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clumsymum · 09-06-2013, 00:05

Woo guys, first of all Apple tech not accepted in this house. We have been there, done that, and decided not to be constrained by Apple any more.

Second, we do keep an eye on the lad. No TV or PC in his bedroom, he uses his tech in family rooms so generally we know what he is about. But he has a tablet, and we have been restricting internet access, so he can't logon between 8pm & 8am. We need a router that will continue to allow us to do that. That way he can take his tablet to bed to read kindle books, & we know he isn't face booking at 3am or whatever.

I take on board that any bright teen can get round restrictions, but
a) he isn't yet left unsupervised for long periods to get the opportunity to experiment with ways to get round the rules
B). He knows that if he cheats the system, we would simply ban PC and tablet us altogether (we don't want to have to do that)

Putting technical obstacles in his way just stops the regular arguments about what is and isn't allowed.

09-06-2013, 00:05	#13
clumsymum Inactive Join Date: Sep 2008 Services: BB M TV L and V+ Phone L Posts: 142	Re: our router has died, recommendations pls for a sophisticated replacement Woo guys, first of all Apple tech not accepted in this house. We have been there, done that, and decided not to be constrained by Apple any more. Second, we do keep an eye on the lad. No TV or PC in his bedroom, he uses his tech in family rooms so generally we know what he is about. But he has a tablet, and we have been restricting internet access, so he can't logon between 8pm & 8am. We need a router that will continue to allow us to do that. That way he can take his tablet to bed to read kindle books, & we know he isn't face booking at 3am or whatever. I take on board that any bright teen can get round restrictions, but a) he isn't yet left unsupervised for long periods to get the opportunity to experiment with ways to get round the rules B). He knows that if he cheats the system, we would simply ban PC and tablet us altogether (we don't want to have to do that) Putting technical obstacles in his way just stops the regular arguments about what is and isn't allowed.