Introducing xFi Active Time Limits

@Eafish thanks for reporting this. 

Is it possible that they were using the devices but were not actively surfing online? The Active Time Limits will tracking time spent actively using the Internet. If the devices are used for apps that do no require an internet connection, then that time would not be tracked. 

I'd be happy to look into this further if all of the device use time is active online time and should be counted that way. To do so, I will need to know which Profile is not reporting the correct active time, MAC address of the devices connected and streaming for longer than the time limit, and the date and time of day. You can find a devices MAC address in xFi by selecting the device > Device Details. 

Please also confirm that those devices are remaining connected to your home network WiFi and not connecting to the xfinitywifi network. 

You can send me this info via Private Message by clicking on my name and then the blue "Send a Message" button. 

Thanks, do video games such as Fortnite, Rust, Minecraft - show up as active time? If not, that may be the problem. If they don't show up, then active time is kind of pointless for a family with gamers. 

@Eafish, can you check to ensure that the automatic pause has been enabled for the profiles under the Active Time Limit setting in xFi? 

If this automatic pause is not enabled, then the Active Time will still be tracked for the profile, but it would not prevent access once their limit is reached. 

My apologies, I was mixing up the issue.  Yes, any online activities like that should be accounted for as active time. If you're still seeing the active time not being accounted for, we can take a look.

Please send me a private message with the following: the Profile Name, the MAC address of the devices connected and streaming for longer than the time limit, and the date and time of day.

Fortnite, among most games, uses either WiFi or Data(on your phone plan).  If the person has used all of their data for the month then they will have the option to use WiFi, or if they would like to save Data, they can switch to Wifi.  If your goal is to maximize the Xfinity service of pausing, then your best solution is to remove Data from your child's phone plan completely, or limit Data on phone plan to a very minimum amount, such as 100mb/month.  Fortnite is a data resource intensive game (and only plays online) and 100mb will be used up in less than 20 minutes. That way they MUST use WiFi to play games at home and therefore you will have pausing of games functionality as you so desire.  Keep in mind that pausing WiFI on games does not pause the game, instead the game will close when the WiFi is paused, just like if your WiFi shut off while you are in a game or online researching.

Hi, Admmck81. Welcome and thanks for posting! Have you made sure to set profiles for your devices? Here is a great resource: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/personalize-customize-hnetwork-xfi. Within that link, you'll see where it mentions home network activity. This is for xFi, outside of the app. It shows, "In addition to viewing aggregate network activity for all profiles and devices on your home network in the Overview section, you can view activity for individual devices and profiles. Simply select a device or profile to view network activity over the past 24 hours and the past 30 days. Are you able to find the activity that you're looking for using that method?

Hi @Admmck81, if I understand correctly, even once the device pauses due to the time limit being reached, is their active time counter in xFi still showing 0 out of X hours active?

The next time this occurs, can you please send me a Private Message with the name of the profile as well as a screenshot showing the active time with 0 out of X hours used? In addition to a screenshot, please provide the date and approximate time when the profile automatically paused. 

Thank you.