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 recent generations of the internet, the more things can be achieved with the help of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. It is really useful! And for those who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, 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 days for a film ... Now it is a question of only a few minutes for a film in 4K for those which are equipped with the fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will revolutionize 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 show you in this article, we will see how to choose a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. In this context, first of all, we will quickly explain to you in a little more detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
Why set a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
We therefore start this tutorial by quickly telling you why it is advisable to manage the mobile data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. You might not know this in the event that you have so far used very little mobile internet data or in the event that you have WiFi at home, but most of the current 4G plans are limited. in volume of files and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once you have exceeded this volume.
It is when we go far from home or the internet at home is not working and we use our Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as a mobile access point that we realize that the data is consumed particularly quickly… Watching a few video clips or getting lost on social media are really greedy activities and your internet plan may not last long in the event that you plan to do this all the time.
It is mainly for these types of situations that it may be advisable to use a data limitation on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge so as not to be surprised and end your month with a particularly slow connection, something to which on the other hand, we are not at all used to it and most of the time we live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading an image can take several tens of seconds, several minutes for a heavy web page, and you should not even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality ...
How to block the consumption of mobile data on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will explain how to limit the data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Despite everything, this solution is very simple 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. If you ever want you can also learn how to save battery on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
First of the solutions that we want to present to you, it is simply a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first level of data consumption, however without blocking your package. A good solution to leave you a margin while being informed that you have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Find out below the technique to follow to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Then in the "Connections" menu press "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 be alerted by notification
How to set a file consumption block limit on a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
If you ever want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, to find a way to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched a non-essential update, the best of the alternatives will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. 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 make sure you keep enough for the essentials:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, 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 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
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy Edge S7.
