Due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, you are confined to your home. The only thing that keeps you connected to the outside world from the safety of your home is your cell phone and its data connection. But the mobile data should be used judiciously since it might be limited as per the data plan availed by you. So, how can you get your data to last longer?
Let’s try to follow some recommended tips that will help you in reducing your data usage. These useful tips will help you decrease your data usage without affecting your mobile experience.
Manually Limit your Mobile Data Usage
Even after subscribing to unlimited plans on your mobile, you might sometimes cross the data limit. Even an unlimited plan comes with a fixed data usage limit. So, what can you do to manually limit your mobile data usage?
In an android phone you have the option of limiting your data use. All you need to do is go to your phone’s settings, click on network and limit and set a data limit. You will be reminded once you have reached your set data limit. You can also enable data saver so that apps use less data.
Use Wi-Fi and Limit Data Usage
If you have access to Wi-Fi, it is advisable to use Wi-Fi instead of your mobile data connection. This way you can depend on your phone’s data in places where there is no Wi-Fi connectivity. Free Wi-Fi is available in most public places such as malls, railway stations, airports, restaurants and so on. However, be careful about the Wi-Fi connection you use, as not all connections are safe. You can protect your phone with a mobile VPN subscription.
Avoid Streaming HD Videos on your Phone
Viewing HD videos on your mobile is not recommended as these videos consume high amounts of mobile data. For example, watching a movie for an hour on your phone can consume about 2GB of data. Watch SD (standard definition) videos, instead. Though the video quality won’t be as good as HD, but the data consumption will be much lower.
Use Dual SIMs In Your Phone
Take advantage of the dual SIM feature of your phone. With a dual SIM phone, you have the option to use two SIMs of two different operators having two different plans. You can switch between data usages and maintain a balance between the two SIMs. This way you can also save on mobile data.
Don’t allow Apps to Sync Automatically
Stop your phone’s apps from syncing in the background. While you are using one app on your phone, the other apps in the background might be updating or your mail might be looking for new messages, social media apps might keep sending notifications and so on. All this reduces your mobile data. Therefore, be aware about the apps working in the background and limit apps activities.
It is important that the data usage on your cell phone be used sensibly without wasting data unnecessarily.