You surely know it, first there was 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G which is starting to be deployed all around us. The more recent developments in the internet, the more tasks you can accomplish with your HUAWEI P40 Lite. It is particularly convenient! And for those who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was mandatory to switch off their landline mobile phone 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 is a question of only 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 important plans. It is therefore important 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 today, we will see how to choose a mobile data limit on your HUAWEI P40 Lite. To do this, first of all, we will quickly show you in a little more detail why it is important to manage your internet plan. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your HUAWEI P40 Lite.
For what reasons should you determine a mobile data limit on your HUAWEI P40 Lite?
We therefore start this tutorial by quickly showing you the reason why it is beneficial to control the mobile data consumption of your HUAWEI P40 Lite. You surely do not know it if you only use very little of your internet plan until today or if you have WiFi at home, however, the majority of current 4G plans are limited in data volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once you have exceeded this volume.
It's when you go on a trip or the internet at home is not working and you use your HUAWEI P40 Lite for tethering that you realize that the data goes quickly ... Watch some video clips or losing on social networks are particularly energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you plan to do this for a whole month.
It is in these cases that it can be beneficial to use a limitation of the data of your HUAWEI P40 Lite so as not to be surprised and you end your month 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. Downloading a photo can take several tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you should not even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality ...
How to block the consumption of mobile data on your HUAWEI P40 Lite?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will teach you how to limit the internet data consumption of your HUAWEI P40 Lite. Fortunately this manipulation 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 define a data consumption alert threshold to warn you whenever 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 on your HUAWEI P40 Lite.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a HUAWEI P40 Lite?
First of the solutions that we wish to reveal to you, it is simply a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you each time 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 have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the technique to follow to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your HUAWEI P40 Lite
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this section, you will be able to set a threshold "Data warning" , just click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How to set a data consumption block limit on a HUAWEI P40 Lite?
If you want to be more radical and you want after setting a warning, find a solution to totally block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best solution going to be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. 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 package to be sure to keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your HUAWEI P40 Lite, 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 set the block
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