As you probably know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more modern the Internet generations, the more tasks you can do with your Pocophone F1. This is particularly useful! And for people who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, you had to switch off your landline to be able to use the Internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film ... 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 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 expensive 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 the method to set a mobile data limit on your Pocophone F1. To do this, first of all, we will briefly show you a little more in detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Pocophone F1.
Why should you determine a mobile data limit on your Pocophone F1?
We begin this guide by briefly showing you why it is advisable to manage the mobile data consumption of your Pocophone F1. You certainly do not know this if you use very little mobile internet data until today or if you have WiFi at home, however most of the current 4G plans are limited in data volume and bandwidth (download speed) is considerably reduced once this amount is reached.
It is when you go away from home or the internet at home does not work and that you use your Pocophone F1 as a mobile access point that you realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are particularly greedy activities and your internet plan may not last long if you plan to have this rhythm non-stop.
It is in these cases that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Pocophone F1 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly slow connection, something to which we are also no longer at all. accustomed and that we live in most cases particularly badly because we are used to broadband. Loading a photo can take a few tens of seconds, a few 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 my Pocophone F1?
We are now going to the practical part of this guide, we will show you how to limit the data consumption of your Pocophone F1. Despite everything, this manipulation is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to manage your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to configure a data consumption alert threshold to alert you as soon as 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 want you can also learn how to save battery on your Pocophone F1.
How to configure a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Pocophone F1?
First of the options that we want to show you, it is just a means of prevention, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first data consumption threshold, however without blocking your package. A good solution to leave you a margin while being informed that you will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Discover below the procedure to follow to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Pocophone F1
- And then in the "Connections" menu, tap on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this section, you can set a threshold "Data warning" , you just need to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How to set a data consumption blocking limit on a Pocophone F1?
In the event that 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 launched a non-essential update, the best method going to be to determine a blocking limit for your internet plan. So there is no 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 essentials:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Pocophone F1, 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
- All you have to do now is activate first in the event that you have not already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
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