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 things you can achieve with your OnePlus 8. It's really convenient! And for people who knew the beginnings of the Internet, it was mandatory to switch off their landline 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 the lucky ones whose accommodation is equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will turn everything upside down. That said, our internet plans are not completely unlimited plans, and we are most 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 present to you in this guide, we will learn the method to set a mobile data limit on your OnePlus 8. In this context, first of all, we will quickly teach 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 OnePlus 8.
Why set a mobile data limit on your OnePlus 8?
We therefore begin this article by quickly describing to you why it is advisable to control the mobile data consumption of your OnePlus 8. You probably do not know it if you ever use very little mobile internet data or if you never have WiFi at home, however the vast majority of current 4G plans are limited in data volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is greatly reduced once this amount is reached.
It is when we go for a weekend or when the internet at home does not work and we use our OnePlus 8 as a mobile access point that we realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some Video clips or getting lost on social media are really greedy activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you ever plan to do this for a whole month.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your OnePlus 8 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly slow connection, something we are moreover. not at all used to it and that we generally live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading an image can take a few tens of seconds, a few minutes for a heavy 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 OnePlus 8?
We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will tell you how to limit the data consumption of your OnePlus 8. 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 when 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 learn how to save battery on your OnePlus 8.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a OnePlus 8?
First of the possibilities that we want to present to you, it is just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first data consumption threshold, but 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 approach to be implemented to resolve it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your OnePlus 8
- And then in the "Connections" menu, tap on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this tab, you can 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 OnePlus 8?
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 determine a blocking limit for your internet plan. Therefore more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We advise you to set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your package to be sure to keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your OnePlus 8, 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 it first if you haven't already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
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