Customers enjoy the Circle with Disney's ease of use, simple setup, and effective content filtering capabilities. Many appreciate the device control features, allowing for monitoring and management of children's internet usage. However, some customers find the price to be a barrier, and a few experienced performance issues, particularly with multiple users. Concerns were also raised regarding children's reactions to screen time limits imposed by the device.
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Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good product
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Easy to use and seems to be working well! Easy to regulate with your kids ..... only draw back is if they have data they can work around some settings
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent device for parental controls
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We have had this device for quite a while now, and it has worked flawlessly. It gives us great control over kids’ Internet time, even on an app by app basis, and has really good filtering capability. I highly recommend this, especially if you’re looking for a hardware-based filtering option
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works as advertised
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My kids hate it so that must mean that it works. The only thing I would caution is that the Circle limits the speeds of the devices that it manages to 100MB/s. I just configured it to not manage my devices but only my kids' devices so that I wouldn't be restricted to that speed limit.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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It is so great being able to put a time limit on my sons app's and video games so he does not spend ALL DAY on his phone and games. I also love the bedtime and pause feature as well as the filter and being able to monitor the websites visited!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Manage kids times
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This device is help me manage my 6 year old sons internet time. I get notifications when his time is up. This also help me manage my own time and see what my phone is doing when I'm asleep.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good tool for awareness of screen time
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We bought the Circle to help limit our child's screen time. With the device we can set am and pm start and stop times as well as an overall time limit for the day. We have found this useful.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must have
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I would recommend this awesome product to families with kids especially teenagers! U can cherry pick what when and how your kids can use their devices while home! I saw my kids grades went up after limiting them on the social media. I went an extra step and using circle go. It's worth an investment
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
pretty good
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cuts off internet access for most devices but not for our XBox for some reason so have to still be vigilant about abuse in that area.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this.
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Love being able to have the children access the Internet and not have worries of them stumbling upon inappropriate content. Also love the function of setting time limits and "bedtimes" for their internet connectivity! GREAT device!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not pleased
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I was very excited about this product. At first it limited my twin daughters app/internet use pretty good. We started having problems with our home internet so I disconnected the Circle for a couple of weeks and since reconnecting it, my daughters have figured out a workaround. I will check the app and it will say they’ve been on the internet for 5 minutes all day, which is extremely incorrect. This may work for younger children, but mobile app is not as effective as expected for teens with iPhones.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Control over WIFI
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My teen son was staying up late and becoming addicted to playing Forte Nite. My daughter also wasted time after school watching UTube. Now, we set times when there is no WIFI for their devices. Really helps to curb the internet/WIFI disease that plagues our children.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Mixed results
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Very conflicted about this product - on the one hand it’s a powerful little device that has great potential to detect, track and limit device use- however , it’s not the easiest to figure out how to effectively work with it. It’s difficult to differentiate between devices - and it seems to have some unintended consequences like slowing internet or causing other interference that was unintended. I unfortunately cannot endorse the product due to the inconsistencies I’ve experienced
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Product
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The product helps with managing the Wi-Fi interests of the parents without needing to be a computer technician. The only drawback is that it only works with ITunes and not android.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for families
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This device has been great at monitoring my teenagers internet use. It also monitors every device in your home that is connected to your wifi. You can set up multiple accounts and assign different devices with different user preferences. Highly recommended for families!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Kids hate it which means it works great
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I've tried several ways of monitoring and controlling my children's internet access. This works the best. There are still some ways it could be improved like adding a weekend setting for the Bedtime. Overall, if you have an IOS device to control it, there isn't currently anything better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Circle = Happy Parents
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Circle allows time limits and bedtimes for devices connected to your home WiFi. No more setting timers or post-bedtime surfing. That alone would make this 5* but there are also metrics, specific category site management and other features. It's a can't miss win for families.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good product
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It’s a great idea and now that we have kids old enough to get on the internet. Trying this and going to compare it to Comcast XFi + Apple controls
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
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My Netgear router has a version of Circle running in it, but I didn't want to pay $4.99 per month for the good features. I got this device when it was on sale for $80 and there is no monthly charge. The features are great and it's really easy to set up...
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product for the Family
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The product has lots of filtering options and is simple to setup and use. The mobile app to control the device allows easy configuration. It works well and does a good job blocking websites and controlling internet access time for the kids.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for all homes!
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This is so simple and easy to use and so necessary for today! This offers a great option for filtering internet in your home at a great one time price! The added bonus is seeing everything connected to your network at a glance and even knowing if your network goes offline.