Wireless Type | 802.11bgn |
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Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
Average Battery Life (in hours) | 8 Hours |
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Brand | Circle |
Model Name | Circle with Disney |
Special Feature | WPS |
Frequency Band Class | Dual-Band |
Wireless Communication Standard | 802.11bgn |
Compatible Devices | Laptop, Mobile Phones |
Recommended Uses For Product | Laptop,Cellular Phone,Tablets |
Included Components | USB cable, Circle with Disney device, USB power adapter, ethernet cable, Quick Start Guide |
Connectivity Technology | LAN, WLAN |
Color | Circle 1St Gen |
About this item
- Software requirements: iOS and Android
- Manage Wi-Fi connected devices (in home only)
- Set time limits
- Filter content
- Pause the internet
- View online usage
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User interface | 3.6 | 4.2 | — | — | 4.3 |
WiFi signal | 3.5 | 4.3 | — | — | 4.5 |
Tech Support | 3.4 | 4.0 | — | — | 4.0 |
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connectivity tech | WLAN, LAN | Wi-Fi, Ethernet | — | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
wireless standard | 802 11 BGN | 2.4 ghz radio frequency | 802 11 G | 2.4 ghz radio frequency | 802 11 AX |
frequency band class | dual band | tri band | tri band | dual band | tri band |
frequency | — | 5 GHz | — | 5 GHz | 6 GHz |
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Technical Details
Brand | Circle |
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Series | Circle with Disney |
Item model number | CIRC001 |
Operating System | Android,Ios |
Item Weight | 1.25 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 3.25 x 3.25 x 3.25 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.25 x 3.25 x 3.25 inches |
Color | Circle 1St Gen |
Voltage | 240 Volts |
Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
Manufacturer | Circle Media Inc |
ASIN | B019RC1EI8 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
Date First Available | February 1, 2016 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #199 in Repeaters |
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Product Description
Circle allows your family to manage all of your home's Wi-Fi connected devices. With Circle, parents can now filter online content And limit online screen time as well as set an internet bedtime for every connected device in the home. Circle can even pause the internet and share what kids are up to online. How it works: Circle pairs wirelessly or via Ethernet to your home router and allows you to manage online access for every device on the network: smartphones, gaming consoles, tablets, smart TVs, online gaming consoles, laptops and desktops. Using an iOS or Android app, families create unique profiles for every member of the Home and from there, help shape Each person's online experience. Do not disconnect from the Circle home hotspot until Prompted in the Circle app. If your system warns you that this network has no Internet access, make sure it stays connected.
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Customers like the parenting features of the router, saying it's a great tool for families to help manage their time. They appreciate the ability to set time limits and enforce off-screen times. Customers find the router to be easy to set up and maintain. However, some customers have reported issues with speed and connectivity. Customers also have different opinions on connectivity, value, and performance.
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Customers like the ease of use of the router. They say that it is very easy to set up and does what they need it to do. The schedules are simple, and it makes things much easier. Customers are able to control each device and are acquainted with the ability to associate those devices to profiles. They also appreciate the extremely customizable level of control it provides over any wifi-enabled devices. There is no client software to be installed, and the router just works. Customers also appreciate that it facilitates limit setting and clear boundaries.
"...Profiles allow you to connect multiple devices, define specific constraints on a service level (e.g. Youtube), and these constraints work across..." Read more
"...Setup is somewhat easy to do as they make it user friendly which I attribute to the Disney branding. But the product does not work well...." Read more
"...It is a pain to re-add devices as they show up in the menu as all kinds of unrecognizable things, if you know the MAC of the device you are all set..." Read more
"...of Circle is that (now that I have it set up properly) I can easily control each device, or each child's devices from my phone with one or two clicks..." Read more
Customers like the bed allowance of the networking router. They mention that it allows them to set time limits, and manage the amount of time their kids get online. They also appreciate the controls, and the ability to pause the internet and enforce off-screen times. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's ability to set reasonable internet bedtimes and accurately keep track of their kids' activities.
"...Ability to set time limits (yeah!!!!)I found the monitoring/time calculations to be pretty accurate...." Read more
"...Being able to pause internet and enforce off-screen times is fantastic...." Read more
"...First and foremost, Circle is EXCELLENT at managing the amount of time you give your children online...." Read more
"...+ Very easy set up.+ Does what we need it to do -- sets time limits and turns off the internet at bed time...." Read more
Customers are positive about the parenting tool of the router. They say it is a great tool for families and one of the better parental control systems. They also appreciate the simple controls and the increase in family time that it provides. Customers also say that it gives the kids incentives to do the chores and helps them make the correct choices.
"...In conclusion I think that Circle is a GREAT tool for families, especially if you get it with the aim of teaching your children instead of..." Read more
"...If nothing else it gives us control of what is being watched, when and by whom...." Read more
"...I also like that the company is really family-centric and is working on more enhancements like connecting with rewards and chore apps, etc...." Read more
"...Here's what I like about it:..." Read more
Customers like the tracking feature of the router. They say it's a great tool for monitoring online usage across any device that connects to the Internet. It allows them to manage internet usage with the kids in the house, set daily limits, and control their screen time. They also appreciate the logging functionality and the ability to dig into the web traffic. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's ability to track and manage their network and kids' screen time, and recommend it to others.
"...Easy to monitor remotely- Works across multiple devices- Provides both insight on technology use and control-..." Read more
"...I love that the device shows me the usage for each profile we've set up, and breaks it down into categories and specific apps...." Read more
"This has REALLY Helped me manage our network and four kids screen time...." Read more
"This has been a great way to keep track of our family's internet usage. I can set times for how long each device can be on the internet...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the router. Some mention that the concept is good, the app interface is alright, and the UI execution is good. However, some customers say that it has taken some time to get the apps working correctly, and it did not really do what they needed. Some customers also say that the circle never works right, and does not work on a dual band router. However, some find a workaround.
"...Third, setup was very easy. The app for Android is easy to use (and has come a long way from beta) and works well to manage Circle...." Read more
"...- in my case, if I make a change on my router, it can cause my entire network to freeze until I reset things using some fairly technical commands...." Read more
"...The App is very simple and easy to use.- Pause button is a "killer app" by itself for Parents.-..." Read more
"...The Good:When the app/Circle works, it is effective, but honestly I tend to use the Orbi interface to block/pause devices, the Circle to block..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the product. Some mention that it works at the network level, setting up a separate wireless network that your kids must connect to. However, some customers say that it causes huge issues with connectivity by those devices on MyCircle due to the app not being able to connect to the Circle on the first try.
"...The Circle can cause your network to break - in my case, if I make a change on my router, it can cause my entire network to freeze until I reset..." Read more
"...BEDTIME does just what it says. It shuts down their internet at bedtime without me having to realize the time and run around the house snatching..." Read more
"...EVERYDAY the connection is lost. EVERY morning I run the Circle app on my phone and it searches and searches and can't find it...." Read more
"...I can block specific websites, both proactively and if need be retroactively if she's found/stumbled on something that snuck through the other..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the router. Some mention it's well worth the cost, while others say it' a waste of money, a parental control device that's not worth the money, and unusable. The product has many flaws and does not replace good parenting and oversight. It's poorly made and difficult to set up.
"...if you have the subscription options unlocked, but not worth a monthly subscription price, I would look elsewhere for some other filtering hardware,..." Read more
"...Great price point.Cons:- It can cause your network to break in ways that are not obvious- A bit complex to set up-..." Read more
"...But in the end, it does not replace good parenting and oversight and she's still on the device more than I want her to be because some of her apps..." Read more
"...The product is unusable.It worked great out of the box -- just as my review outlines below...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the speed of the router. They say that it slows their internet down, causes many problems with their WiFi devices, and has spotty coverage. The latency is so poor that any games that require high-latency performance are unable to run smoothly. Some reviewers also mention that the router doesn't properly regulate internet usage, and sometimes goes offline.
"...are just not quite polished but the fact that it keeps losing connection with your router, the most basic function, forces me to give this product..." Read more
"...I tried it. The interface was very clunky and slow. I couldn't figure out how to set schedules. Just overall cheesy feeling...." Read more
"...I did notice a slowdown of our device and our network...." Read more
"...Bugs:- It did, at one point, shutdown my whole internet for no reason and I had to power cycle the device to get service back...." Read more
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Pros:
- Sufficiently powerful
- Does not create a performance impact if properly configured
- Easy to monitor remotely
- Works across multiple devices
- Provides both insight on technology use and control
- Allows you to set service level restrictions (e.g. limit Fortnite to 1 hour/day)
- Great price point.
Cons:
- It can cause your network to break in ways that are not obvious
- A bit complex to set up
- The service groupings (e.g. “Email” or “Online Gaming”) are not customizable
- Mobile only administration
Overall a solid product and well worth the cost.
Detailed Review -
A bit of background - I'm technically adept and understand my way around my own network. As my kids have become teenagers, my struggle has been to effectively parent their online behavior. On the one hand, their devices and technology are an important part of their school, social lives, and even part of our family connectedness. On the other, I've been concerned about how much time my son spends on Fortnite and Youtube, and about my daughter's technology use late at night.
Our solutions to this have largely been ineffective. We’ve tried having the kids leave their phones downstairs when they go to bed, but that doesn't address what they do during the day, and it has been a source of conflict. I've tried controls using my router, but they haven't been time based, nor sufficiently granular - e.g. I couldn't easily stop face time on my daughter's computer without affecting her ability to do homework. iOS 12's Screen Time feature has been helpful, but that only provides data for a single device and it is somewhat unreliable.
The big problem is that we can’t easily know exactly what they are doing without policing them, let alone come up with effective constraints.
I finally found a review online for the Circle. It seemed good, but I was concerned that 1) it might not work with my router (I use an ASUS AC5300), that it would create performance issues, and that it would not provide sufficient control to deal with the issues that we care about. However, I figured I would give it a try.
The key to how this product works is that it uses some obscure aspects of how networks work to give the circle the ability to see the network traffic that goes into and out of your house for any device or collection of devices (the technical term here is ARP Spoofing). Without getting into the technical details, if you connect the Circle via the ethernet cable, it does not create a performance issue. Moreover, any device configured as “unmanaged” is left alone. This is something I was particularly happy about as my home network has a lot of devices on it and I like the control.
Installation:
Installation was a bit obtuse. Despite being connected via ethernet to my router, I still had to use the WiFi network to setup the circle. Moreover, the Circle only understands how to talk to 2.4Ghz networks. That said, once everything was done, the wireless network was not an issue.
Setup:
Once setup I created a test profile for myself to see how well the device worked. I was pretty amazed at how easy and powerful it is. Profiles allow you to connect multiple devices, define specific constraints on a service level (e.g. Youtube), and these constraints work across all of the devices on the profile. Moreover, everything else is left alone.
Once active, I immediately got what I was looking for:
- Time spent on a variety of different services (YouTube, Fortnite, Gmail)
- Identification and monitoring explicit content sites
- Ability to set constraints, as either hours (bedtime and blocked time)
- Ability to set time limits (yeah!!!!)
I found the monitoring/time calculations to be pretty accurate. The only limit is that they are limited to 5 minute granularity - which is fine for me. Once the Circle chooses to block a service, it happens pretty immediately. Some things like youtube take a bit before the block is noticeable, but everything else is immediate. Restoring service is also immediate, though there can be some problems (see issues below)
What I LOVE:
- This device allows for granular control over services. Meaning, you can allow for web browsing and email, while blocking video games and netflix. You can block one device but not another.
- You can set up profiles for your family that work across multiple devices. No more temptation to cheat by moving consumption from one device to another
- For my network, the device even worked on the guest network which means my kids couldn’t get around it that way. It did not seem to affect our AT&T Micro-cell traffic however
- The device provides both monitoring and prevention. This allows me to have conversation with my kids where we now have an objective definition of time spent. Moreover, it allows them to see how much time they are spending so THEY can set the limits - Now I get to parent as a coach instead of as a policeman.
- There is no noticeable impact to my network performance. I have a 400mb/s connection to the internet and have noticed no impact to my network latency or performance from the Circle.
- It is pretty easy to use once it is set up.
Issues:
- It’s not perfect however and there are some things to be aware of:
- I can’t easily customize what Circle monitors/blocks. Circle’s pre-defined categories are pretty good, but if you want to change something it is not easy - and in some cases not possible. I would prefer to have more flexibility than the device provides, but given the ease of use it provides in other ways I can live with this constraint.
- Networking problems - the way the circle work can create compatibility issues with your router. Circle has put a pretty good compatibility chart on their website you can check - strongly recommended that you do this before buying this device
- The Circle can cause your network to break - in my case, if I make a change on my router, it can cause my entire network to freeze until I reset things using some fairly technical commands. This may be somewhat specific to my router, but when it happens, it is not something that the layperson could easily fix. I suspect that the routers that are marked as fully compatible (mine is not) don’t have this issue, but I was unable to test this.
- The Circle is hard to reboot - it has an internal battery which I suppose is nice for power outages - though seems unnecessary to me. However, when something goes wrong, you can’t power cycle it easily.
- When the Circle unblocks a service, sometimes it takes a while for the service to be restored. There are multiple reasons for this. In one case, I had to reboot the router my son’s Xbox was connected to to restore service. When I tried to reproduce this it didn’t happen again, but I’m suspicious that this isn’t the only time I’ll have this problem (for those who are technical, clearing the arp cache tends to clear these issues).
- When the Circle blocks a service, it routes the blocked user to a web page full of Disney content. Not the worst problem in the world, and this is the only time that “Disney” shows up in the product. I’m sure some VP is very proud of this.
There is no web console. I would prefer not to manage this just from my phone.
In the end, this device does way more than I had hoped - esp. For the price. It has brought me a solution to a problem I have struggled with for years. I’m a very happy user and feel that the benefits of this product fully outweigh the costs. Moreover, I like that it is something I can use to have a better dialogue with my kids about their technology use. It enables both “trust but verify” type monitoring, as well as specific and detailed constraints.
Great job!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019
Pros:
- Sufficiently powerful
- Does not create a performance impact if properly configured
- Easy to monitor remotely
- Works across multiple devices
- Provides both insight on technology use and control
- Allows you to set service level restrictions (e.g. limit Fortnite to 1 hour/day)
- Great price point.
Cons:
- It can cause your network to break in ways that are not obvious
- A bit complex to set up
- The service groupings (e.g. “Email” or “Online Gaming”) are not customizable
- Mobile only administration
Overall a solid product and well worth the cost.
Detailed Review -
A bit of background - I'm technically adept and understand my way around my own network. As my kids have become teenagers, my struggle has been to effectively parent their online behavior. On the one hand, their devices and technology are an important part of their school, social lives, and even part of our family connectedness. On the other, I've been concerned about how much time my son spends on Fortnite and Youtube, and about my daughter's technology use late at night.
Our solutions to this have largely been ineffective. We’ve tried having the kids leave their phones downstairs when they go to bed, but that doesn't address what they do during the day, and it has been a source of conflict. I've tried controls using my router, but they haven't been time based, nor sufficiently granular - e.g. I couldn't easily stop face time on my daughter's computer without affecting her ability to do homework. iOS 12's Screen Time feature has been helpful, but that only provides data for a single device and it is somewhat unreliable.
The big problem is that we can’t easily know exactly what they are doing without policing them, let alone come up with effective constraints.
I finally found a review online for the Circle. It seemed good, but I was concerned that 1) it might not work with my router (I use an ASUS AC5300), that it would create performance issues, and that it would not provide sufficient control to deal with the issues that we care about. However, I figured I would give it a try.
The key to how this product works is that it uses some obscure aspects of how networks work to give the circle the ability to see the network traffic that goes into and out of your house for any device or collection of devices (the technical term here is ARP Spoofing). Without getting into the technical details, if you connect the Circle via the ethernet cable, it does not create a performance issue. Moreover, any device configured as “unmanaged” is left alone. This is something I was particularly happy about as my home network has a lot of devices on it and I like the control.
Installation:
Installation was a bit obtuse. Despite being connected via ethernet to my router, I still had to use the WiFi network to setup the circle. Moreover, the Circle only understands how to talk to 2.4Ghz networks. That said, once everything was done, the wireless network was not an issue.
Setup:
Once setup I created a test profile for myself to see how well the device worked. I was pretty amazed at how easy and powerful it is. Profiles allow you to connect multiple devices, define specific constraints on a service level (e.g. Youtube), and these constraints work across all of the devices on the profile. Moreover, everything else is left alone.
Once active, I immediately got what I was looking for:
- Time spent on a variety of different services (YouTube, Fortnite, Gmail)
- Identification and monitoring explicit content sites
- Ability to set constraints, as either hours (bedtime and blocked time)
- Ability to set time limits (yeah!!!!)
I found the monitoring/time calculations to be pretty accurate. The only limit is that they are limited to 5 minute granularity - which is fine for me. Once the Circle chooses to block a service, it happens pretty immediately. Some things like youtube take a bit before the block is noticeable, but everything else is immediate. Restoring service is also immediate, though there can be some problems (see issues below)
What I LOVE:
- This device allows for granular control over services. Meaning, you can allow for web browsing and email, while blocking video games and netflix. You can block one device but not another.
- You can set up profiles for your family that work across multiple devices. No more temptation to cheat by moving consumption from one device to another
- For my network, the device even worked on the guest network which means my kids couldn’t get around it that way. It did not seem to affect our AT&T Micro-cell traffic however
- The device provides both monitoring and prevention. This allows me to have conversation with my kids where we now have an objective definition of time spent. Moreover, it allows them to see how much time they are spending so THEY can set the limits - Now I get to parent as a coach instead of as a policeman.
- There is no noticeable impact to my network performance. I have a 400mb/s connection to the internet and have noticed no impact to my network latency or performance from the Circle.
- It is pretty easy to use once it is set up.
Issues:
- It’s not perfect however and there are some things to be aware of:
- I can’t easily customize what Circle monitors/blocks. Circle’s pre-defined categories are pretty good, but if you want to change something it is not easy - and in some cases not possible. I would prefer to have more flexibility than the device provides, but given the ease of use it provides in other ways I can live with this constraint.
- Networking problems - the way the circle work can create compatibility issues with your router. Circle has put a pretty good compatibility chart on their website you can check - strongly recommended that you do this before buying this device
- The Circle can cause your network to break - in my case, if I make a change on my router, it can cause my entire network to freeze until I reset things using some fairly technical commands. This may be somewhat specific to my router, but when it happens, it is not something that the layperson could easily fix. I suspect that the routers that are marked as fully compatible (mine is not) don’t have this issue, but I was unable to test this.
- The Circle is hard to reboot - it has an internal battery which I suppose is nice for power outages - though seems unnecessary to me. However, when something goes wrong, you can’t power cycle it easily.
- When the Circle unblocks a service, sometimes it takes a while for the service to be restored. There are multiple reasons for this. In one case, I had to reboot the router my son’s Xbox was connected to to restore service. When I tried to reproduce this it didn’t happen again, but I’m suspicious that this isn’t the only time I’ll have this problem (for those who are technical, clearing the arp cache tends to clear these issues).
- When the Circle blocks a service, it routes the blocked user to a web page full of Disney content. Not the worst problem in the world, and this is the only time that “Disney” shows up in the product. I’m sure some VP is very proud of this.
There is no web console. I would prefer not to manage this just from my phone.
In the end, this device does way more than I had hoped - esp. For the price. It has brought me a solution to a problem I have struggled with for years. I’m a very happy user and feel that the benefits of this product fully outweigh the costs. Moreover, I like that it is something I can use to have a better dialogue with my kids about their technology use. It enables both “trust but verify” type monitoring, as well as specific and detailed constraints.
Great job!
But you should not have to do this EVERYDAY. So frustrating that even Circle customer support says it shouldn't be like that but it is. And I finally went past the 30 day mark and they would not send me a replacement. So I guess this is normal for Circle.
Another thing I find annoying is that you can't sent different bedtimes for different days. So bedtime for the kids on a school night is 10pm and the wifi should shut down. On weekends they might stay up to 11 or later but I can't put in a different time for Friday and Saturday. Seems like a simple function but its something not included.
A third annoyance is that when you set time limits, you have only a few choices: No limit, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, etc. You do not have a choice of Zero minutes or block completely. I don't want my son playing online games during the week. I can only minimize it by giving him 15 minutes a day and then he is blocked. Maybe I'm missing something here but there should be a setting for no access.
I would definitely NOT recommend this product. Like I said before, my Circle unit loses connection with my router (Netgear so its a popular brand) everyday for some reason. The Circle customer support says I have to reset my router to get the Circle device to recognize it. I have to do this EVERYDAY. That is ridiculous. That's almost like having to jump start your car everyday to get it running in the morning. This is a decent product when it works although some functions are just not quite polished but the fact that it keeps losing connection with your router, the most basic function, forces me to give this product One Star for review. I recommend looking at the other options, which I won't name here as a courtesy to Circle but do more research before making a decision. This device is Disney branded which is cute but the Circle product itself is not ready.
Top reviews from other countries
This device is extremely easy to use. Every person has a profile that you make that covers ALL of their devices. You can block apps per person or set a time limit per day that covers ALL of their devices. I like that I can see what our teenage is up to in the history portion. Our teenager tried to download Fortnite and it was destroying our data. This helped us catch it and block the malicious content. It was also amazing to show the teenager how much screen time they had actually used (it was a wake up call).
I like the pre-made settings based off age. We have messed around with this quite a bit and were very impressed. It is a bit of ease as a parent. This thing is serious though. If you forget you've assigned a device (like an ipad) to a certain setting it can be quite frustrating to figure out what is wrong until you remember. It's that serious.
Better than pre-set router parental control. It's not even comparable, at all.
You can set certain devices to bypass this (tv, your own stuff). Have not noticed any slow down for the devices that go through this.
The features to reward extra time are very easy and very neat to use.
I cannot say how much of a game changer this is for family safety and peace of mind with a teenager. This actually works. I was sold on this by the end of the second day that I had it. This is worth every penny and more.
Man muss sich dann eine kostenlose App runterladen und diese führt einen dann durch die weitere Installation. Hier muss man sich übrigens auch registrieren.
Man muss sich ein bisschen einarbeiten, um die gewünschten Geräte steuern zu können, aber wenn man das einmal geschafft hat, dann funktioniert das Gerät recht zuverlässig.
Jedes Internetfähige Gerät lässt sich gezielt vom Netz an- und abkoppeln. Dies lässt sich auch mit festgelegten Uhrzeiten oder auch Zeitkontingenten steuern.
Meine Kinder fanden dies erst gar nicht so toll, aber sie haben sich schnell daran gewöhnt.
Und zudem muss man sich auch keine Gedanken mehr machen, ob die Kinder noch heimlich nach dem Zubettgehen die Zeit mit Online-Videos vertreiben.
Tienes control de todo a lo que se conectan a tu WiFi.
Mis hijos lo odian, ya que les control las redes sociales, veo a que paginas se meten, etc.
Tengo hijos de 7 15 años.
Lo he recomendado y ya van 2 amigos que lo compran.
Je suis étonnée que cette application ne soit pas si connue des parents car, quelle sérénité maintenant !