Samsung S5 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Settings 141
Data Usage Settings
Monitordatausage,andcontrolyourdevice’sconnectiontomobiledataservice.
Note:Dataismeasuredbyyourphone.Yourserviceprovidermayaccountfordatausage
differently.
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings.
2.
Tap Data usagetoconfigureoptions:
l Mobile data:Enableordisableyourphone’saccesstomobiledataservice.Youcanalso
controlmobiledataattheNotificationpanel.
l Limit mobile data usage:Whenenabled,yourmobiledataconnectionwillbedisabled
whenthespecifiedlimitisreached.Afterenablingthesetting,dragtheredlimitlineonthe
graphbelowtosetthedatausagelimit.
l Alert me about data usage:Whenenabled,yourdevicewillalertyouwhenmobiledata
usagereachesthewarninglimityouset.Afterenablingthesetting,dragtheorangewarning
lineonthegraphbelowtosetthedatausagewarninglimit.
l Data usage cycle:Tapthemenu,andthenchooseatimeperiodfordatausage.Data
usagefortheperioddisplaysonthegraph,alongwithusagebyapplicationbelow.
3.
Tap Menuforotheroptions:
l Data roaming:Whenenabled,yourdevicecanconnecttomobiledataservicewhenoutside
yourhomenetworkarea.Usingdatawhileroamingmayincuradditionalcosts;contactyour
serviceproviderformoreinformation.
l Restrict background data:Yourdeviceiscapableofconnectingtothenetworkinthe
background,forsynchronizationorotherservices.Whenenabled,backgroundconnections
willnotoccur.
l Auto sync data:Whenenabled,yourdevicewillsynchronizewithaccountsautomatically,
atanytime.
l Show Wi-Fi usage:Whenturnedon,aseparatetabdisplaysdatausedwhileconnectedto
Wi-Fi.
l Mobile hotspots: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.
l Help:Learnaboutdatausagesettings.