An average person's monthly mobile data usage is estimated to be about 300 gigabytes.
It's always a great idea to monitor your data usage. If you're like me, you might go over the monthly limit every month and end up paying more than you should.
I wanted to find out why
my iPhone is using so much data. I found out that my apps were the culprits!
They were all streaming videos without me even realizing it! Now I know how to
monitor my data usage and reduce it on my iPhone. Here are some tips on how to
monitor your data usage and reduce it on your iPhone.
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The Importance of Monitoring Your Data
An essential part about
data usage is knowing exactly how much data you're using and what changes to
make to reduce it.
I went over my data
limit and couldn't even get a mobile signal for my iPhone for a period. I was
only using between 5GB and 10GB per month. I saw how much my plan was for my
first iPhone and was pretty surprised. In fact, I went over that limit by over
60 per cent in less than a year! I was making a few simple errors when it came
to my data usage.
Once you know
exactly how much you're using, you can start to make changes. Below are some
iOS apps which are among the best that can aid you monitor and check your data
usage:
Ways to Monitor Your Data Usage on an iPhone
There are several ways to keep tabs on your data usage. Let's take a look at how to check your data usage:
1. On the iPhone
and iPad:
Go to Settings >
Cellular Data and then select Cellular Data Usage.
2. Web browsers on
iPhone
- On the Safari browser: Go to Safari Preferences
> Performance and then Privacy.
- On Google Chrome: Go to Data Saver settings >
Advanced, then Data Saver.
- On Firefox: Go to Tools > Settings, Data Saver, and
then select Optimal data usage.
Ways to Reduce Your Data Usage on an iPhone
Some of the ways you can moderate your data usage are as follows:
1.
You can turn off
cellular data by disabling data for specific apps and restricting the use of
background data in your iPhone's settings. You can also turn on mobile data to restrict
apps and services that use mobile networks to connect to the Internet. If you
are working on a Wi-Fi connection and lose the app, use your mobile data
instead.
2.
Activate Set Data
Warning to receive a notification when you reach the specified gigabyte number
for the current month. The number can be set to 2-4 GB if your plan has limited
data.
3.
If you don't want
certain apps to use mobile data, you can turn off mobile data for those apps.
For example, you could prevent the App Store from downloading content updates
via mobile data to your iPhone and force it to wait until you are connected to
a Wi-Fi network. You may also want to turn off similar apps with Wi-Fi Assist
enabled.
4.
Mobile data bills vary
from carrier to carrier and from handset to handset. I found this chart from
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website that gives you some
ballpark figures. If you have the cheapest plan, you're likely to cut costs on
your data expenses and your data usage. To reduce your monthly mobile data
usage, you might want to look for a cheaper plan from a different carrier.
Also, you can simply compare the monthly data plans for the various carriers in
your country, and you choose the best.
Conclusion
There is always a way to
save money. Mobile data management is the first step to your becoming an
efficient and money-saving user.
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