Your children go to school and attend sports clubs, but how to control their movement? There is a solution, a supervised child service from the MTS operator.

Child care service MTS how it works

With the help of modern mobile devices parents can always be aware of where their children are and the MTS operator will help with this. Moreover, children should not even be subscribers of this operator.

Thanks to the technology, it is easy to find out the location; children receive an SMS with coordinates and a link by clicking on which the child’s location can be seen even on the map.

Accuracy determination reaches up to 300 m within the city limits and from 1 thousand to 3000 m outside the city. This inaccuracy is explained by the fact that observation occurs through the signal of the SIM card, and it connects to the tower that is freer, and not closer.

In addition to determining coordinates, it is possible to remotely check how charged the battery is, the phone’s balance, and control the use of applications.

But for this you need a special application, all participants must have smartphones and everyone must be a user of operator SIM cards mobile communications mts, then the location will be determined more accurately, because the search will take place using GPS / GLONASS. You will learn about all this and more on the topic in detail from this article below.

How much does it cost to connect to the supervised child service?

• The access price at the time of writing is 100 rubles. for a month with an unlimited number of checks for three participants.
• Starting from the fourth person and subsequent, each request will cost 5 rubles, let’s say the service is not designed for large families.
• There is a free two-week testing period.
• Monthly debits are made from one person (parent) who was first registered.

How to connect to supervised child service

To activate the service, you need to send an SMS from the phone of one of the parents to number 7788 with the following text:

PAPA VALERA

or MOM space name.

You will immediately receive a response message stating that you are registered and with a code for your family, as well as with further actions that I will demonstrate.

But first, if necessary, register the second parent by sending a message of this nature from his phone:

MOTHER NAME CODE

Important: both spouses must be subscribers of the MTS operator. Children can use the MegaFon and Beeline networks, but MTS is a priority, why you will learn further from the article.

Now each of the parents takes turns sending a message of the following nature:

CHILD LILYA 9158…

What does it mean: child is the code word, Lilya is the name, +7915... is the child’s phone number.

The child’s phone will immediately receive an SMS from the already familiar number 7788 with the approximate text that such and such a subscriber is asking for permission to determine your location; to confirm, you need to send a response SMS with the word YES.

After confirmation, an SMS will be sent to your number with the text that such and such a subscriber is +7915….

Allowed you to find its location, as well as instructions for identifying it.

The second spouse will need to do the same steps. If you have several children, then for the rest we repeat the entire scheme again for each one separately.

How does the supervised child service from MTS work?

Via SMS command.

We send a message to the same number 7788 like this:

(instead of Lilya, your child’s name).

You will receive a response message with coordinates and a link to view it on the map.

This is what a map looks like, with the coordinates of which you can actually zoom in or out.

And by typing a command like this:

find out the location of all children, if there are several of them.

It is worth noting that children also have the opportunity to track their parents by sending a questioning SMS:

WHERE IS MOM or
WHERE IS DAD

Installing the “Where are the Children” application

What functions does the program perform?

• Shows the location of your children;
• Child's phone balance;
• Battery charge;
• The number of calls made, SMS, time of use of applications and restrictions on access to them.

You can download the program at Google Play.

Before launching the utility for the first time, you will need to enter the Login and Password that you received via SMS, previously for the m.mpoisk website in order to view maps. If you haven’t received it, click the link on how to get a password.

By logging into the application and clicking on the red “Where Now” button, you will see the location of the object, and by clicking on the square in the center of the red circle inside, with the image of a child’s silhouette, you will also see the address.

The balance tab will show how much money is in the account at the moment.

If you select the more options option, the page that opens will ask you to Send a link to your child via SMS to install the “Children’s Smartphone” application from Google Play.

After the program is installed on your child’s smartphone, you will be able to view statistics and control the child’s use of applications, as well as the charge level.

It will also become possible viewing number of calls and SMS sent.

These are the changes that have occurred in the “Where are the Children” application on my smartphone after installing the Children’s Smartphone on my daughter’s Android.

But in order to implement the utility you need to meet a number of requirements:

• Everyone must be an MTS subscriber.
• Your children must have a smartphone, not just a telephone.
• You must install the “Where are the Children” application because the work is carried out only in pairs.
• Naturally, all participants will have the Child under supervision service activated.
• And, of course, there will be Internet, preferably unlimited.

I don't think this is really necessary software“Children's smartphone” to know what she is playing, I already know this, the charge level and statistics also do not arouse my interest.

Geo-fences

A very interesting customizable movement notification function. As soon as the child leaves or enters the declared area, this could be a sports section or home, the parent will be immediately informed about this.

First you need where to select the item Child under supervision.

A page will open with all registered participants in the service on the left side of the screen and a map on the right side where at the top we click on Geo-fences - Add geofence.

Please note that the Movement Notification button must be enabled.

I’ll give one example of how everything is done, but be sure to go to the Help section, where everything is described in sufficient detail and clearly.

On the map we find the required point, for example, a school, section, house, etc.

No more than 10 zones need to be entered separately.

To make it easier to find a point, go to the large map by clicking the corresponding link in the upper right corner, also using magnification.

After the object is found, in my case this is our house, click on it with LMB and a window will appear where you need to set the name, radius and its color. Click Save.

Now, to set control parameters for a specific participant, and this is my daughter Lilya, I select her accordingly (my other children are still small) next to her icon, click on the ON button.

The control parameters settings window will open where you configure the time interval, days when to send SMS. Then press the red Enable button.

A message will arrive, follow its description to activate the geofence.

Confirmation that notifications are set up from your designated time. To disable you need to send the command:

LILYA STOP ZONE

SMS messages of this nature will be sent as soon as the child leaves or enters the zone(s) you have programmed.

I immediately forgot to say that it is possible to view the history of movements and where your child is now.

How to disable or suspend the Child under the supervision of MTS service

During school holidays, when children go to camp or visit grandma, it makes sense to suspend the service; no monthly fee will be charged during this period, and all data and settings are saved.

To do this, send an SMS with the word STOP

To renew the service, send WHERE IS LILYA

WHERE is the control phrase, and LILYA is the name of your child.

To cancel the service completely, send an SMS with the word DELETE

This can only be done by parents. History and settings will be lost.

For more information about the supervised child service, read the questions and answers section on MTS official website.

Conclusion:

What I would like to say in conclusion, while this article was being written, I tested this service for the entire two-week free trial period and to be honest, the impressions were not very good.

The idea is cool, but as I understand it, no improvement work is being done; in any case, the result does not change for the better; everything remains at the same level, but this service appeared, if I’m not mistaken, more than five years ago.

The identification of an object occurs with a large error even in the city (several hundred meters). SMS notifications about entering or exiting a designated geofence may arrive late, or may not arrive at all for reasons unknown to me.

On connection page It is written that when you install the “Children’s Smartphone” application on an Android smartphone, the location is determined by GPS / GLONASS.

And this means, as far as I understand, the location accuracy increases to several meters, unlike a SIM card that connects to an available tower and then the location is determined.

But for some reason there is no difference; the location accuracy leaves much to be desired. The phone has modern GPS / GLONASS.

My rating on a five-point scale is a C, but I don’t know any other alternative, so that’s my verdict YES!

I will use it for now, unless of course I find something better, after all, there really is help and this service is a child under the supervision of MTS, in my opinion, better than a smart watch.

I would be glad if someone in the comments to the article suggests other well-known options for tracking children.

“Child under supervision” is a special geolocation service in MTS that determines where children are at the time of a request via phone. Geographic coordinates are determined by the technical means of the operator's station (base) closest to subscribers.

For the option to function fully, a minimum of conditions are required. A child may have a simple cheap model mobile without special options, applications and GPS module.

Advantages of the “Child under supervision” service:

• there is no need to call your child often;
• a request for his location can be performed at any time and an unlimited number of times;
• The option not only reports coordinates, but also account balance, battery charge level, and monitors installed and running applications.

You can control the actions of children using this function. different ways:

1. On a personal smartphone through a special navigation application.
2. In the browser, in your personal account (mobile version).
3. Using SMS requests.

The subscription fee for the service is 100 rubles/month. Also, for evaluation purposes, the operator provides a free trial period of use for a period of 2 weeks (14 days).

Connection

Send an SMS with the message “DAD” or “MOM” to the service department - 7788.

Note. Additionally, you can specify the parent's name. For example, Papa Vasya.
In response to your request, the service will send you a unique identification code, using it the service will identify your group on the network - family (child and parents).

If you want to connect a second number, for example, father, for control, then do this:

Send a command in PAPA format to service (7788).

In total, the control group can include up to 9 people (including parents).

Registration of a child is carried out in almost the same way:

1. Send an SMS to 7788 with the following request:

CHILD

2. A request for permission to install control will be sent to your son/daughter’s phone. It must be confirmed - consent.

Attention! If the SIM card installed on the phone of the controlled children is not MTS, but Megafon or Beeline, the number of control requests within the service is limited - no more than 100 per month.

How to use

To find out the location of your child, you need to send an SMS to 7788 with the command - WHERE.

If you have connected all your children to the monitoring system and immediately want to receive data on the whereabouts of each of them, send a request to the same number - WHERE THE CHILDREN are.

Shutdown/suspend

If you are faced with the task of how to disable the “Child under supervision” service on MTS, send the STOP command to 7788. The debiting of funds from the balance for the subscription fee will be stopped, and the service will be temporarily deactivated.

To completely disable it, send the word “DELETE” to the service (to the same short number).

Commands to pause and disable the service are available only to parents (executed directly from their SIM cards).

Stay in touch and don't worry about your children thanks to the capabilities of the MTS operator!

Children do not like excessive parental interference in their lives, and even more so in their free time. The development of technology and the popularization of mobile devices not only allows you to use entertainment resources, but also not intrusively control someone who is very dear to you. The service from the MTS company “Child under supervision” refers to one of such solutions.

Description and cost of the service

The option is implemented through MTS search services and allows parents, while at a distance, without making dozens of calls, to receive information about:

• Where are the children, determining their location with an accuracy of up to 400 meters when using information from towers and with an accuracy of the entrance when it is possible to obtain GPS data;
• Control your balance personal account from an accountable number;
• Receive notifications about movements while saving history;
• See the battery charge level in real time;
• Monitor activity in certain applications, block them if necessary, check resource usage and keep them under control.

Important! Maximum use of the system functionality is provided when using a controlled smartphone on the Android platform. For simple phones, the service is limited to only tracking location on a map using data from the company's towers.

The cost of using the service, regardless of available extensions, is 100 rubles. per month

Connection/disconnection

To activate the “Child under supervision” service on MTS, you need to register the first parent in the system and receive a personal family code. To do this, you should send a short message via SMS to number 7788 with the text MOTHER (DAD) NAME. A code will be sent in response; it will be used in the future to register the second parent.

When there is no longer a need to use the service, it can be suspended for a while using the STOP command in an SMS to the same short number. This method allows you to avoid paying a monthly fee, while maintaining the service settings for quick subsequent connection. You can also completely abandon the functionality and delete all information from the MTS server by sending a message with the text DELETE to number 7788 (only one of the parents can do this).

Attention! You can also connect/disable options in the subscriber’s personal account on the website mobile operator.

How to use the service

The baby care system works using:

• a computer with Internet access through a personal account on the MTS search page allows you to obtain all the necessary information in a few mouse clicks without unnecessary difficulties and knowledge;
• phone through the “Where are the children” application for IOS or Android or mobile version website, also does not require additional resources;
• using SMS commands to number 7788 from the parent’s mobile phone - in this case, you will need to know the texts of the main requests in order to receive prompt information.

Table 1. Basic SMS commands with examples (… - NAME)

Site functions:

• Where now? – will show on the map in real time what address the child is at;
• View movement history;
• Connecting, setting up and controlling Geofences.

An application for smartphones allows parents to receive operational information about the movements of the controlled person (when using simple phone), as well as all inspection and control services if he has an Android-based device and installs it on it special offer"Where are children".

Remember, just a few years ago we could not even think that thanks to mobile communications it would be possible to find out where this or that person is in order to be completely calm about him, for example, if he is a child. And now, there’s not even one operator cellular communications offers its subscribers similar services, services and applications.

Today we invite you to talk in more detail about special application from the MTS company, which will help you easily determine the location of a particular person, child, husband or wife, in general, a loved one.

And so, the application is called “Where are the children” and it works in tandem with the “Child under supervision” service from MTS. The main function of both is to determine the location of another subscriber on the screen of your smartphone or tablet (devices with operating system Android 2.3 and higher). At the same time, the identified user only needs to have a regular mobile phone with an MTS SIM card. You can download the above application from the Google Play store.

How to activate the “Child under supervision” service from MTS

To do this, you just need to download the “Where are the Children” program, install it and activate the “Child under supervision” service in the settings. No additional actions are required from you.

Of course, this package can also be used on the phones of close relatives, for example, a husband always wants to know where his wife is, or vice versa, a wife wants to always be aware of where her husband is. Nowadays it is very popular.

Worth paying Special attention that if your child (husband, wife) also has a smartphone in use, then you will also be able to see additional things:

1. The actual phone charge of the monitored subscriber.
2. Phone usage statistics, calls and SMS.
3. List installed programs and applications.

In order to take advantage of this extended package, you just need to install the “Children’s Smartphone” application on the monitored device, which can also be downloaded for free from the Google Play store.

How to get a login and password in the “Where are the Children” application from MTS

To do this, you need to send an SMS with the text LOGIN to number 7788. The message is free, or click the “Get password” button in the application itself.

How to disable the “Child under supervision” service on MTS

How much does the “Child under supervision” service cost?

The first two weeks of using the service are free. The monthly fee with the “Movement Notifications” function is 100 rubles, without the “Movement Notifications” function – 50 rubles. Child location requests are unlimited for up to three family members. For the fourth and subsequent family members – 5 rubles/request.

More detailed information You can always find out on the official website of the MTS company. And with this we say goodbye to you, until we meet again.