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Update - don't know what I was thinking....
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 475057"><p>I wouldn't disable it, I would replace it with a non smart phone. Or depending upon your carrier, you may be able to add parental controls to the existing phone that will restrict the phone's internet/media access entirely. </p><p></p><p>You can buy a cheap pay-as-you-go phone at Walmart for $9.99 and have your carrier program a replacement SIM card (for her existing phone number) to put in it (on your current plan). The replacement SIM card will effectively disable the SIM card in her current SMART phone. I know this works with AT & T & many other carriers but not with Sprint. You just have to make sure the pay as you go phone has the same carrier as your current contract. (My kids have broken phones before their contracts were up and this is the cheapest way to replace them.)</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I would guess that her being without a phone will add to YOUR anxiety. When difficult child left his phone on our doorstep, it cut off my only access to him. It made me very anxious. I was very glad to send his phone back to him and - I often check his usage to reassure myself that he is breathing and to check up on him. I am slowly learning to accept that it's OK for me to do things that aid difficult child for MY benefit. If her having a phone makes you feel better - go for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 475057"] I wouldn't disable it, I would replace it with a non smart phone. Or depending upon your carrier, you may be able to add parental controls to the existing phone that will restrict the phone's internet/media access entirely. You can buy a cheap pay-as-you-go phone at Walmart for $9.99 and have your carrier program a replacement SIM card (for her existing phone number) to put in it (on your current plan). The replacement SIM card will effectively disable the SIM card in her current SMART phone. I know this works with AT & T & many other carriers but not with Sprint. You just have to make sure the pay as you go phone has the same carrier as your current contract. (My kids have broken phones before their contracts were up and this is the cheapest way to replace them.) Honestly, I would guess that her being without a phone will add to YOUR anxiety. When difficult child left his phone on our doorstep, it cut off my only access to him. It made me very anxious. I was very glad to send his phone back to him and - I often check his usage to reassure myself that he is breathing and to check up on him. I am slowly learning to accept that it's OK for me to do things that aid difficult child for MY benefit. If her having a phone makes you feel better - go for it. [/QUOTE]
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