You certainly know it, first there was 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G which is starting to be deployed all around us. The newer the generations of the internet, the more things can be accomplished with the help of your Honor 8S. It is particularly practical! And for people who knew the beginnings of the Internet, you had to switch off your 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 you don't have to. only a few minutes for a film in 4K for the lucky ones whose home is 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 explain to you in this guide, we will learn how to choose a mobile data limit on your Honor 8S. In this context, first, we will briefly explain to you in a little more detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Honor 8S.

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For what reasons should you set a mobile data limit on your Honor 8S?

We therefore start this tutorial by briefly describing to you why it is advisable to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Honor 8S. You probably don't know it in the event that you use very little mobile internet data so far or in the event that you have WiFi at home, but the vast majority of current 4G plans are limited in File volume and bandwidth (download speed) is drastically reduced once you exceed this volume.

It is when we go far from home or the internet at home does not work and that we use our Honor 8S as a mobile access point that we realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some Video clips or getting lost on social media are particularly energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long in the event that you plan to do this without being able to use a WiFi connection.

It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be advisable to use a data limitation on your Honor 8S 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 to block the consumption of mobile data on your Honor 8S?

We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Honor 8S. Fortunately 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 can set 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. In the event that you wish you can furthermore discover how to save battery on your Honor 8S.

How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on an Honor 8S?

First of the solutions that we want to show you, it's just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first level of internet data consumption, however without blocking your package. A good way to leave a margin while being warned that you will have to start being careful to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the process to follow to define it:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Honor 8S
  • After that in the "Connections" menu click on "Mobile data usage"
  • In the parameters of this section, you will be able to define a threshold "Data warning" , just click on it to set the data volume from which you want to receive your notification

How to set a file consumption block limit on an Honor 8S?

In the event that you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, find a way to completely block your data consumption so as not for example to use everything by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best method is going to be to set a blocking limit for your internet plan. In 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 plan to make sure you keep enough for the essentials:

  • Access the “Connections” menu of your Honor 8S, 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

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Honor 8S, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8S.