Family Allowances does not work for modern phones.FamilyMode is too reliant on a app to install on a child phone, that can be quickly bypassed in several ways. Turn off VPN, Turn off/on ScreenTime, etc.Is the only option really to manually switch the account from Magenta to No Data for multiple lines? I would gladly pay for FamilyMode if it even worked correctly.All I want to do, is turn off Data for 12am-6am at night.

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):STEP 1: After you login, select Account from the top left menu of your screen, as shown below:STEP 2: Click on the phone/line you would like to disable the data:STEP 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 Data 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.

Need to turn off Data at night for kids phones

Anynametoo
Roaming Rookie
Hace 2 años
I tried blocking devices on my mobile internet router using the devices IP addresses. That didn't work!
Can T-mobile do something tangible for once? Or are they in cahoots with the porn and tech industry that seek to destroy the lives of screens through their products?
syaoran
Transmission Titan
Hace 2 años
Anynametoo wrote:

I tried blocking devices on my mobile internet router using the devices IP addresses. That didn't work!

Can T-mobile do something tangible for once? Or are they in cahoots with the porn and tech industry that seek to destroy the lives of screens through their products?

Block the device by Mac Address, if that is possible. If you block the IP, the device just gets assigned another one.
Anynametoo
Roaming Rookie
Hace 2 años
Thanks for the tip albeit TMobile doesn't allow blocking by a specific number.
My apologies, I was unclear in my last post. I blocked the device by locating it using the IP address. TMobile has the IP address and Mac addresses as an identifier but will not allow me block using one or the other. It just blocks the device but device can still access wifi.
gogowojo
Network Novice
Hace 10 meses
I have a child's phone with a line previously set to "No Data." Now they've grown up we'd like to re-enable data as with our other lines. However, there is no longer any other options besides "No Data." Does anyone have experience re-enabling data from Addons > Monthly Data Plan? Support call?
StraussPilot
Network Novice
Hace 6 meses
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StraussPilot
Network Novice
Hace 6 meses
gogowojo wrote:

I have a child's phone with a line previously set to "No Data." Now they've grown up we'd like to re-enable data as with our other lines. However, there is no longer any other options besides "No Data." Does anyone have experience re-enabling data from Addons > Monthly Data Plan? Support call?

I'm facing the same issue. Was previously on Family Unl Talk,Text and Data, then selected "No Data" to test. Went back to "turn it back on" and the option for Family Unl Talk,Text and Data is gone.

Did you have to call t-mobile to solve this?

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