Data Usage - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 User Manual

Data usage

Monitor data usage, control your device's connection to
mobile data service.
Note: Data usage is measured by your device, and your
service provider may account for usage differently, so
consider using a conservative limit.
1. From the Settings screen, touch Data usage.
2. Configure options:
• Mobile data: Enable or disable Mobile data. You can
also enable or disable Mobile Data at Notifications.
• 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.
• 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.
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Data usage options
1. From the Settings screen, touch Data usage.
2. Touch Menu to set options:
• Data roaming: Turn data roaming On or Off. When
roaming, your device connects to networks outside your
home network, depending on your provider's
agreements with other providers. Using data while
roaming can incur extra charges, depending on your
plan. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless.
• Restrict background data: Your device can connect
to the network in the background, for synchronization or
other services. When enabled, background connections
will not occur.
• Auto sync data: When enabled, your device will
synchronize with accounts automatically, at any time.
• Show Wi-Fi usage: When turned On, a separate tab
displays data usage while connected to Wi-Fi.
• 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.
• Show units: Display data amounts in Megabytes and/
or Gigabytes.