As you probably know, there was first 3G, then 4G, now 5G is starting to land on our territory. The more generations of the internet evolve, the more things we can do with our Samsung Galaxy S9. 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 days 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 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 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 show you in this guide, we will learn the technique to set a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy S9. To do this, 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 ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Samsung Galaxy S9.

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Why set a mobile data limit on your Samsung Galaxy S9?

We therefore start this tutorial by quickly explaining to you why it is advisable to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy S9. You probably don't know this in the event that you use very little mobile internet data so far or in the event that you have WiFi at home, however most current 4G plans are limited in time. File volume and bandwidth (download speed) is drastically reduced once this amount is reached.

It's when we go for a weekend or when the internet at home does not work and we use our Samsung Galaxy S9 for connection sharing 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 hold up in the event that you plan to do this without being able to use a WiFi connection.

It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Samsung Galaxy S9 so as not to be surprised and find yourself with a particularly slow connection, something to which we are advised. 'moreover not at all accustomed and that in most cases we 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 should not even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality ...

The technique to limit the consumption of mobile data on your Samsung Galaxy S9?

We are now going to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the data consumption of your Samsung Galaxy S9. Fortunately this technique is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.

You can set 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. In the event that you wish you can also learn how to save battery on your Samsung Galaxy S9.

How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Samsung Galaxy S9?

First of the options that we want to show you, it is simply a means of prevention, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first level of data consumption, 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 technique to follow to define it:

  • Go to the "Settings" of your Samsung Galaxy S9
  • After that in the "Connections" menu click on "Mobile data usage"
  • In the settings of this tab, you can define a threshold "Data warning" , just 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 S9?

In the event that you want to be more radical and after setting a warning, you want to 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 of the alternatives is going to be to determine a blocking limit for your internet package. Consequently, there is 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 the essentials:

  • Go to the “Connections” menu of your Samsung Galaxy S9, 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
  • You will now have to 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 fix the blocking

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