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 modern the generations of the internet, the more tasks you can accomplish with your Crosscall Core-M4. It is really useful! And for people who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, you had to switch off your fixed mobile phone to be able to use the Internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film ... Now it only takes a few minutes for a film in 4K for the lucky ones whose accommodation is equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will change everything. Despite everything, our internet plans are not completely 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 end your months with an internet connection at the speed of a Minitel.
This is precisely what we will explain to you today, we will learn the method to choose a mobile data limit on your Crosscall Core-M4. In this context, first of all, we will quickly show 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 Crosscall Core-M4.
Why should you determine a mobile data limit on your Crosscall Core-M4?
We therefore start this guide by quickly telling you why it is interesting to manage the mobile data consumption of your Crosscall Core-M4. You surely do not know it if you never use until today very little of your internet plan or if you ever have WiFi at home, nevertheless the vast majority of current 4G plans are limited in volume of files. and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once this amount is reached.
It's when you go on weekends or the internet at home does not work and you use your Crosscall Core-M4 for tethering that you realize that data is consumed particularly quickly ... Watching a few videos or getting lost on social media are really energy-intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you ever plan to have this pace for a whole month.
It is in these cases that it may be interesting to use a data limitation of your Crosscall Core-M4 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly slow connection, something we are moreover. not at all used to and that in most cases we live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Loading a photo can take several tens of seconds, a few minutes for a heavy web page, and you shouldn't even think you can watch a video, even in poor quality ...
How can you block the consumption of mobile data on your Crosscall Core-M4?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will teach you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Crosscall Core-M4. However, 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 have the possibility to define a data consumption alert threshold to warn you as soon as 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 Crosscall Core-M4.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Crosscall Core-M4?
First of the options that we want to present to you, it is just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first threshold of internet data consumption, however without blocking your plan. A good way to leave a margin while being warned that you will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the technique to follow to define it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Crosscall Core-M4
- After that in the "Connections" menu tap on "Mobile data usage"
- In the settings of this tab, you will be able to choose a threshold "Data warning" , just click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How do I set a file consumption block limit on a Crosscall Core-M4?
If you ever want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, to find a technique to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched a non-essential update, the best solution 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 suggest 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 Crosscall Core-M4, 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 first if you haven't already. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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