Texts sent during time restricted
ChristinePru
Newbie

My daughter's Family Base time restrictions start at 8:30 pm, but she was able to text me and receive my answer at 11:00 pm last night. I checked the profile and her time restrictions are correct.

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Re: Texts sent during time restricted
vzw_customer_support
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ChristinePru-

I am an iPhone user and I am very familiar with this restriction. No worries, we will get to the bottom of this.  Family Base works over Cellular data which uses SMS and Data. Messages are indeed blocked; however, iMessaging can still work if it is between iPhone users. Please know, since iMessage is a free feature Apple offers, we are not able to control or stop usage while using iMessage. As an option, you may turn her iMessage off to prevent her from messaging other iPhone users. I hope this helps to answer your main concern. We are here to always assist. Thank you for being part of the family.
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vzw_customer_support
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As a mother, I know how important it is to ensure we are able to manage our children’s cellphone use ChristinePru. Lets ensure the Family Base app is working successfully. What make and model phone does your daughter have? Has the Family Base feature always worked successfully? If so, when did this start?



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ChristinePru
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She has an iPhone 5C, and this feature has worked successfully for weeks.  As far as I know, the night I described was the first time it didn't work.

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vzw_customer_support
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ChristinePru-

I am an iPhone user and I am very familiar with this restriction. No worries, we will get to the bottom of this.  Family Base works over Cellular data which uses SMS and Data. Messages are indeed blocked; however, iMessaging can still work if it is between iPhone users. Please know, since iMessage is a free feature Apple offers, we are not able to control or stop usage while using iMessage. As an option, you may turn her iMessage off to prevent her from messaging other iPhone users. I hope this helps to answer your main concern. We are here to always assist. Thank you for being part of the family.
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ChristinePru
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Sorry for the delay; busy week.  I don't have an iPhone, so it's not that she's just able to text other iPhone users. And it is still happening, because she was texting me last night at 9:30.  Is there other info I can give you that would be helpful?

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vzw_customer_support
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Thanks for getting back to us ChristinePru. It’s strange to see that she was still able to send you a text message even though you do not have an iPhone. What make and model phone do you have? Have you recently made any adjustments to the Family Base settings or restrictions when this started? Are you both using the stock messaging app on the phone or are you using a third party messaging app?




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ChristinePru
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. I have not made recent changes to Family Base.  She uses the stock messaging app on the iPhone; I use Textra on mine.

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vzw_customer_support
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ChristinePru,


Thanks again for the details and keeping us posted. We definitely don't want this to be an ongoing issue for you. Have you attempted to remove the Time Restriction and then having it reapplied? Give this a try and when complete, power her device off and back on to have it reestablish connection with the network and test again. If you are able to you can also set up a mock time restricition for a more convenient time and test again. Keep us posted.


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fernandobot
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are you one of the trusted contacts?

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