You certainly know it, first there was 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more the internet evolves, the more tasks you can perform with your Samsung Galaxy J5. It is particularly convenient! 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 download an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for a film. … Now it only takes a few minutes for a 4K movie for the lucky ones whose homes 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 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 are going to explain to you today, we will find out how to choose a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy J5. In this context, to begin with, we will briefly teach you a little more in detail why it is essential to manage your internet plan. Then, the different techniques for limit the consumption of your internet data on your Samsung Galaxy J5.
Why determine a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy J5?
We start this article by briefly showing you the reason why it is advisable to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy J5. You probably don't know it if you only use very little of your internet plan so far or if you have WiFi at your home, however the majority of current 4G plans are limited in Data volume and bandwidth (download speed) is drastically 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 Samsung Galaxy J5 for tethering that you realize that data is consumed particularly quickly ... Watching a few videos or getting lost on social media are particularly energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you plan to do this for a whole month.
It is in these cases that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Samsung Galaxy J5 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly 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, a few minutes for a heavy web page, and you should not even expect to be able to view a video, even in poor quality ...
How to block the consumption of mobile data on your Samsung Galaxy J5?
We now go to the practical part of this article, we will teach you how to limit the data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy J5. Fortunately this solution 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 configure a data consumption alert threshold to alert you when 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 Samsung Galaxy J5.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Samsung Galaxy J5?
First of the options that we want to explain to you, it is simply a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first level of data consumption, nevertheless 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. D2Discover the procedure to follow to define it below:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- And then in the "Connections" menu click 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 Samsung Galaxy J5?
If 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 for example to use everything by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best method going to be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. 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 make sure you keep enough for essentials:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Samsung Galaxy J5, 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
- From now on, you will only have to activate to start 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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