topic Re: Turning off the internet in Broadband

Turning off the internet

Lummox8 — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:11:17 GMT

broadband internet safety

Is there a way I can control the way my family use the internet? Ie not all hours of the day and night.

i used sky broadband shield to turn off gaming and social media , but learned this can be bypassed by changing dns settings.

my teenager has worked this out, and manually changed the dns on the PlayStation so they can use it freely.

So how do I block the internet ????

Other than unplugging the broadband hub.... have you any suggestions?
Any help greatly appreciated 😀

cookiemonsteruk — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:19:08 GMT

From changing the time zone to get a few extra hours gaming to changing mac address theres not much a child/teenager/young adult can't get round

Sky does wifi max which has parental controls built in at £7.50 rising to £10 after 18 months

Mcafee total protect has parental controls at £28 per year for 2 years

Lummox8 — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:02:08 GMT

That's helpful thanks.

It looks like mcafee might be free with sky broadband. I'll check that out first.

after that I'll have to bite the bullet and pay more money to Sky for the upgrade 😂

jamesn123 — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:28:26 GMT

Sky has not offered Mcafee for years