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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...
Hey, all! We're going through older posts with this feedback and making sure that everyone gets a chance to take a peek at our new family program, FamilyMode, launching today 6/29. You can read our blog about it here and learn more in the Resources list at the bottom: https://support.t-mobile.com/community/community/news-updates/blog/2018/06/27/meet-t-mobile-familymode-the-digital-ally-parents-need -- thank you for sharing your opinions with us!
I just switched from Consumer Cellular to T-Mobile: Consumer Cellular has this ability to turn off your child's data - though it is a manual stop/start button.
An automatic timer to turn off/on data should be standard.
I am also up-voting this feature request: I hope that someday, T-Mobile will offer the level of parental control offered standard by Consumer Cellular - and maybe even surpass it !
- NaviBean
PS - I have not yet explored T-Mobile's FamilyMode feature, as a way to manage this. Apparently, T-Mobile service reps also have not explored it: Yesterday, I had a LONG conversation with a T-Mobile service rep, who said there is no way to achieve this basic functionality of turning off your child's data access. She never mentioned the FamilyMode feature.
