
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Seems to me Apple spent very little time with their development team and too much time with their Lawyers teams.
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HHF2 said:
Dude, if you had the following that Apple does, that is all they need to release to get most of the people to upgrade. Their stock went thru the roof due to this phone coming out on Friday. Besides, only including a couple of features make it easy on them. I would be willing to bet my last dollar that there is an iPhone 6 already being tested with a few new features.
I wouldn't have one of their iPhones personally, but, I do own a MacBook Pro. It is a great machine but still overpriced IMHO.
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Heck yeah, I am sure there is already an iPhone 6 with NFC and simultaneous voice and LTE on Sprint and Verizon. Apple does not need to do anything for the next year except collect money from the puppets and watch to see what other great things Android will come up with to put in the iPhone 6s.
Also, the reason no one can sue Apple and win is because then the jury and judges won't be able to buy their own iPhone 5 and why would they want to ruin their own lives like that.
I actually think Apple was really nice to their customers this time around. They could have sold millions of iPhones with only adding the new super thunder and lightning digital cable and the super mini sim card. Look at all the other features they threw in on top of that. You go on with your bad self Apple!
iPhone owners are some lucky SOB's! They can even see 5 days in their calendar app now. If that was me I would have saved that feature for the iPhone 6. Apple is way to nice.

Hah! They got the whole 4 inches of Apple's... generosity.
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I am reading articles of how innacurate Apple's mapping program is, but they say it does look pretty.
Isn't that what Apple is all about, making things pretty but keeping them dumb?
Plus, isn't pretty and dumb something every guy wants in a phone? Now we know why Apple is so succesfully! They have found the key to success. Make a phone like a typical guy wants his women. lol
And then why do the women buy the phone, well becuase they can relate. haha

noingwhat said:
Thank you. I was watching the one for the S3 wondering if I was going crazy because that was one of the most lucid deja vu moments I think I've ever had.
Kinda sad almost, they're practically the same commercial.
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It's not sad, It's genius... It can be red at so many levels it's not even funny!
First of all they are passing the message that one year later things haven't changed... same Apple fanatics, same Apple's company policies and strategies, same crappy ass backward products.... while Samsung keeps coming up with high quality and technologically advanced products...
Another message you can read if you will is that Samsung focuses on improving their phones instead of focusing on making new commercials.....
It is not usually a good idea to recycle a commercial... there are some exceptions... this is one.
Awesome

Not funny, but makes me wonder what the iphone 5 uses for glass...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M5q5TRuAsY

Hulk0069 said:
Here's another but start it at 1:55.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krrUnG3xBaY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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i like this quote by her
"best part is since you already used these features on other devices for a few years now, you'll already know how to use them"

[Q] Block calls incoming & outgoing & off topic parenting discussion :)

Hi Guys. I was wondering if there is any apps or method I could use to (block incoming) {know how to do this and out going calls and even mms if possible. I have this phone rooted and and running cm7. Its acctually a HTC inspire. However you guys in the HOX forum are my family
Reason behind this is my daughter is getting [email protected] grades. I think it is important in this day for a teenager to have comunications for emergency. I'd like to know how I can limit her from usage. ATT wants to charge me 5 bucks a month to do this.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance

I never understood the rational behind doing something like that. Do you honestly think denying her the ability to use a phone is going to motivate her to spending her time actually studying? I know I wouldn't.
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Rational is for every action there is a reaction. Good grades are required to have a cell phone. Bad grades = no cell phone.
Or choice if you like? Choose to have bad grades = choose to not have a cell.
I've taken it away. But would like her to have the opportunity in emergency to contact essential persons.
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subarudroid said:
Rational is for every action there is a reaction. Good grades are required to have a cell phone. Bad grades = no cell phone.
Or choice if you like? Choose to have bad grades = choose to not have a cell.
I've taken it away. But would like her to have the opportunity in emergency to contact essential persons.
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I guess I don't view negative reinforcement as an effective solution. Granted, I'm not a parent but I was more recently a teenager with bad grades. Well... Not that recent but you get the idea. I certainly don't mean to tell you how to raise your children and think I might be overstepping my bounds.
Anyway... I you can still dial 911 if you take the SIM card out on a lot of phones. She won't be able to call you but could still use the phone for emergency use only. Dunno of an app to do what you're asking unfortunately.
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I understand you position. I was there once also. Everyone needs structure. Like android you need a breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. We try and structure Our enforcement like the society that they will eventually have to live in. Choice is the problem, and choice is the solution. There are good choices that have good outcomes and not so good choices..... you get the point, I hope. I also thought about my ten year old who has a galaxy phone. I don't want her calling anyone but family. We need a kiddie ROM
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I also thought about my ten year old who has a galaxy phone. I don't want her calling anyone but family. We need a kiddie ROM
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That's actually a really cool idea.
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How old is she? Old enough to take away the car, yes??
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDIxMiwiY29tLmRvbW9iaWxlLmFwcGxvY2siXQ
Try that in conjunction with some sort of call blocker.. allow only your number and wife's etc. Then password protect the app, password protect the uninstall apps and settings so she can't bypass anything
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She is 15 you have to be 16 to drive in my state.
My wife and I let them pic the consequences for their actions.
She picked the cell cause she didn't want to be grounded.
I hope you guys don't think I'm some sort of Nazi parent.
Hell my older boy had illegal substance in his room and only got grounded for two weeks. Kept all his Xbox, phone. He has a 3.7 GPA and does is chores though.
Absolutegrim should he nominated to xda president! You are all ways so helpful and know your sh!t. Thanks!
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Don't let anyone tell you how to parent, only you know what will and won't work on your kids. Good on you for being an active parent, regardless of how you choose to do it
Also, rationale, not rational.

I'm just speaking from my experience as a child... I'm 17 now... My parents don't believe in grounding or taking anything away on that note... I think that's the way to go I believe when parents take stuff away you want to do worse to piss them off... I've gotten caught stealing(I'm sorry) smoking weed.. all they give me is a slap on the wrist...I have a 4.3 GPA taking intense classes and having the freedom and that makes me hapyy and want to work harder ...just my two cents ..everyone has their own beliefs though

subarudroid said:
She is 15 you have to be 16 to drive in my state.
My wife and I let them pic the consequences for their actions.
She picked the cell cause she didn't want to be grounded.
I hope you guys don't think I'm some sort of Nazi parent.
Hell my older boy had illegal substance in his room and only got grounded for two weeks. Kept all his Xbox, phone. He has a 3.7 GPA and does is chores though.
Absolutegrim should he nominated to xda president! You are all ways so helpful and know your sh!t. Thanks!
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Good deal. 16 to drive here too.
I was nominated for contributor but I don't know when I'll hear back from that
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Cut me some slack Bob? No Predictive text. lol
@omario your a self motivated person. I can tell.
My kids have "my" retard gene.(hence my bad spelling that Bob pointed out) They have to work hard to get good grades. When I got custody of my older two from my ex. They were both in special education, 3 years behind. Its been a lot of hard work to get them caught up in school. I just want them to succeed. If any of you have better ideas for consequences? I'll run it by my daughter and see if she's OK with it. Like I said she picks the poison.
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Cut me some slack Bob? No Predictive text. lol
@omario your a self motivated person. I can tell.
My kids have "my" retard gene.(hence my bad spelling that Bob pointed out) They have to work hard to get good grades. When I got custody of my older two from my ex. They were both in special education, 3 years behind. Its been a lot of hard work to get them caught up in school. I just want them to succeed. If any of you have better ideas for consequences? I'll run it by my daughter and see if she's OK with it. Like I said she picks the poison.
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Letting your girl "pick her destiny" is good, at least I think so. I'm 20 year old now, and when I was getting in trouble in school and what not my parents would discipline as they saw fit. I was being extremely dumb and thought it was cool to do drugs(weed) but, because I was in soccer and working my way towards a soccer scholarship... My parent's didn't do a whole lot, I just got teh truck taken away from me for a few weeks, and I had to tell my coach if i ever wanted to get my keys back. He is like a second father to me, and he kept getting on me when I messed up at practice. I'll never forget certain moments at practice either... It was absolute hell but, I've never touched that stuff since. I've carried a 4.0 through my senior year, and currently have a 3.6 in my soph year of college. Scholarship is almost up, and now I'm looking to join the military. I can't thank my parents enough for the way they handled that. Most f the people that I have hung out with in high school are now dealers/arrested for possession with intent to distribute/pregnant... That list could go on forever.

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Letting your girl "pick her destiny" is good, at least I think so. I'm 20 year old now, and when I was getting in trouble in school and what not my parents would discipline as they saw fit. I was being extremely dumb and thought it was cool to do drugs(weed) but, because I was in soccer and working my way towards a soccer scholarship... My parent's didn't do a whole lot, I just got teh truck taken away from me for a few weeks, and I had to tell my coach if i ever wanted to get my keys back. He is like a second father to me, and he kept getting on me when I messed up at practice. I'll never forget certain moments at practice either... It was absolute hell but, I've never touched that stuff since. I've carried a 4.0 through my senior year, and currently have a 3.6 in my soph year of college. Scholarship is almost up, and now I'm looking to join the military. I can't thank my parents enough for the way they handled that. Most f the people that I have hung out with in high school are now dealers/arrested for possession with intent to distribute/pregnant... That list could go on forever.
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I just have to disagree with one thing... I respect that you stopped...but im in the boat you were in high school I'm a junior I play very competitive soccer and taking a lot of.hard classes and weed is the thing that kinda puts everything away and let's me focus on what's important... I think without it id be lost in a world of stress... I do it like once a week just with some friends and I feel sometimes makes me smarter

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I just have to disagree with one thing... I respect that you stopped...but im in the boat you were in high school I'm a junior I play very competitive soccer and taking a lot of.hard classes and weed is the thing that kinda puts everything away and let's me focus on what's important... I think without it id be lost in a world of stress... I do it like once a week just with some friends and I feel sometimes makes me smarter
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To each his own. To me, what that stuff did to me, was bad. I say bad... Be cause it hurt me on the field. I am a gk, and it messed with my reactions and split second thinking/decision making. It effects people differently. One of my long time friends got arrested for possession with intent to distribute. It messed with my conditioning BAD. Before, I was able to run a mile in just over 7 minutes, for my body type that's pretty good. I am 5'10" 195#. My time slowly started to decrease... I look back and I will never be able to thank my parents and my coach enough.
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To each his own. To me, what that stuff did to me, was bad. I say bad... Be cause it hurt me on the field. I am a gk, and it messed with my reactions and split second thinking/decision making. It effects people differently. One of my long time friends got arrested for possession with intent to distribute. It messed with my conditioning BAD. Before, I was able to run a mile in just over 7 minutes, for my body type that's pretty good. I am 5'10" 195#. My time slowly started to decrease... I look back and I will never be able to thank my parents and my coach enough.
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I see where your coming from yeah Im center mid I played division 1 soccer which is the top around here... I say played because I had to get knee surgery from soccer over the summer and none months recovery so ill be back in June but I think im done with competitive play... My conditioning did get a bit worse which I can admit to while I was still playing.. as for the arrest I'm truly sorry ..nobody deserves tha for just this...here In california I think u have to 8 g on u to be held up for intent to sell... But I will stop when I have to settle down and be a consistent man in the real world.. I have no doubt you're happy you stopped ..sometimes I wish I didn't do it sometimes I just have that crave to chill out and sit back.. but like u said "to each his own"

Ya I tried it a couple times when I was younger. Just wasn't for me. I don't care if my kids experiment with it. They're gonna do that any way. Just don't want it to run or ruin their lives.
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Ya I tried it a couple times when I was younger. Just wasn't for me. I don't care if my kids experiment with it. They're gonna do that any way. Just don't want it to run or ruin their lives.
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Experimentation is different than using, in my eyes. If I ever have kids, I say that because my little cousins are natural living birth control, I wouldn't scold them for being a teenager but like you said, I wouldn't let it run/ruin their lives.
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Please change title to: "[Q] Block calls incoming & outgoing & off topic parenting discussion & marijuana ethicality debate "

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Please change title to: "[Q] Block calls incoming & outgoing & off topic parenting discussion & marijuana ethicality debate "
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So we strayed off topic... Kind of. The title does say off topic. but it was more of sharing stories of what parents did. At least, with me it is. Don't know about Omar
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Hilarious, yet informative youtube video

I don't want to start a war here...This post is not to get people riled up, nor is this meant to be a punching bag on apple users, but I was browsing youtube and stumbled across this and couldn't stop laughing! I figured you all would enjoy it as well
While very extreme and supremely funny, there are some interesting points made here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctoLEZQDAQM

Sheesh this was a total waste of 5 minutes of my time. From the sidekick using a Mac book during an Apple rant to the talking head prick who does not know Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria from Iran.

Not even mad. nothing wrong with Apple..
Apple > Microstain imo..
Apple is for the person who wants a piece of hardware that WORKS and doesn't break.

I have nothing against apple. If I have the choice of using Windows or using Mac, I'll probably choose a Mac. While I don't like the iPhone, as many people here don't, 98% of people who aren't geeks like us and who just want a smartphone that does what they believe what a smartphone should do, then who am I to say what they should get. Now, I always recommend people to get Android devices, yes, but I'm not going to be a d*** about it. I honestly see no difference from a person who uses an iPhone and someone who uses an unrooted Android phone. They both just want a phone that works.

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Sheesh this was a total waste of 5 minutes of my time. From the sidekick using a Mac book during an Apple rant to the talking head prick who does not know Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria from Iran.
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Didn't mean to make you upset about it. That's what I found hilarious about it. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

His rant is a little off. He goes off about Apple, but really misses the points on why the company and its products are bad for the current technology market.
Apple isn't bad because they make over priced and locked down products, it's the persons choice if they want to purchase said products or not. Where Apple goes bad is trying to patent everything (including things they didn't come up with) and sue the competition if anything even comes close to something "they own" forcing other companies to find ways around all their patents.
Competition helps bring new technology to life as each company tries to out do the other. Apple doesn't want to compete, they want to stop other companies from being able to bring their product to the market which in turn forces technological progress to slow down.
Sell your over priced and locked down products to the people that want them, but don't take away my choices so I am forced to buy your over priced and locked down products.
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Not even mad. nothing wrong with Apple..
Apple > Microstain imo..
Apple is for the person who wants a piece of hardware that WORKS and doesn't break.
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Care to elaborate? I dont understand when people say they like Apple because it WORKS. Last time I checked every cell phone I've had can call/text...??
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Care to elaborate? I dont understand when people say they like Apple because it WORKS. Last time I checked every cell phone I've had can call/text...??
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The "it just works" argument, in my mind, is a valid one. Yes, most cellphones can call and text without issue, but it's about the simplicity as a whole. While all of the options to mess about with is great for us, I feel as though the average person only needs phone, text, camera, browser, and games--- and for those to work great. Even if they had the option for more, would they use it? Take a look at many average person's android phone. It is a complete mess- millions of notifications, status bar completely filled, probably a malware app on there or two. All of those things lead to instability. I just think that iOS is more average person proof.

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Care to elaborate? I dont understand when people say they like Apple because it WORKS. Last time I checked every cell phone I've had can call/text...??
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In that case im talking about OSX > Windoze.
In the phone sense, apple is for people who want a great phone that works fine out of the box, and doesn't really "need" to be unlocked/jailbroken.
Now anyone running android that doesn't root should just get an iPhone in my honest opinion

If you don't root your android phone, it too "just works."
I have both an iPhone and an android phone, and I'm really happy having both. I prefer the iPhone for games and movies, and I use the android for produtivity. I know alot of people with this setup and its becoming more and more common.

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If you don't root your android phone, it too "just works."
I have both an iPhone and an android phone, and I'm really happy having both. I prefer the iPhone for games and movies, and I use the android for produtivity. I know alot of people with this setup and its becoming more and more common.
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I don't know anybody with an iphone and an android phone for that purpose. Come to think of it, the only people I know with two phones are people with their personal and work devices. If I wanted a setup similar to that it would be an android and an ipad. Cheaper and more real estate for gaming. Seems like a lot of money to have two phones even if you are switching the sim card between both.
I suppose a reason could be is that you are feeling in a gaming mood when you leave your house and don't want to lug two devices with you. Or you are going to a meeting and don't want to lug two devices. Still though, ipad is cheaper and more real estate.