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Data Usage

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Data Usage Monitor how your data is being used, and set limits and restrictions to conserve it. Note: Your service provider may account for data usage differently. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Data usage for options: • Data usage cycle: Tap the drop-down menu, and then choose a time period for data usage. Data usage for the period is displayed on the graph, along with usage by application at the bottom of the screen. • Mobile data: Enable mobile data. • Set mobile data limit: Your mobile data connection is turned off when the specified limit is reached. • Total received data: Shows how much data your device has received. Tap to reset to zero. • Total sent data: Shows how much data your device has sent. Tap to reset to zero. • Lifetime data: Shows how much data your device has sent and received over its lifetime. • Upgrade data service: Explore data plan upgrade options for your rate plan. • By application: View data usage by application. 3. Tap More for the following options: • Restrict background data: Restrict some apps and services from working unless you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. • Show/Hide Wi-Fi usage: Display or hide a Wi-Fi tab that shows Wi-Fi usage. • Restrict networks: Select Wi-Fi networks that are mobile hotspots. You can restrict apps from using these networks, and you can configure apps to warn you before using these networks for large downloads. • Help: View help topics for data usage. Settings 82 Data Usage

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Data Usage
Settings
Data Usage
Monitor how your data is
being used, and set limits and
restrictions to conserve it.
Note
: Your service provider may account for data
usage di³erently.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Data usage
For options:
Data usage cycle
: Tap the drop-down menu,
and then choose a time period For data usage.
Data usage For the period is displayed on the
graph, along with usage by application at the
bottom oF the screen.
Mobile data
: Enable mobile data.
Set mobile data limit
: Your mobile data
connection is turned o³ when the specifed
limit is reached.
Total received data
: Shows how much data
your device has received. Tap to reset to zero.
Total sent data
: Shows how much data your
device has sent. Tap to reset to zero.
Lifetime data
: Shows how much data your
device has sent and received over its liFetime.
Upgrade data service
: Explore data plan
upgrade options For your rate plan.
By application
: View data usage by ²
application.²
3. Tap
More
For the Following options:
Restrict background data
: Restrict some
apps and services From working unless you
are connected to a Wi-±i network.
Show/Hide Wi-Fi usage
: Display or hide a
Wi-±i tab that shows Wi-±i usage.
Restrict networks
: Select Wi-±i networks
that are mobile hotspots. You can restrict
apps From using these networks, and you can
confgure apps to warn you beFore using these
networks For large downloads.
Help
: View help topics For data usage.