Change Device Names

Adding my vote that this is a KEY security issue I'm not super happy about. I want to know what's on my network is mine, and that's hard when I'm playing guessing games with all my family's devices MAC addresses rather than just being able to NAME an approved iPad! It's 2024, this feels like it should be a standard safety feature!

Paprince wrote:

Here it is Sept 2024 and still no resolution on how to change the names on devices. 😡
 

Cleary T-mobile is not prioritizing this issue. T-mobile needs to get with the program.Verizon reps show up at my door every month now that Verizon wireless internet is in my neighborhood. As much as I dislike Verizon, I need more granular, and more security control over my devices.

The phone app will not handshake with the T-mobile router  (on newer, higher end phones), so I can't even see device names. The web interface on a computer is terrible. It shows only the número of devices connected, no names, no individual entries for them, just a summary of  X Wifi and X LAN connections.

How am I know that the all the Wifi connected devices (family phones, laptops, printers, security cameras, etc) that are connected are even mine, or which are which?

Here it is Sept 2024 and still no resolution on how to change the names on devices. 😡
 

I'm a 11 yr old tmobile customer and couldn't wait to get the home internet which works well, and the Advertises naming devices, BUT, I am not able to:

1. Change devices names, afterall 

2. Ability to pause or control the devices only because I don't know who's device it belongs.

Spectrum masters this awesomely identifying devices and ability to rename, but is more expensive and you have to rent their equipment unless you want to purchase them. 

Since my household has so many devices I need to control, I decided to purchase a router and modem and just keep Spectrum. Sad for t-mobile to lose a customer over such a simple fix, false advertising :(

BUMP T-mobile. How come custom device naming hasn't been addressed?  This is ridiculous. This should be a simple name field to MAC address add-on to the app. Need resolution. 

bmemberg wrote:

weissguy wrote:

So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?

The last 4 of the MAC Address

 

Thanks! Now do you know if it is possible to name my devices?

weissguy wrote:

So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?

The last 4 of the MAC Address

So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?

What can I use on my android device (like Fling) to keep track? ¡Gracias!

Shocky121 wrote:

Have you tried changing the device's name in settings on the device itself I know I was able to do it with my phone

That has only worked for a few of my devices. Others that are named in settings on the device still only show up as MAC addresses in the T-Mo app. I use the "Who is on my wi-f?" app on my windows laptops, "Fling" on my iPhone and iPad, and "LanScan" on my MacBook to keep track of network devices by name. The Home Internet app is at least consistent with the browser-based interface, in that they both minimize information and useful functionality.  Seems like T-Mobile is taking the Ronco approach--Set it and forget it. It is sad that they downgraded functionality so severely from what the older LTE gateway provided.