Why Cant I Have a Parent Password

[DippyRusty]

I Buy GameCards And I Try To make a Parent Password But it says on paying customers can use this futrue and i did pay can anybody help me?????? i realy want to make sfs and be abale to use chat also!

[Big Tom Supernugget]

Sorry, but if you're using a Game Card, you are not permitted to make secret friends. When Disney talks about "paying customers", they're referring to people who buy the automatic monthly subscription via a credit card.

[Flippytoon]

I have a parent password, because i dont use game card, (Lucky my mom told me my Parent Password right after the 3 day trial)

[DippyRusty]

Originally Posted by Big Tom Supernugget

Sorry, but if you're using a Game Card, you are not permitted to make secret friends. When Disney talks about "paying customers", they're referring to people who buy the automatic monthly subscription via a credit card.

thats STUPID!

[Greebo]

Originally Posted by DippyRusty

thats STUPID!

No, it's done to protect the buyer and Disney. You may not like it, but that doesn't make it stupid.

When someone pays for Toontown via subscription, it's reasonable to assume that the person is an adult, because credit cards are not generally issued to minors. Therefore, giving the account holder permission to use the potentially more dangerous functions because the risk is being taken by an adult, and the responsibility for giving a child access to those functions rests with that adult.

With a gamecard, they can't verify age, and so the risk and responsibility lies with Disney. Something happens to just ONE kid because Disney let them have secret chat via a game card w/o an adult/guardian involved in the decision and you can kiss Toontown goodbye.

[smtx26]

While you are absolutely correct, Greebo, there is one aspect of that 'policy' that *does not* make sense to me....

Yes, the gametime cards can be purchased by anyone with $10. Yes, a credit card subscription usually involves parental approval. BUT....

Disney offers a subscription payment via Check-by-phone... but still will not offer an alternative for age verification. Correct me if I'm wrong, but most people would notice money missing from their checking account, right? Very few kids under 14 or 15 would even have a clue how to gather and use all the information necessary to complete a Check-by-phone transaction, right? (based on my own children under the age of 14) Why can't they offer this payment option as an alternative to the credit card age verification?

I just don't get it.. and when I ask Disney, I get the same canned response ... 'not at this time'....

This aspect, is 'stupid' ... IMO... If I am willing to pay a full year up front by this method, why can't I have the benefits of an 'official' citizen?

My two cents... sorry...

[DippyRusty]

Originally Posted by Greebo

No, it's done to protect the buyer and Disney. You may not like it, but that doesn't make it stupid.

When someone pays for Toontown via subscription, it's reasonable to assume that the person is an adult, because credit cards are not generally issued to minors. Therefore, giving the account holder permission to use the potentially more dangerous functions because the risk is being taken by an adult, and the responsibility for giving a child access to those functions rests with that adult.

With a gamecard, they can't verify age, and so the risk and responsibility lies with Disney. Something happens to just ONE kid because Disney let them have secret chat via a game card w/o an adult/guardian involved in the decision and you can kiss Toontown goodbye.

my parents aint got a visa credit card not even one only just goverment credit card

[Greebo]

Originally Posted by smtx26

Disney offers a subscription payment via Check-by-phone... but still will not offer an alternative for age verification. Correct me if I'm wrong, but most people would notice money missing from their checking account, right? Very few kids under 14 or 15 would even have a clue how to gather and use all the information necessary to complete a Check-by-phone transaction, right? (based on my own children under the age of 14) Why can't they offer this payment option as an alternative to the credit card age verification?

Dunno - a kid could get the info for that just like they could copy mom or dad's credit card info. Hard to say - probably over-protection by the lawyers.

[nintendo123]

you can actvate thease feturs

heres how works with gamecard only

click on reqruit a toon on homepage

then click next

fill in info

set parent pass

presto you can now use reqruit a toon, test server and secret friends

[nintendo123]

your credit card will NOT be charges btw it says in bold print above credit card feilds

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