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 tasks you can perform with your Sony Xperia Ace. It's really practical! And for those 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 display an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for a film ... From now on, it only takes 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 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 will teach you in this article, we will see how to choose a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia Ace. In this context, first of all, we will quickly show you in a little more detail the reason why it is essential to manage your internet plan. Then, the different means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Sony Xperia Ace.
Why should you determine a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia Ace?
We start this article by quickly revealing to you the reason why it is beneficial to manage the mobile data consumption of your Sony Xperia Ace. You probably don't know this if you only use very little of your internet plan until today or if you have WiFi in your home, however most current 4G plans are limited in terms of data volume and bandwidth. bandwidth (download speed) is significantly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It is when you go away from home or the internet at home does not work and that you use your Sony Xperia Ace for tethering that you realize that data is consumed particularly quickly ... Watch a few video clips or getting lost on social media are really energy consuming activities and your internet plan may not last long if you plan to have this pace without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is mainly for these types of situations that it can be beneficial to use a data limitation on your Sony Xperia Ace so as not to be surprised and end your month with a particularly slow connection, something we are happy with. moreover not at all accustomed and that we live in most cases particularly badly because we are 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 limit the consumption of mobile data on your Sony Xperia Ace?
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 Ace. 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 will be able 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 Sony Xperia Ace.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Sony Xperia Ace?
First of the solutions that we want to present to you, it is simply a means of prevention, 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 will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the procedure to follow to adjust it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia Ace
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this tab, you will be able to configure 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 data consumption block limit on a Sony Xperia Ace?
If you want to be more radical and you want after setting a warning, find a technique to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best solution is 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 suggest 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 Ace, 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 only have to activate first if 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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