Does your mobile data finish too quickly?
This can be a serious problem, considering how important data usage is in our daily lives – both professional and personal. It’s expensive too, with thousands of naira going down the drain because of it.
While your phone network might be on the pricey side – you should probably change it if so – trying out these nifty techniques just might do the trick.
1. Leave Wi-Fi settings on always: This way, your mobile phone switches from data to Wi-Fi automatically, saving you chunks of data when surfing the net in free Wi-Fi spots.
2. Restrict app background data: Did you know that a lot of data is spent on background application updates alone? You can manually restrict this with any of the following procedures:
- iOS: Settings > Cellular and scroll down to see a list of apps under “Use cellular data for“. Toggle off anything that isn’t essential.
- Android: Settings > Wireless & Networks > Data usage and tap on an app to find the option to “Restrict app background data”.
3. Scan and remove viruses: If you’ve been seeing pop-ups on your phone lately, or it’s been acting really slow, there’s a big possibility that your phone has been infected. This is bad news because some phone viruses actually “eat up” mobile data. Install an effective anti-virus like McAfee or Norton that detects and removes these unwanted programmes upon sighting.
4. Pre-load content: Read a lot with your phone? Try pre-loading articles with Wi-Fi when you can for your reading pleasure.
5. Use a Wi-Fi friendly browser: A browser like Opera Mini (iOS and Android) is actually designed to compress data.
We hope these tips help!
Source: Digitaltrends
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This article was first published on 29th July 2015
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Ify Halim is a Writer and media enthusiast based in Lagos. She enjoys writing self-help/inspirational articles with published work in UYD Magazine, Edufrica, Our Stories Inc. and The Keele Concourse. She currently works at ConnectNigeria.com, Nigeria’s Information Portal. Follow her on Twitter @MissHalim or visit her online space at ifyhalim.wordpress.com
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