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 accomplish with your ZenFone Max M2. It is particularly convenient! And for those who knew the beginnings of the Internet, it was compulsory to switch off their fixed smartphone in order to be able to use the Internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film… From now on, it is only a matter of 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 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 expensive 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 in this guide, we will find out how to choose a mobile data limit on your ZenFone Max M2. In this context, first of all, we will quickly teach you a little more in detail the reason why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your ZenFone Max M2.
Why set a mobile data limit on your ZenFone Max M2?
We start this article by quickly telling you the reason why it is interesting to control the mobile data consumption of your ZenFone Max M2. You certainly do not know it if you use very little mobile internet data until today or if you have WiFi at your home, nevertheless the majority of current 4G plans are data volume and bandwidth (download speed) is greatly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It's when you go away from home or the internet at home is not working and you use your ZenFone Max M2 for connection sharing that you realize that data is consumed particularly quickly ... Watching a few video clips or getting lost on social networks are particularly demanding activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you plan to have this rhythm without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is in these cases that it may be interesting to use a limitation of the data of your ZenFone Max M2 so as not to be surprised and end your month with an ultra slow connection, something we are moreover. not at all used to and that in most cases we 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 ...
How to block the consumption of mobile data on your ZenFone Max M2?
We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will teach you how to limit the data consumption of your ZenFone Max M2. 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 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 ZenFone Max M2.
How to choose a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a ZenFone Max M2?
First of the solutions that we want to show 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 warned 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 resolve it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your ZenFone Max M2
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this tab, you can set 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 blocking limit on a ZenFone Max M2?
In the event that 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 for example to use everything by having started the download of a non-essential update, the best alternative will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet plan. In 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 mandatory things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your ZenFone Max M2, 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 now have to activate first in the event that it is not already done "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
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