As you probably know, there was first 3G, then 4G, now 5G is starting to land on our territory. The more Internet developments evolve, the more tasks you can do with your Sony Xperia 10. It's really practical! And for people who have had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was necessary to switch off their landline mobile phone to be able to use the internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for a film. … From now on, it is a question of only a few minutes for a film in 4K 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 plans are not completely unlimited plans, and we are often 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 find yourself short of mobile data.

This is precisely what we will teach you today, we will find out how to set a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia 10. In this context, 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 Sony Xperia 10.

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Why set a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia 10?

We therefore start this article by quickly explaining to you why it is beneficial to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Sony Xperia 10. You probably do not know it if you never use mobile data so far. internet or if you ever have WiFi at home, but the vast majority of current 4G plans are limited in data volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is drastically reduced once you exceed this volume.

It is when you go far from home or the internet at home is not working and you use your Sony Xperia 10 as a mobile access point that you realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watching a few videos or getting lost on social media are really greedy activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you ever plan to do this for a whole month.

It is mainly for these types of situations that it can be beneficial to use the data limitation of your Sony Xperia 10 so as not to be surprised and end up with an ultra slow connection, something to which we are inclined to avoid. elsewhere no longer at all accustomed and that we generally live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading a photo can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a heavy web page, and you shouldn't even think you can watch a video, even in poor quality ...

The technique to limit the consumption of mobile data on its Sony Xperia 10?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will tell you how to limit the data consumption of your Sony Xperia 10. Fortunately this technique is very simple and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.

You can define a data consumption alert threshold to warn you whenever 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 furthermore learn how to save battery on your Sony Xperia 10.

How to configure a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Sony Xperia 10?

First of the options that we want to present to you, it is just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you when you exceed a first data consumption threshold, but without blocking your package. A good way to leave a margin while being informed that you have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the technique to follow to configure it:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia 10
  • After that in the "Connections" menu tap on "Mobile data usage"
  • In the settings of this section, you will be able to define 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 to set a data consumption block limit on a Sony Xperia 10?

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 for example to use everything by having launched a non-essential update, the best method going to be to set 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:

  • Access the “Connections” menu of your Sony Xperia 10, 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
  • Now you just have to activate first 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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