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 the internet generations, the more things we can accomplish with our Sony Xperia L3. It is particularly convenient! And for those who knew the beginnings of the Internet, 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 only a question of a few minutes for a film in 4K for those 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 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 find yourself short of mobile data.
This is precisely what we will show you today, we will see the method to set a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia L3. In this context, 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 means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Sony Xperia L3.
For what reasons should you set a mobile data limit on your Sony Xperia L3?
We start this tutorial by briefly explaining to you the reason why it is beneficial to control the mobile data consumption of your Sony Xperia L3. You probably do not know this if you never use mobile internet data very much until today or if you ever have WiFi at home, however the majority of current 4G plans are limited in volume of files. and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once this amount is reached.
It is when we go on a weekend or when the internet at home does not work and we use our Sony Xperia L3 as a mobile access point that we realize that data is consumed particularly quickly. … Watching a few videos or getting lost on social networks are particularly energy intensive activities and your internet plan may not last long if you ever plan to do this all the time.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it can be beneficial to use a data limitation on your Sony Xperia L3 so as not to be surprised and end up with a particularly slow connection, something we are also experiencing. not at all used to and that in most cases we live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading an image can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you should not even expect to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality ...
The technique to block the consumption of mobile data on its Sony Xperia L3?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will teach you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Sony Xperia L3. Fortunately 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 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 want you can furthermore learn how to save battery on your Sony Xperia L3.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Sony Xperia L3?
First of the possibilities that we want to show you, it is just a prevention solution, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first threshold of internet 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. Find out below the technique to use to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia L3
- Then in the “Connections” menu, press “Use of mobile data”
- In the settings of this tab, you can set a threshold "Data warning" , just click on it to set the data volume from which you want to receive your notification
How to set a file consumption block limit on a Sony Xperia L3?
In the event that you want to be more radical and you want after setting a warning, 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 going to be to set a blocking limit for your internet package. This way, there is no more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We recommend that you set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your plan to be sure to keep enough for the essentials:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your Sony Xperia L3, 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 just have to activate to start if you have not already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
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