As you probably know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to roll out all around us. The more the Internet evolves, the more things you can accomplish with your ASUS Zenfone 2. It's really practical! And for those who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, you had to switch off your landline to be able to use the Internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for a film ... Now it's only a matter of a few minutes for a 4K film for the lucky ones whose home is equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will change everything. However, our internet plans are not completely unlimited plans, and we are often limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most high-end 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 teach you today, we will see the method to choose a mobile data limit on your ASUS Zenfone 2. In this context, first of all, we will quickly teach you a little more in detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your ASUS Zenfone 2.
For what reasons should you set a mobile data limit on your ASUS Zenfone 2?
We therefore begin this tutorial by quickly telling you why it is beneficial to monitor the mobile data consumption of your ASUS Zenfone 2. You certainly do not know it if ever you have so far only used very little mobile internet data or if you ever have WiFi in your home, however the majority of current 4G plans are limited in volume of files and the bandwidth (download speed) is greatly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It is when we go for a weekend or when the internet at home does not work and that we use our ASUS Zenfone 2 as a mobile access point that we realize that the data is consumed particularly quickly… Watching a few videos or getting lost on social networks are really energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you ever plan to have this rhythm without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it can be beneficial to use a limitation of the data of your ASUS Zenfone 2 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly slow connection, something to which we are moreover not at all accustomed and that we generally live particularly badly because we are used to broadband. Loading an image can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a heavy web page, and you shouldn't even think you can watch a video, even in poor quality ...
The method to limit the consumption of mobile data on its ASUS Zenfone 2?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will reveal to you how to limit the data consumption of your ASUS Zenfone 2. Fortunately this technique is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to adjust a data consumption alert threshold to warn you when you exceed a certain consumption. And one limit which when exceeded will block mobile data connections to avoid over consumption. If you want you can also discover how to save battery on your ASUS Zenfone 2.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on an ASUS Zenfone 2?
First of the solutions that we want to reveal to you, it is just a means of prevention, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first threshold of data consumption, nevertheless without blocking your package. A good solution to leave you a margin while being warned that you will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Discover below the procedure to implement to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your ASUS Zenfone 2
- And then in the "Connections" menu, tap on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this section, you can set a threshold "Data warning" , you just have to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to be alerted by notification
How to set a file consumption block limit on an ASUS Zenfone 2?
If you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, find a solution to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best method going to be to set 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 at 80 or even 90% of your package to be sure to keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your ASUS Zenfone 2, 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 just have to activate it first if you haven't already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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