They can also keep track online or through the My O2 app which can help monitor usage and control spend.
Nearly half of the U.S. has so-called smart meters that allow utility companies to read the data remotely or to help control usage.
But with a smart grid in place, a utility could restructure rates, and then offer all its customers products that allow either the customer, or the utility, to control usage based on demand and hourly rates.
One way to control water usage would be a rational pricing policy.
The software only works with Microsoft email software and supports up to 2, 000 users with a separate computer server and limited ability to monitor and control phone usage.
This allows home network administrators, who are often busy parents, to see and control home Internet usage, even when they are away.
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It will meet the needs of car park operators, fleet managers and municipalities that require greater control of energy usage or the smart functionality necessary to collect payments and monitor usage.
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In the U.S., with much higher usage, customers much prefer the cruise control on the face of the steering wheel.
Homeowners can be thousands of miles away from home or have a vacation home, yet still control their settings and energy usage, resulting in significant cost savings.
Many factors are at play here dealing with individual or third-party data retention policies sometimes beyond your control as well as continued usage of the same private encryption key and password.
Instructors urge parents to control their child's car usage once they get a license and to have them practice driving at night and in the rain.
Despite the initial configuration work, IT administrators will save time from not having to manually track usage via Excel spreadsheets, and gain the control that they desire.
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Essentially a Mobile Device Management (MDM) app for parents, this would also let me create a whitelist of kid-safe apps, prevent or control any downloads and generally track their usage.
All radios sync to a control channel, which dynamically coordinates voice channel usage and who is assigned to what frequency at any given moment.
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The Spanish company sells traffic-control systems, as well as programs to reduce energy usage in water utilities and weather-monitoring software.
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Application Control identifies numerous programs and applications with the ability to block or limit employee usage based on their specific business needs.
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The kit also includes a smart plug that can remotely control devices in the home and report back on a current and historical energy usage.
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The announcement can be viewed as a strategic move by Twitter to control more of the user experience surrounding photos, a powerful driver of social media usage.
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Apple, who is in control of all aspects of their product, is able to incentivize users and mobile carriers to drive usage.
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