As you surely know, there was first 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more recent developments in the internet, the more tasks you can accomplish with your Huawei P8. It is particularly convenient! And for those who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was compulsory to switch off their landline mobile phone 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 he only takes a few minutes for a film in 4K for those who are equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will revolutionize everything. However, our internet packages are not completely unlimited packages, and we are generally limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most high-end packages. 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 today, we will see how to set a mobile data limit on your Huawei P8. To do this, first, we will quickly explain to you a little more in detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different techniques for limit the consumption of your internet data on your Huawei P8.
Why set a mobile data limit on your Huawei P8?
We therefore start this tutorial by quickly telling you why it is advisable to control the mobile data consumption of your Huawei P8. You probably do not know it in the event that you use very little mobile internet data until today or in the event that you have WiFi at home, however, most of the plans Current 4Gs are limited in volume of files and bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It's when you go away from home or the internet at home is not working and you use your Huawei P8 for tethering that you realize that the data goes quickly ... Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are particularly greedy activities and your internet plan may not hold up in the event that you plan to have this constant pace.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Huawei P8 so as not to be surprised and you end your month with an ultra slow connection, something to which we are concerned. on the other hand not at all used to and that we generally live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading an image can take several tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you should not even hope to be able to view a video, even in poor quality ...
The method to block the consumption of mobile data on your Huawei P8?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Huawei P8. 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 pay a data consumption alert threshold to alert you whenever 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 Huawei P8.
How to configure a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Huawei P8?
First of the possibilities that we want to show you, it's just 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 will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the procedure to follow to resolve it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Huawei P8
- 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 set the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How to set a file consumption block limit on a Huawei P8?
If ever 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, by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best of methods is going to be to set a blocking limit on your internet package. Therefore more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We suggest that you set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your plan to make sure you keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Huawei P8, 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
In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Huawei P8, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P8.
