As you probably know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to roll out all around us. The more modern the internet evolves, the more things can be done with your LG W10. It is particularly convenient! And for people who knew the beginnings of the Internet, it was necessary to switch off their fixed smartphone in order to be able to use the Internet and download 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 those who are 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 end your months with an internet connection at the speed of a Minitel.
This is precisely what we will teach you in this article, we will learn how to choose a mobile data limit on your LG W10. To do this, first of all, we will briefly explain to 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 LG W10.
Why set a mobile data limit on your LG W10?
We therefore start this article by briefly telling you the reason why it is advisable to control the mobile data consumption of your LG W10. You probably don't know it if you have never used mobile internet data very much or if you ever have WiFi at home, but most of the current 4G plans are limited in file size and capacity. bandwidth (download speed) is significantly reduced once this amount is reached.
It is when we go on a trip or the internet at home is not working and we use our LG W10 as a mobile access point that we realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are particularly energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you ever 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 on your LG W10 so as not to be surprised and end your month with an ultra slow connection, something we are by the way. not at all used to it 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 limit the consumption of mobile data on your LG W10?
We now go to the practical part of this article, we will teach you how to limit the data consumption of your LG W10. Fortunately this solution 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 adjust a data consumption alert threshold to warn 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 also discover how to save battery on your LG W10.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on an LG W10?
First of the possibilities that we want to present to you, it is simply a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first data consumption threshold, however without blocking your package. A good way to leave a margin while being informed 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 LG W10
- 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 be alerted by notification
How to set a file consumption block limit on LG W10?
In the event that you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, to find a solution to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched the download of a non-essential update, the best solution will be to set 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 plan to be sure to keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your LG W10, 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 done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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