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amother
Hotpink


 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 7:10 pm
I have a phone that my kids use whenever they go somewhere and I need to be in touch with them.
It is not a kosher phone cause I need to text them sometimes pictures of things they want to buy or whatever. It is not a smart phone, though.
One time my daughter saw a text saying something like "hi I am lonely girl and I like sx" and I freaked out because it's a horrible thing for teens to be exposed to.
What do I do? My boys use this phone too.


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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 7:14 pm
You can't go to TAG and get stuff blocked?
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amother
Hotpink


 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 7:21 pm
Do they block that stuff? It isn't internet. Its text! If they can block stranger texts that would be great! I will call them tomorrow! Thanks for the idea. I appreciate it

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amother
Burlywood


 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 7:23 pm
TAG in Lakewood will not filter any teenager's phones according to a sign that I saw hanging in their office.
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cbg




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 8:08 pm
amother wrote:
TAG in Lakewood will not filter any teenager's phones according to a sign that I saw hanging in their office.


Why not
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mommy9




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 8:16 pm
I think there's a family plan that parents can decide which numbers their children can get texts from
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amother
Chartreuse


 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 9:03 pm
I think TAG wont filter it because the Lakewood view is that teens shouldn't have phones. Personally I would lie and tell them it's my phone so that it can be filtered. I would not feel guilty because getting my phone filtered by TAG is a paid service, not like charity or volunteer work.
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Mommyg8




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 9:08 pm
I don't think TAG is referring to a "dumb" phone, which this phone is. And I'm not even sure that they CAN filter texts.

Can you block the number?
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simba




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 9:11 pm
professor wrote:
One time my daughter saw a text saying something like "hi I am lonely girl and I like sx" and I freaked out because it's a horrible thing for teens to be exposed to.
What do I do? My boys use this phone too.


Find out why they are getting such texts. I have a phone for many years and never got such a text. Ladies, have you gotten such texts mistakenly? I hope it is an innocent mistake and I also hope your boys are not looking for trouble.


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pizza4




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 9:11 pm
There's a way to white list- only allow certain numbers
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Mommyg8




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 9:32 pm
simba wrote:
Find out why they are getting such texts. I have a phone for many years and never got such a text. Ladies, have you gotten such texts mistakenly. I hope it is an innocent mistake and I also hope your boys are not looking for trouble.


No, I never got such a text either. But maybe a friend gave someone your child's number?
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Bsimcha




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 10:41 pm
I have a smart phone for many years and have never gotten any spam or inappropriate texts, I don't have blocked numbers
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tf




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 11:19 pm
Block iit yourself. And check daily to block new numbers
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momX4




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 14 2018, 11:44 pm
Bsimcha wrote:
I have a smart phone for many years and have never gotten any spam or inappropriate texts, I don't have blocked numbers


I once got an inappropriate picture of a man in his underwear. I blocked him and deleted the picture. I never called this number neither did DH.
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amother
Hotpink


 

Post Tue, Oct 16 2018, 6:25 pm
Bsimcha wrote:
I have a smart phone for many years and have never gotten any spam or inappropriate texts, I don't have blocked numbers

Maybe the key word is "many years" since our flip phone's number is relatively new, we can't know where the number came from before we got it. I think we should switch my or my husband's old number and take my kids phone number.... but then all my contacts will need to learn a new #


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amother
Floralwhite


 

Post Tue, Oct 16 2018, 7:10 pm
I only let my kids use a meishur phone without text. Surely no picture mail. The risks are too big.
On the other hand, I think this text might be a mistake because your kids probably know that you see all texts and calls made.
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pesach princess




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 22 2018, 7:26 am
Mommyg8 wrote:
I don't think TAG is referring to a "dumb" phone, which this phone is. And I'm not even sure that they CAN filter texts.

Can you block the number?

U can add it to screened numbers this will block the number
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amother
Hotpink


 

Post Fri, Nov 09 2018, 10:11 am
B"H my kids showed me that text and didn't just delete it. I would have left the phone with text. Now I understand what the Rabbis are talking about when they say no text whatsoever. I have since blocked all texts. You can easily do that by calling the phone company.

I just WISH that it was possible to send and receive texts from family only... like only certain contacts can text and no one else.
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