eBlaster Review

There is no doubt that technology has reduced distances. We now have the possibility to stay connected with our family or manage a business even if we are far away, thanks to a large range of simple and fast options to communicate. Nowadays, the majority of mobile phone users own a smartphone because these devices have expanded the communication options with easy to use apps. However, there are some cases in which this easy access to communication options can be abused. Parents with busy schedules or business owners that are constantly travelling can benefit from a mobile monitoring software that can give them a detailed overview of what their children and employees are doing with their smartphones. eBlaster is a mobile monitoring solution for Android and Blackberry devices that gives you the possibility of accessing reports of their activity even if you are far away.

Activity monitored
eBlaster offers standard options that will allow you to oversee what your employees or children are doing on their smartphones in stealth mode. That means that they will not be able to see the software installed on their devices or notice anything that indicates that the monitoring is taking place. However, it is important that you discuss this with your children to make sure that they understand your concerns about their safety and you should also be transparent with your employees. eBlaster, as well as any mobile monitoring tool available in the market, can be a useful tool when you want to be aware of what is going on your kids’ life, specially in these days where cyber bullying is affecting many children.

With eBlaster, you can see all the incoming and outgoing calls and get a report of the time and length of these communications. When it comes to emails and texts, eBlaster logs all the activity in order to provide you copies of the messages sent and received to make sure that there are no reasons of concern. You will get regular reports (as often as needed) in your email to keep you updated during the day. Even though these basic options are useful, they are not enough to monitor effectively the phone usage since these devices offer much more than just calls and texts.

Smartphones also offers apps for chatting and they can also be a tool to organize an schedule. This is where eBlaster falls short as it does not provide the possibility of accessing data from instant messaging apps (only Blackberry Messenger chats can be monitored), which are widely used nowadays such as WhatsApp. Information related to calendar events or memos entered is also missing. This will limit the monitoring options, specially when you are using it to make sure that your employees are not organizing unrequired meetings or events during the work schedule.

Although eBlaster lacks some monitoring options, it still can give you a comprehensive overview of what your children are up to as it also allows you to get instant copies of the photos taken using the smartphone. This will allow you to verify that your kids are not sharing inappropriate photos or that your employees are not taking pictures that may compromise the company’s security.

Features
eBlaster lets you know where your kids at any time during the day (as long as they have the smartphone with them) thanks to its GPS tracking features that provides you with an estimated location of the device. The location features also offer the ability to set safe areas on the map (such as home or school) and get alerts when the device is located outside them. This is helpful when you want to make sure that your children are not pretending to be at school when they are actually somewhere else.

The software also allows you to block websites that you do not wish your children to use on their smartphone. This feature is easy to use as it offers you the possibility of searching through 150 categories of what would be inappropriate content (including adult or websites selling tobacco or alcohol) and you can mark the options that you want to restrict. However, there is no possibility of blocking specific phone numbers to avoid calls or messages or control the time that your children spend using their smartphone. In terms of security, eBlaster Mobile is missing some important features such as remote data wiping or locking, meaning that if the phone is lost or stolen, you will not have any option to protect its content.

If you want to contact eBlaster’s support team, you can do it through email or phone. They have dedicated phone support in the US, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. There is also a knowledge base section with information about the product and the most common issues experienced by users.

Compatibility
Compatibility is limited with eBlaster Mobile as the software only works with Android (1.5 and up) and Blackberry. Still, if you are looking for a simple, easy to use mobile monitoring software for these platforms, they can be a good option.