The idea of paying a monthly fee to have your phone limit what you’re able to do seems a bit counter-intuitive, but that hasn’t stopped Sprint from introducing its Sprint Drive First service.
The software — once loaded onto your phone — will direct all incoming calls to voicemail, disable text message alerts and enable an automatic reply to text messages. It will also allow access to just three contacts in your phone’s address book and enable only three apps. No word on whether you can choose the contacts or the apps.
Similar software is available for T-Mobile customers.
If you are a parent paying for your teen’s cell phone, this might make sense, given trends.