As you certainly know, there was first 3G, then 4G, now 5G is starting to land on our territory. The more modern the Internet generations, the more tasks you can accomplish with your Echo. It's really practical! And for people who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was necessary to switch off their fixed smartphone in order to be able to use the Internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film… Now it is not takes more than 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. However, our internet plans are not completely unlimited plans, and we are generally 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 the technique to choose a mobile data limit on your Echo. To do this, first of all, we will briefly show you in a little more detail the reason why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Echo.
Why should you determine a mobile data limit on your Echo?
We start this article by briefly telling you the reason why it is appropriate to manage the mobile data consumption of your Echo. You probably do not know it if you only use mobile internet data until today or if you have WiFi at your home, however the vast majority of 4G plans data are limited and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly low once this amount is reached.
It is when we go for a weekend or when the internet at home does not work and that we use our Echo in connection sharing that we realize that the data leaves quickly… Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are really energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you plan to have this rhythm for a whole month.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be advisable to use a data limitation of your Echo so as not to be surprised and end up with an ultra slow connection, something to which we are moreover more at all accustomed and that we generally live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Loading an image can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you shouldn't even think you can watch a video, even in poor quality ...
How can you limit the consumption of mobile data on your Echo?
We now go to the practical part of this article, we will explain how to limit the internet data consumption of your Echo. Despite everything, this technique is very simple and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.
You will be able 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 furthermore learn how to save battery on your Echo.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on an Echo?
First of the options that we want to present to you, it is simply a means of prevention, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first level of internet data consumption, 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. Discover below the procedure to follow to configure it:
- Go to the "Settings" of your Echo
- After that in the "Connections" menu tap 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 block limit on an Echo?
If you ever want to be more radical and after setting a warning, you want 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 alternative will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. Therefore 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 essentials:
- Access the "Connections" menu of your Echo, 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
- You will only now have to activate first in the event that it is not already done "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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