As you probably know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more recent the internet generations, the more things you can do with your Blackview BV4900. It is really useful! And for those who knew the beginnings of the Internet, you had to switch off your landline in order to be able to use the Internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film ... Now you only need a few minutes for a film in 4K for those equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will revolutionize everything. However, our internet plans are not really unlimited plans, and we are most 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 find yourself short of mobile data.

This is precisely what we will show you in this guide, we will learn how to determine a mobile data limit on your Blackview BV4900. To begin with, we will quickly show you in more detail the reason why it is essential to manage your internet plan. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Blackview BV4900.

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For what reasons should you set a mobile data limit on your Blackview BV4900?

We therefore start this tutorial by quickly explaining to you the reason why it is beneficial to control the mobile data consumption of your Blackview BV4900. You certainly don't know this if you only use very little of your internet plan so far or if you have WiFi at home, however, the majority of current 4G plans are limited in data volume and bandwidth ( download speed) is significantly reduced once this amount is reached.

It is when we go on weekends or the internet at home does not work and that we use our Blackview BV4900 as a mobile access point that we realize that the data is consumed particularly quickly. … Watching a few video clips or getting lost on social media are really energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you plan to have that pace all the time.

It is in these cases that it can be beneficial to use a data limitation on your Blackview BV4900 so as not to be surprised and end your month with a particularly slow connection, something to which we are moreover more at all used to and that in most cases we live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading an image can take several tens of seconds, a few minutes for a heavy web page, and you should not even expect to be able to view a video, even in poor quality ...

How to block the consumption of mobile data on his Blackview BV4900?

We now go to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the data consumption of your Blackview BV4900. 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 define 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 want you can also learn how to save battery life on your Blackview BV4900.

How to determine a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Blackview BV4900?

First of the possibilities that we want to show you, it's just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first data consumption threshold, however 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. Find out below the technique to use to adjust it:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Blackview BV4900
  • After that in the "Connections" menu click on "Mobile data usage"
  • In the settings of this tab, you can set a threshold "Data warning" , you just have to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification

How do I set a data consumption blocking limit on a Blackview BV4900?

In the event that 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, having launched a non-essential update, the best solution will be to set a blocking limit for your internet package. So 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 plan to be sure to keep enough for essential things:

  • Access the “Connections” menu of your Blackview BV4900, 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 to start if you haven't already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block

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