User Guide

Web and Data 120
Manage Your Data Usage
If you’re on a limited data allowance, it’s important to keep track of the activities and apps that usually
send and receive data, such as browsing the Web, syncing online accounts, and sending email or sharing
status updates.
Here are some other examples:
● Streaming Web videos and music
● Tuning in to Internet radio
● Playing online games
● Downloading apps, maps, and files
● Refreshing apps to update info and feeds
● Uploading and backing up your files to your online storage account
● Using your phone as a Mobile Hotspot
● Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering
To help you save on data usage, connect to a Wi‑Fi network whenever possible and set your online
accounts and emails to sync less frequently.
Keep Track of Your Data Usage
Note: Data usage measured by your phone may differ from, and be less than, your actual data usage.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch .
2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More > Data usage.
3. On the MOBILE tab, select Limit mobile data usage to automatically disable your data
connection when you reach the set limit. Then, drag the upper LIMIT line to set your monthly data
limit.
4. Select Alert me about data usage, and then drag the lower ALERT line to set an alert before
you reach your monthly data limit.
5. Touch Reset data usage, and then set the day of the month when your usage cycle resets. This
date is usually the start of your monthly billing cycle.
6. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you’ve used during a particular time interval.
Note: If you’re connecting your phone to another portable Wi‑Fi hotspot, touch > Mobile hotspots to
restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data connection.
View the Data Usage of Apps
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch .