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Change Device Names
How can I change the device names as they show up on my TMobile Home Internet Wifi?
- Peace_MattersNetwork Novice
You can’t. I signed up for T-Mobile yesterday and will return equipment on Monday. Without the ability to rename client devices there is no security with T-Mobile. I should have checked on this before signing up with T-Mobile. It’s incredible that T-Mobile cannot provide this basic functionality.
- theoneandonlyBANewbie Caller
Adding my vote that this is a KEY security issue I’m not super happy about. I want to know what’s on my network is mine, and that’s hard when I’m playing guessing games with all my family’s devices MAC addresses rather than just being able to NAME an approved iPad! It’s 2024, this feels like it should be a standard safety feature!
- magenta1555454Roaming Rookie
Paprince wrote:
Here it is Sept 2024 and still no resolution on how to change the names on devices. 😡
Cleary T-mobile is not prioritizing this issue. T-mobile needs to get with the program.Verizon reps show up at my door every month now that Verizon wireless internet is in my neighborhood. As much as I dislike Verizon, I need more granular, and more security control over my devices.
The phone app will not handshake with the T-mobile router (on newer, higher end phones), so I can’t even see device names. The web interface on a computer is terrible. It shows only the number of devices connected, no names, no individual entries for them, just a summary of X Wifi and X LAN connections.
How am I know that the all the Wifi connected devices (family phones, laptops, printers, security cameras, etc) that are connected are even mine, or which are which?
- PaprinceNewbie Caller
Here it is Sept 2024 and still no resolution on how to change the names on devices. 😡
- camihershNewbie Caller
I'm a 11 yr old tmobile customer and couldn't wait to get the home internet which works well, and the Advertises naming devices, BUT, I am not able to:
1. Change devices names, afterall
2. Ability to pause or control the devices only because I don't know who's device it belongs.
Spectrum masters this awesomely identifying devices and ability to rename, but is more expensive and you have to rent their equipment unless you want to purchase them.
Since my household has so many devices I need to control, I decided to purchase a router and modem and just keep Spectrum. Sad for t-mobile to lose a customer over such a simple fix, false advertising :(
- bculli05Newbie Caller
BUMP T-mobile. How come custom device naming hasn’t been addressed? This is ridiculous. This should be a simple name field to MAC address add-on to the app. Need resolution.
- weissguyNewbie Caller
bmemberg wrote:
weissguy wrote:
So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?
The last 4 of the MAC Address
Thanks! Now do you know if it is possible to name my devices?
- bmembergNewbie Caller
weissguy wrote:
So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?
The last 4 of the MAC Address
- weissguyNewbie Caller
So it is now February 2023 and they still have not fixed this? I just got mine yesterday and how am I supposed to track down 30 devices? My phone is 11d4. Where did they get that from?
- TwinMama1418Roaming Rookie
What can I use on my android device (like Fling) to keep track? Thanks!
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