As you surely know, after the arrival of 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is beginning to be deployed all around us. The more generations of the internet evolve, the more tasks you can accomplish using your Sony Xperia 1 IV. It's really practical! And for those who knew the beginnings of the internet, you had to switch off your landline mobile phone to be able to use the internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several dozen hours for a film... From now on, it is only a question of a few minutes for a 4K film for the lucky ones whose accommodation is equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G, which will change everything. However, our internet packages are not really unlimited packages, and we are most often limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most high-end packages. It is therefore essential, depending on your consumption, to manage it well so as not to find yourself running out of mobile data.
This is precisely what we will explain to you in this article, we will find out how to set a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia 1 IV. To do this, to begin with, we will briefly explain to you in a little more detail the reason why it is essential to manage your internet plan. Then, the different techniques for limit the consumption of your internet data on your Sony Xperia 1 IV.
Why determine a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia 1 IV?
We therefore start this tutorial by briefly explaining to you the reason why it is appropriate to manage the mobile data consumption of your Sony Xperia 1 IV. You probably don't know if you've used very little internet mobile data so far or if you have WiFi at home, but the vast majority of current 4G plans are limited in data volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is significantly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It's when you go on a trip or when the internet at home is not working and you use your Sony Xperia 1 IV in connection sharing that you realize that the data is consumed particularly quickly... Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are really energy-intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you plan to do this without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is in these cases that it may be advisable to use a data limitation on your Sony Xperia 1 IV so as not to be surprised and end up with an ultra slow connection, something to which we are moreover more at all accustomed and that we live in most cases particularly badly so we are used to broadband. Loading a photo can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a heavy web page, and you shouldn't even think of being able to watch a video, even in poor quality...
The technique to block the consumption of mobile data on your Sony Xperia 1 IV?
We are now going to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Sony Xperia 1 IV. However, this technique is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to manage your consumption on the internet.
You have the possibility to define 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 want you can also discover how to save battery on your Sony Xperia 1 IV.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Sony Xperia 1 IV?
First of the solutions that we want to show you, it is simply a means of prevention, it will serve to alert you when you exceed a first level of internet data consumption, nevertheless without blocking your package. A good solution to leave you a margin while being warned that you have to start being careful to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the procedure to follow to define it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia 1 IV
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the parameters of this section, you will be able to choose a threshold "Data warning" , you just have to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How do I set a data usage blocking limit on a Sony Xperia 1 IV?
If you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, 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 alternative will be to determine a blocking limit of your internet plan. So there is no risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We recommend that you 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 Sony Xperia 1 IV, you will find it in its 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 to start 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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