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Limit data usage
Folks, Looking for a way to block data usage at certain times for my kid. We have unlimited data, and he uses it late into the night. Yes, I know the old fashioned way of taking the phone a...
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The only solution that I have personally found to this problem is to logon to tmobile app on my phone and turn off my kids data plan on the fly when I want to temporarily disable their data. From what I've found, when I disable the data it occurs pretty much instantly. I agree with all the other very unhappy parents who are want to be able to automate and/or schedule this on/off switch. From the looks of these very old message board posts people have been asking for this for years now. I moved from ATT to Tmobile and this feature was offered by ATT at no extra charge without any need to download an extra app on your kids phone.
