You surely know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more modern the Internet evolves, the more tasks you can perform with your Alcatel 1. It's really useful! And for those who have had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was necessary to switch off their landline to be able to use the Internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for one. film… Now it is only a matter of a few minutes for a film in 4K for the lucky ones whose homes are equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will turn everything upside down. However, our internet plans are not really unlimited plans, and we are often limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most important plans. It is therefore essential, depending on your consumption, to manage it well so as not to end your months with an internet connection at the speed of a Minitel.
This is precisely what we will present to you in this article, we will see how to choose a mobile data limit on your Alcatel 1. To do this, first of all, we will briefly show you in a little more detail why it is essential to manage your internet plan. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Alcatel 1.
For what reasons should you determine a mobile data limit on your Alcatel 1?
We start this guide by briefly explaining to you why it is advisable to manage the mobile data consumption of your Alcatel 1. You probably do not know this if you use very little mobile data until now. internet or if you have WiFi in your home, however most of the current 4G plans are limited in data volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is considerably reduced once you exceed this volume.
It is when we go for a weekend or when the internet at home is not working and we use our Alcatel 1 for connection sharing that we realize that data is consumed particularly quickly ... Watch a few video clips or getting lost on social media are really greedy activities and your internet plan might not last long if you've been planning on doing this for a whole month.
It is in these cases that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Alcatel 1 so as not to be surprised and you end your month with a particularly slow connection, something to which we are moreover more at all used to and that we live particularly badly most of the time because we are so used to broadband. Downloading a photo can take several tens of seconds, a few minutes for a loaded web page, and you shouldn't even think you can watch a video, even in poor quality ...
The technique to limit the consumption of mobile data on its Alcatel 1?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will explain how to limit the data consumption of your Alcatel 1. Fortunately this manipulation is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to manage your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to adjust a data consumption alert threshold to alert you when you exceed a certain consumption. And one limit which when exceeded will block mobile data connections to avoid over consumption. If you ever want you can also discover how to save battery on your Alcatel 1.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on an Alcatel 1?
First of the options that we want to show you, it's just a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first level of data consumption, however without blocking your package. A good way to leave a margin while being informed that you have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Find out below the technique to use to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Alcatel 1
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the parameters of this tab, you will be able to define a threshold "Data warning" , you just need to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How to set a data consumption blocking limit on an Alcatel 1?
If you ever want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, to find a way to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched a non-essential update, the best alternative will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. This way there is no more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We recommend that you set this limit to 80 or even 90% of your plan to make sure you keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Alcatel 1, you will find it in the latter's settings
- In the "Use of mobile data" tab, you can access the settings by clicking on the small cogwheel at the top right of your screen
- Now you will only have to activate first if you have not already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
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