Circle app to download with first gen circle

I am surprised your Nighthawk router did not improve wifi over the ATT router. Did you make any changes to the ATT router at all or just plug in the Nighthawk? If you just plugged in the Nighthawk, are you seeing 2 separate wifi networks?

If so this might be why you didn't see performance go up. You might want to consider contacting ATT and asking them to walk you through setting up "IP Passthrough" - you could try to read this link as well but it does get technical. Add the device from step 2 to the kid's profile, then repeat speed test.

If you don't see much difference between 2 and 3 then finish setting up Circle profiles. If the speed difference is a problem, you may want to return the Circle device. In my experience it never got any better, only worse.

What has worked for me - mostly - is using Microsoft Family. It isn't as feature rich as Circle, but it is FREE, works across every Windows computer in my house, and I've seen no issues with speed. I only wish it worked on cell phones too! I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone here. Just bought an RBR50 Orbi router and have an existing 1st generation circle device. I was hoping to either use my circle device with the new router or use the built-in circle on the router.

I'll try plugging the old circle device in and see what happens. I didn't have too many issues with it so might as well use it. Performance wasn't bad either, but we weren't pushing it hard and only the kids devices were being managed. I never used circle for monitoring kid's mobile devices when they were away from our home wifi, we just depended on the Verizon smart family app for managing cellular data access.

I also connect my 1st Gen Circle to my Orbi so I don't have to pay for the subscription. Still works fine at home. But since Circle Go went away, coupled with the fact that Circle does not cover laptops away from home, I've had to come up with some other solution which I'm still not happy with to cover their devices when away from home.

I subscribed to NetNanny for the cell phones and laptops but now when the kids devices are home, both Circle and NetNanny are controlling the devices and makes it difficult to determine which service is causing a connection problem. NetNanny's parental controls are not as good as Circles nor does NetNanny provide history or usage like Circle.

Thanks for the previous posts. It is very helpful! Sadly, we just broke down and got the new Circle device. Really, it has been incredibly simple and easy to use.

Ultimately, it's the easiest to use to monitor the kids' activities home or away and that piece of mind is most important for us. I am facing a similar situation but couldn't find the best conclusion from this post yet. I dont know what's the difference between option 1 and 2 in terms of: a parental control performance, and b impact on router speed. We expect SPC customers to experience about 10 minutes of service downtime during this maintenance window.

Join Now Log In Help. With the parental control ap p , the Internet now has a Pause button. Kids deserve a treat, so send them an online time Reward. The internet now has a Pause button. Safe Search defaults Google and Bing searches to remove explicit content from their results. Whether tablet, smart phone, or gaming console, Circle knows every device connected to your home network.

Circle even recognizes when a guest joins your Wi-Fi. All new devices are set to be unmanaged until assigned to a profile. Circle also gives you the choice to not manage a device or profile through the Circle App.

Receive push notifications when a family member reaches a time limit or when a new device joins your network. Screenshots iPhone iPad. Mar 8, Version 2. Ratings and Reviews. App Privacy. Information Seller Circle Media Incorporated. Size Category Lifestyle.

Compatibility iPhone Requires iOS Languages English, French, German, Spanish. Price Free. Family Sharing With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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