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Controlling data usage, Selecting networks for data traffic, Find and tap the desired application.

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Controlling data usage You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can view the amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your mobile data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional charges. Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges. To turn data traffic on or off 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Drag the slider beside Mobile data traffic to turn data traffic on or off. When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® connections. To set a data usage warning 1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 Select a SIM card. 5 To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set. To set a cellular data usage limit 1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 Select a SIM card. 5 Mark the Set mobile data limit checkbox if it is not marked, then tap OK. 6 To set the cellular data usage limit, drag the corresponding line to the desired value. Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data traffic on your device gets turned off automatically. To control the cellular data usage of individual applications 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Find and tap the desired application. 5 Mark the Restrict background data checkbox. 6 To access more specific settings for the application (if available), tap View app settings and make the desired changes. The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data usage settings. To view data transferred via Wi-Fi® 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap , then mark the Show Wi-Fi usage checkbox if it is not marked. 4 Tap the Wi-Fi tab. Selecting networks for data traffic You can select to have both SIM cards in your device handle data traffic, but only one SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the SIM card 31 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Controlling data usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your
mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can view the
amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your mobile
data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional
charges.
Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot
guarantee the prevention of additional charges.
To turn data traffic on or off
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Drag the slider beside
Mobile data traffic
to turn data traffic on or off.
When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®
connections.
To set a data usage warning
1
Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
Select a SIM card.
5
To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive a
warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set.
To set a cellular data usage limit
1
Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
Select a SIM card.
5
Mark the
Set mobile data limit
checkbox if it is not marked, then tap
OK
.
6
To set the cellular data usage limit, drag the corresponding line to the desired
value.
Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data traffic on your device gets
turned off automatically.
To control the cellular data usage of individual applications
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Find and tap the desired application.
5
Mark the
Restrict background data
checkbox.
6
To access more specific settings for the application (if available), tap
View app
settings
and make the desired changes.
The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.
To view data transferred via Wi-Fi®
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Tap
, then mark the
Show Wi-Fi usage
checkbox if it is not marked.
4
Tap the
Wi-Fi
tab.
Selecting networks for data traffic
You can select to have both SIM cards in your device handle data traffic, but only one
SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the SIM card
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