Undetected phone tracking app

RareBreed

RareBreed

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Ken King said:
It is her kid and her car, thus her rules.

Rare - google or bing teen driver apps. There are a bunch of them. Install them and then tell the kid that shutting off the app or their location will result in loss of use privilege for your cars.
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That's the plan. Thanks!!
 
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MR47930

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RareBreed said:
Considering I am criticized with how much freedom I have always allowed my kids by helicopter parents, I'd hardly call my kids pansies.
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Wasn't referring to your kid in this instance. If you have always given them freedom and trust them it just seems unnecessary to track them until a they give you a reason to. They are going to do stupid things, that's part of being a teenager. All it took for me growing up was the threat of riding the school bus.
 
Clem72

Clem72

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RareBreed said:
When the time comes, I will just reinstall an app that gets install on both phone and tell him that if it ever becomes disabled, so will his license.
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Or easier, just disable his phone (if you have one that allows this) or his service.

I kind of wish they would let parents firewall phone/internet service. So I could make their device only call me, and only be able to visit www.thewiggles.com if they piss me off.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

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Clem72 said:
Or easier, just disable his phone (if you have one that allows this) or his service.

I kind of wish they would let parents firewall phone/internet service. So I could make their device only call me, and only be able to visit www.thewiggles.com if they piss me off.
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Sprint has a phone that you can get for kids too young for a real cell phone. Lets them only call or text certain people. No internet access either.
 
itsbob

itsbob

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RareBreed said:
My 15 year old just got his Learner's Permit and while he still needs an adult present in the car for a while, I was wondering if there was an app that I can install that will track his phone once he is "set loose" on his own. I had one through Sprint that claimed the kid couldn't deactivate it without alerting the parents but it was deactivated and I never knew. I was even paying $5/month for the service after it had been deactivated. Prefer one that maybe I can have on my phone without him having to install anything on his. I will tell him I am tracking him but don't want anything on his end that he can disable. TIA.
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Are you more worried about tracking him, or the car??

I think a tracker on the car would be better.. track his speed.. etc..

And if he tries to disable it it will more than likely disable the car.

http://www.motosafety.com/
 
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my-thyme

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MR47930 said:
They are going to do stupid things, that's part of being a teenager.
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Youngest boy's license was 2 HRS OLD.

"Mom, can I drive to Ridge and show my buddy?"

"Sure, don't be stupid."

Two hours later, ticket for 80 in a 50.

Stupid.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

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Since this is my oldest and I'm not originally from Maryland, I was surprised that there is a 3 step process to getting a new license. The Learner's, the Provisional, and then the actual license. We are only at stage 1 so far with less than five hours driving experience in the log book. :lol:
 
SoMDGirl42

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My friend installed a GPS tracker in his sons trunk. It was just a little small box. Gave location and speed. He kept in until the kid turned 18. He signed the car and insurance over to him, then went out and showed him the box. That boy got caught several times saying he was going to XX but really went XXX. Father always told him that someone saw him and ratted him out. Kid believed it LOL
 
itsbob

itsbob

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MR47930 said:
How about just trusting that you raised them correctly and not invading their privacy until they give you a reason to?
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Well, I guess if your child dies in a car accident because they were going to fast, or were texting.. as long as you protected their privacy it would be ok??
 
my-thyme

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DEEKAYPEE8569 said:
So, you kept his license in a safe place for him for how long?
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I could have had the MVA officially rescind his driving privilege, but I choose not to involve them.

I made him drive with me for 6 months, as if he had his learner's permit again. He wouldn't drive for the first month, guess he thought I wasn't serious. And every drive started with a lecture about how to drive.

(Ticket was thrown out in court, officer was off duty, no prove. He didn't even show up for court. Boy was very lucky.)

I was just thankful he didn't kill himself or someone else.
 
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MR47930

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itsbob said:
Well, I guess if your child dies in a car accident because they were going to fast, or were texting.. as long as you protected their privacy it would be ok??
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If you really think a tracking device is going to save your kids life by all means install it.
 
GWguy

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RareBreed said:
I shoud add that he's only had his Learner's since last Friday so for all I know, he will be a very responsible driver and the phone tracker will just be a safety back-up for us.
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Wait. If he only has a Learner's Permit, he has to have a licensed driver in the car with him, barring a few exceptions for school and work. Whomever that is should be your eyes and ears. To allow him out on the road sans an escort is illegal.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

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GWguy said:
Wait. If he only has a Learner's Permit, he has to have a licensed driver in the car with him, barring a few exceptions for school and work. Whomever that is should be your eyes and ears. To allow him out on the road sans an escort is illegal.
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Yes, I know. This is for when he is set loose on his own. I thought I put that in the original post. And the "few exceptions for school and work" comes with the Provisional License (step 2 in the process). He won't be getting that until June/July so that's something to think about for next school year.
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

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GWguy said:
Wait. If he only has a Learner's Permit, he has to have a licensed driver in the car with him, barring a few exceptions for school and work. Whomever that is should be your eyes and ears. To allow him out on the road sans an escort is illegal.
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Maryland changed that? Learner's Permits in MD anyway, used to require a licensed driver 21 or older to accompany teens with 'L.P.'s' There were no exceptions for school and work. If your young new driver was under 16 and not licensed/only had a Learner's Permit, the 21 or older licensed driver accompaniment MD law applied.
 
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