Bookmem Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 I'm an 85 yr old widower living alone so I have no idea how smartphone family plans work but I'm curious. I know co.s advertise multi-line plans with "unlimited calls, text and data", but that in reality they throttle data speed after a set amount. My question is do the parents get to control how much of that data the kids can use? Or can one kid go through the entire amount leaving every one else to deal with the slow speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 On apple and android, there are plenty of parental control apps and now they both have built in controls as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Android Parental Controls Apple Parental Controls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookmem Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 1 hour ago, securitybreach said: On apple and android, there are plenty of parental control apps and now they both have built in controls as well. Yes, I know there are parental controls that control CONTENT. But can a parent set a data limit? Billy gets 10 gb and Sarah, because she's older, get 12gb. The article you linked doesn't tell me that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 YOu can get the data limit on android and apple in the settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-set-data-limits-on-android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Its right there in Settings - Network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookmem Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 2 minutes ago, securitybreach said: https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-set-data-limits-on-android Again, I know how to do that but that isn't under parental control. The user can change that setting. It is only a warning and not a strict limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Just now, Bookmem said: Again, I know how to do that but that isn't under parental control. The user can change that setting. It is only a warning and not a strict limit. Not if you create a different profile. You can have multiple profiles on a phone and only one can make admin changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 The first android link I listed shows you how to lock off settings from a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookmem Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 5 minutes ago, securitybreach said: The first android link I listed shows you how to lock off settings from a child. I scrolled through the article and didn't see that but I'll take your word for. I was just curios to know if it could be done. I don't have a family plan so I don't really need the details. Thanks for the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 No worries, have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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