Need to turn off Data at night for kids phones

To all who are participating on this blog and to those parents as myself, after going through a lot of stressful moments with my kids about the phones usage, especially data and trying to activate Screen Time (For iPhone users), kids are very smart these days, especially with technology. They are not afraid to make mistakes while researching how to get YouTube working while on Screen Time. As parents we still want to communicate (Talk or Text) with our kids while they are not physically with us. This reply is for users who are under T-Mobile plan (Not sure if other providers will have this feature):

PASO 1: After you login, select Account from the top left menu of your screen, as shown below:

PASO 2: Click on the phone/line you would like to disable the data:

PASO 3: Click on the line plan, Then, click on Manage Add-Ons:

Once you are on this screen as shown above, you have the option to select No hay datos and click Save. This feature will disable the data for that line and as you can see on my data plan, that service is already free as part of it. Make sure you check for that when you want to disable it. I spoke to T-Mobile support, and they mentioned this is a new feature offered with the latest update of the T-Mobile account UI. Meaning, we (Account Owners) have the option to turn it on/off.

In summary, I have found this to be the best way to turn on/off data for my kid's phones. I hope this helps and you find useful. For users who have different providers, check with their support team or browse through your account and see if you can find it. Now, go and play.

Not concerned over WiFi as that is manageable, and we don’t have any neighbors close enough to hop on.

I am mainly concerned over constantly turning Data on and off from the plans, if that might cause a problem with the account.

We simply want to have the kids "take a break" 12am-7am from the internet.  They need the phones for school info and calls.

@Juan F you deserve a medal dude. The step-by-step instructions with screencaps were extremely helpful!

I'm switching to AT&T as soon as my agreement is up.  AT&T has a super easy way to toggle data on and off for any phone in the account.  With T-mobile, it's a huge pain!

I am in this same situation. Did you ever figure out how to do this? I can take the phone away but I'd rather have technology do it for me.  

core2 wrote:

Not concerned over WiFi as that is manageable, and we don’t have any neighbors close enough to hop on.

I am mainly concerned over constantly turning Data on and off from the plans, if that might cause a problem with the account.

We simply want to have the kids "take a break" 12am-7am from the internet.  They need the phones for school info and calls.

 

 

 

This feature was available for me in ATT.  I was able to data on/off for kids with click of a button from my phone.  This is really missing in t-mobile

This solution, unfortunately, did not work for me. I selected my own phone as a test case, went through all the steps, the account indicates that I have no data, but… I still have a cellular connection and can still create a hotspot. I can't explain that. It's frustrating as I was hoping this solution would work. Any insights? Thank you.

Thank you. I am glad it could help you and you have a piece of mind now like I do

Juan F wrote:

To all who are participating on this blog and to those parents as myself, after going through a lot of stressful moments with my kids about the phones usage, especially data and trying to activate Screen Time (For iPhone users), kids are very smart these days, especially with technology. They are not afraid to make mistakes while researching how to get YouTube working while on Screen Time. As parents we still want to communicate (Talk or Text) with our kids while they are not physically with us. This reply is for users who are under T-Mobile plan (Not sure if other providers will have this feature):

PASO 1: After you login, select Account from the top left menu of your screen, as shown below:

PASO 2: Click on the phone/line you would like to disable the data:

PASO 3: Click on the line plan, Then, click on Manage Add-Ons:

Once you are on this screen as shown above, you have the option to select No hay datos and click Save. This feature will disable the data for that line and as you can see on my data plan, that service is already free as part of it. Make sure you check for that when you want to disable it. I spoke to T-Mobile support, and they mentioned this is a new feature offered with the latest update of the T-Mobile account UI. Meaning, we (Account Owners) have the option to turn it on/off.

In summary, I have found this to be the best way to turn on/off data for my kid's phones. I hope this helps and you find useful. For users who have different providers, check with their support team or browse through your account and see if you can find it. Now, go and play.

internet still works after doing this

@Mike: the internet works because they are connecting to a WiFi signal and thus getting data that way. What I did while my kids were home, I changed the wireless router password, update each device that uses wifi with the new password and I did not share it with my kids. As a result, no data at home neither. Problem solved at home and while you are in places they do not have wifi for free. Remember, the solution I provided was only in reference to the phone data plan only. And yes, it works. Now, make sure to logout of your account and log back in and check it to see if your changes took place. If you have trouble doing it yourself, then t recommend contact t-mobile support and they can help you. Now, go and play.