Verizon Wireless has launched a new service dubbed Usage Controls to help subscribers better manage mobile activity. Usage Controls is an online service providing customers the ability to manage and control how they use their wireless phones, as well as how their children or others on a “family share” or multiple-line account use their phones.
“We hear from our customers - especially the ones who are paying the bills - that they like to be aware of how their wireless service is being used. Usage Controls are a simple way to take control of all the mobile phones on your account,” said Mike Lanman, chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless.
The new service expands and enhances features first introduced last year with Parental Controls, allowing customers to:
- Set thresholds for voice minutes;
- Set specific limits for text, picture, instant and video messaging as part of pay-as-you-go or message bundle plans;
- Set time of day restrictions for data use and messaging;
- Create lists of “trusted” and “blocked” numbers; and
- Employ content filters.
In addition, the complementary Chaperone 2.0 solution features enhancements like Family SMS Messaging and integration with the VZ Navigator service, which allows parents to receive turn-by-turn directions to their child’s location. The service can also be used to calls to 911 as it will always be allowed to connect. Usage Controls costs $4.99 a month per line and requires Verizon subscribers have a nationwide calling plan.
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