Parental controls/browser history tracking

Hi there.  I have just got a Curve 9320 for my 'tweenage' son and obviously wanted to set up some parental controls.  However, it appears that the only setting there is on the phone is to completely block browser access, which somewhat defeats the object of getting him a contract that includes unlimited data....  I have installed an app that can monitor phone usage, including logging websites visited - this works brilliantly on my Android phone but apparently the website tracker function won't work with Blackberrys.  I would love to be able to trust my son not to access any inappropriate sites, but due to a previous misdemeanour that's just not possible at the moment...!  Is there any way of either restricting website access or tracking websites that he has visited (even though he may have already deleted browing history)?  

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have already set up the controls offered by T Mobile - they do restrict access to 'adult' sites but only via their mobile network - I'm now looking for something that will work while he's connecting to the internet via wifi, which T Mobile don't do.  But thanks again for trying

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