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Overnight device activity consuming allowed time
The devices attached to my son's profile are using the network during overnight (when he's not actually using the devices) and consuming time allocated to him. Both of these devices are kept on stan...
I'm having the same problem. I have an RBR850 + satellites running 4.6.7.5. Despite having a bedtime set, my daughter's iPad and Kindle Fire eat into her allowed time overnight while in sleep/standby mode. Conversely, the usage stats during the day when she's actually using the devices are way below the actual time she spends streaming videos or playing games. I know the firmware I'm running hasn't been officially released yet, but I was seeing both of these issues before upgrading.
At this point I don't feel like smart parental controls offer enough value to justify renewing once my trial period ends. Time limits and rewards are the main features I'm interested in, I can accomplish the other stuff with free tools.