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Tips on How to Save Data
Running Out of Data Too Quickly?

“There’s no way I used that much data in such a short time!”
And you might be right. There’s a lot of passive data usage that slips under the nose of the average consumer. That’s why COMMCHOICE has done the research for you.
Here are tips to reduce your data usage that you should know:

1. Set Data Alerts and Limits
Prevention is better than cure, right? The easiest way to monitor and control your data usage is to set the limit and alerts for your data consumption every month.
Or you could also consider using third party apps like My Data Manager that helps you track your data usage. You can also set custom alarms for data usage limits so you will be alerted when your data usage has exceeded the quantity of data.

2. Cut Down on Background Data
“I don’t even use Google Play Music, how come it eats up my data usage?”
Background data, even if you don’t use an app chew data. Some apps require data feeds to remain updated, such as Facebook and Whatsapp. When you’re on WiFi you wouldn’t bother, but when using data roaming, it hurts.

3. Turn Off Auto Updates
You would be surprised at how many people actually forget about this. Auto-updates could eat up hundreds of MB in just a few minutes, depending on how many apps you have. You may choose to disable auto-updates completely or only allow auto-updates on WiFi connectivity.

4. Download Area Maps
Navigation can cost you A LOT of data since it relies on constantly sending and receiving data to track your location on the map. Luckily for Google Maps users, you can download an area of the map ahead of time and manually navigate your way through the indicated route. Simply search the area you want, tap More Info, then Download.

5. Browse Only on Mobile Version
Besides better readability and smoother scrolling, mobile version of websites also use less data as they compress data from desktop versions to make it mobile-friendly. If you want even more efficient use of data, you could consider using Opera Mini as your browser as it has an automatic ad blocker to save you even more data.

6. Compress Your Data
There are several third party apps that can help facilitate and are efficient in reducing the impact of images and texts on your data usage. These apps will show the usual breakdown for which apps are using your data the most, you will be able to create a universal cache for all apps and it also helps you manage image quality to suit your desired data-saving levels. Some are free, so give it a try!

7. Use Streaming Channels that Allow Offline Usage
It is a well-known fact that streaming music and watching movies is one of the largest contributors to using up your data. If you want to save data and have storage space to spare, you might want to download your music and movies. Downloading movies through mobile torrent sites are NOT advised as it often comes with viruses and other bulk your phone can do without. For music, Apple Music, Google Play Music, and Spotify are some apps you could consider as they allow you to create playlists to listen offline. - If you have the storage space for it! Spotify has the option to download all your saved songs, which is nice. :-)

But if these all sound like too much hassle for you, you can check out COMMCHOICE mobile data so running low on data doesn’t need to be a problem anymore! Just top up with COMMCHOICE mobile data plans. You can contact us on 0410 408 757 or check www.commchoice.com.au