Two very random notes that may be helpful to someone ... First, non-data cellular plans exist - which is to say, you can get a SIM card[1] that has no capabili

Two very random notes that may be helpful to someone ... First, non-data cellular plans exist - which is to say, you can get a SIM card[1] that has no capability for data. They are text and talk only. If you feel like your child needs a mobile phone for (reasons) they can have one without tiktok or insta available in every free moment. Second, you can create a wifi network that is "imessage only": # rules to allow dhcp and dns to work allow icmp from 10.0.0.0/8 to 10.0.0.0/8 allow udp from any 67,68 to any allow udp from any to any 67,68 allow udp from any to any 53 allow udp from any 53 to any # imessage rules allow tcp from 17.0.0.0/8 to any allow tcp from any to 17.0.0.0/8 80,443,5223 ... which means a 14yo daughter can still do "teenage girl talk on the phone" stuff but not allowed to doom-scroll instagram for hours. Yes, works for facetime as well. [1] Tello and USMobile both offer this IIRC ...