As you probably know, there was first 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G that is starting to land on our territory. The more modern the evolutions of the internet, the more tasks you can perform using your Vivo Y01. It is particularly convenient! And for people who experienced the beginnings of the Internet, it was necessary to turn off their fixed smartphone to be able to use the Internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film... Now you don't have to only a few minutes left for a 4K film for those who have fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will revolutionize everything. That said, our internet packages are not completely unlimited packages, and we are generally limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most expensive packages. It is therefore important, 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 explain to you in this article, we will see the technique to set a mobile data limit on your Vivo Y01. To do this, first, we will quickly show you in a little more detail why it is important to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Vivo Y01.
Why set a mobile data limit on your Vivo Y01?
So we start this tutorial by quickly telling you why it is interesting to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Vivo Y01. You probably don't know this if you have only used very little of your internet package until today or if you ever have WiFi at home, however most current 4G packages are limited in file volume and the bandwidth (download speed) is particularly reduced once this amount is reached.
It's when you go on a trip or when the internet at home doesn't work and you use your Vivo Y01 as a mobile access point that you realize that the data goes quickly... Watch some video clips or getting lost on social networks are particularly greedy activities and your internet package may not last if you ever planned to have this pace without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it may be interesting to use a data limit on your Vivo Y01 so as not to be surprised and end up with an ultra slow connection, something that we are on the other hand part no longer used to it and that we generally live particularly badly so we are used to broadband. Loading an image can take several tens of seconds, a few minutes for a heavy web page, and you shouldn't even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality...
The technique to block the consumption of mobile data on your Vivo Y01?
We are now going to the practical part of this tutorial, we will show you how to limit the data consumption of your Vivo Y01. Fortunately this solution is very simple and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to adjust a data consumption alert threshold to warn 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 discover how to save battery on your Vivo Y01.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Vivo Y01?
The first of the options we want to show you is simply a prevention solution, it will serve to alert you each time you exceed a first level of data consumption, however without blocking your plan. A good way to leave a margin while being warned that you will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Here is the technique to implement to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Vivo Y01
- After that in the "Connections" menu tap on "Mobile data usage"
- In the settings of this section, you can set 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 file consumption blocking limit on a Vivo Y01?
In the event that you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, to find a way to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched the download of a non-essential update, the best method will be to set a blocking limit on your internet plan. In this way, there is no risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We advise you to set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your plan to be sure to keep enough for essential things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Vivo Y01, 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
- You will only now have to activate first if you haven't already. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a Vivo Y01 master, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y01.
